The strike is sending shock waves through Briworried bosses. The demand for a 16 per cent pay rise and improved overtime payments at a time when empiuyers are lying io hold down wages throughout industry and the public sector.
The Present guerrilla action by the NUS is having it's effect. Over 40 ships lie idle in various ports around the are alr Britain's bosses are terrified that ine sunke will bring Imports and exports grinding to a halt Ninetyfive per cent of Britain's trade still goes by sea Imports of food, fuel and components Learn Cardiff demands full claim were ousseu inking ne pay question to job loss and demanding that the union executive stick out full claim Subsitute NEC member IVIUSU SOROA OrA dispute to end up arbitration. Our job is to mobilise to achieve our Jun utmanas.
will all be affected. The estimates governmell lilal uncie are days supply of fuel in the country.
The NUS is taking various actions to secure their demands. It is callferry SCIVIC other shipping at major ports. Deep-sea ships will not set sail for overseas ports.
The union has targetted 14 of the most hostile shipowners and stopped their ships sailing any port in tae world.
Seafarers are forced to work long hours for pour wages out the ship owners reply to the union's claim was an ofincrease the average basic weekly wage by only £10 - from £64 to £74.
week, workers on P&O Ferries 'Ulster Queen' fired the opening shots in the union's camcapied the ship againsy when they redundancies. Tory MP drops showed the whole union that mintant action can defend living standards and save jobs.
Solidarity the NUS is vital. Already the dockers' members of the giant Transport and General Workers Union have agreed to boycott any scab ships at registered ports.
Solidarity can that the seafarers win. have scored another victory. Timothy Sainsbury, the Tory MP who had planned to bring ind Private Members' Bill curbing abortion rights, has decided to drop the issue.
He announced UJ Tuesday that there were TOO man! •etencino the existeng legislation to make worthwhile ment to restrict the Abortion Act Dainsout mentioned mossiole disruntion otthe workings of the House o Commons, which can La localle protests mounted at the supermarkets owned by his family The Tory MP is now to posals inæecen aisolavs. an us unlikey that any otner wit will at tempt to back sent Parliamentary sus SiOl but sainsbury warne( that he had reason believe would be dealt with by the courts. isting Act is still a long Given Unal Tne TrOM providing woman's right to choose on abortion. , it is a further help build the con on abortion anc positive legislation Everv trade union and Labour Partv should be represented at this con ference be held London on 14 March. To make sure Wal your:
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IT'S not difficult to find out the cause of the strike by the National Union of Seamen. £111.97 for an average 66-hour week; they want better pay and conditions.
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