they they're hiding something.
Ellen: Yes we believe the boss's shifting it all over to Ireland in order to the subsidies free rent, chean labour. The lasses there aren't as well organised.
Agnes: I would never find another job most firms nowadays ask for experience. I've only just left school.
Why has the union (the National Union of Tailors Workers) taken so long to make the strike official!
Caroline: I don't think they thought we'd stick it out. They said they had to ballot Ireland first which we don't agree with. should decide and then explain to the Irish lasses.
Why is everyone so determined?
Ellen: There was one girl and her husband went mad when she phoned up and said one night that she wouldn't be able to come Theresa: Yes, my mother said when i phon ed her up, that I had to come home. What do you mean you're on a sit-in, she said. But they all support us now.
The first night the only was through window there were queues of relatives at the window with food.
Linda: I think everyone's got a right to work - I don't see why a girl should be told that she doesn't, especially today.
There's a lot of old people LAZI work who aren't really capable of work. They should be asked to give their jobs up for the young ones. Linda McGlaughlin that old people should be Ellen: don't asked to give up jobs.
old people, when they stop work, that's when they just collapse. Everyone should have the right to work.
I'm older — I brought up my kids before I went out to work. Now I've got dent. I feel can go and I feel I can go and buy things I want.
Caroline: Women have just as much right to work as men.
Theresa: I think the support we're getting will be what will help us to win.
Linda: It's not just our jobs - there's the whole working class. If we win or if Talbots had fought, would really boost a lot of people up Somebody has to make a stand otherwise Britain's just going lo big scrap- heap.
Caroline: I think a lot of people have been shocked by us women doing it but never dreamed we'd get the support we have.
Messages and 01 SaDoor donation. th National Union of Tailors & Garmeni workers. yy4 sauchenan si Glasgow. Socialist Challenge Tuesday 7 April, 7pm House of Commons SocaKel.
Jo Richardson MP 2 April 1981
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