Eccles, Manchester, have won.
it: 'We took them to the cleaners. Someone had to show the Tories that they can't get away with it.' Gardner's now stands as a model tor the whole trade union movement. In answer to the millions who are on the dole or facing shorttime it shows the way forward.
The climbdown management came at ine end week when 1t demand for an immediate said Cis. allu Alon next ycal a vuluilal. recumency WOUIL operate.
If this does not achieve redundancies by 1981, sentenci Illallast ment will review une posi tion We've proved that you can beat a multi-national, says. maters SHOD stewaru Kevin Coen. "They Position of picking Cue Luc convenor, to no entorcea reaundancies "They intended to smash to make more money. We've proved the badges worn Gardner's workers declared La siu gan that has inspired thous anas or labour #novemen organisations throughout the country to lend support irom a trickle of mone in the first few weeks, IcVICs factorieinihen factories started ic pour in.
Aware than met cocker in Liverpool and workers in industries preboycott all Involvement was also increasing within the dispute with up to 500 workers comuna late the tory morang were involved in the delegadespatched nationwide to raise support.
strongly organised chester. Union organisation 21 tones lac HOL DIC viously been divided by accepting redundancies redundancies were announced in response to a per can ware call Management said were down and a crisis faced the company I CL evidence flew hack in their race. ror you. Hawker profits will be an estimated £120m diesel engines are valias when had to climb down last week it admitted that it wanted many tried everyne posses thing to break The latos.
placing the militants on in over ind head ist, on the redundancy and stake holding talks full-time union officials.
They called in the Bishop the Electoral Reform Edwardes-style ballot about a halot - al overse reac of the unions.
Coen
Tories had got it could have a Tee day. Emplovers using the recession to take a hammer to the unions, and nine times out of ten they are getting away Will It.
Now people have got to say: What about Gardner's.
torious, of confidence.
we wort de messca about again. I hope outers will follow our example. We had you can't fight. We've prov aromer's workers are going back stronger than Mick methurst, prentices strike, says: ' We've won on battle. Now we have to wir une war. other places to organise for someone from Gardner's to tell them how did it, and to give them some The message from Gardner's to Thatcher and her friends is simply put Kevin Wall other workers to say not going to be made redun. Gardner's example.
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AFTER seven weeks of occupation Gardner's diesel engine factory in
of 590 Pos redundancy, in-
were stronger than Example