THE giant Allied Breweries company has closed Ansells brewery in Birmingham, sacking 1,000 workers.
The closure is fre larest tactic did reneral Varkers tor with the Transport Jates WIlICE that time Allied By Celia Pugh in Cardiff FRIDAY 13 February certainly unlucky for British seafarers. National of Seamen executive members called off dustrial action in order to arbitrate with the General Council of Shipping.
general secretary Slater claims a victory owners prepared negotiations on increased overtime I ales. foreign-going, was ject this as a 'phoney victory'.
Union in- and manipulate their overtime.
The central seatarers is basic pay.
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Bitter seafarers from the deep-sea sector reYear after year they have seen nationally agreed pay deals whittl ed away to noling as owniels cur issue TOT They regard the decision by union ornicials o the employer's original offer of £70 as a total sellThe officials have ditched the union claim for a f80.43 basic rate of pay. Musa Nogan, NUS naexecutIve substitute member, told Socialist Challenge: 'We have seen a systematic shattering of our claim by an invisible hand at head office. No meetings have been held to agree to change ine claim or ena lne action 'This deal makes a nonsense of democracy. now have to organise ourselves in the membership in a unified way to use our challenge collecuve Slater and the national executive'
Camden Socialist Challenge
Public Meeting Thursday 26 February, 7.30pm Speakers John Suddaby (secretary, Camden NUPE - personal capacity)
Vanessa Wiseman (president Lambeth trades council — personal capacity) Camden Labour Rooms, 8 Camden Rd, near
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Allied Breweries sack 1,000
No cuts in jobs or services! No rise in rents or