The SD1 means fighting Edransport and officials made the usual est noise when the closures announced, but they show signs of any ¡renville Hawley, national of the Transport ¿lary an's automotive group, has bothered to come to tne ands, still less to convene a of the affected plants ess the campaign is stepped the vuls will go ugh.
Agreement is reached on resolutions: 'This mass meeting rejects the we nave coal tended shop stewards meeting for a year but it is quiet and subdued. The and asks for estimates of the reaction of the members His introduction covers all possible for saving the plant, from our efficiency to humanitarianism.
The reaction from the So stewarus mixed Bring the Jaguar here don'i Walsull they need to build a new plant Get Solihull council to are both in the transport union and have worked at SD1 plant for four section and Sheila works on the Trimline track: us about the closure on Tuesday. We were completely shocked. Since the third line shut down around last Christmas, tra work. We've had hardly any time FETTLE JUNE GREENLEY and SHEILA CASEY years. June is in the minor rectification 'We got leaflets telling we have taken on all the exfor even decent tea breaks. We're sup posed to be the most efficient plant in Leyland. This is the thanks we get for it. The stewards and ofticials are seeing MPs and councillors and we're backing clear that the majority of the members have little faith in a successful fight. They are concerned not to lose the extra redundancy money.
chair the Mick Clarke, the conrion. Swayed by the assessment of the mood of the shootloor bends stick toward a 'political' campaign. But he does say that we may need to physically prevent the company moving equipment.
speaker against, pointing to Speke, Canley, and Abingdon and saying we should ask for £4,000 redundancy. I reply. There are two other speakers for . Both are car ried overwhelmingly. A reconvened shop stewards meeting is pleased with the result. had expected the vote to be : 50-50 Then Grenville Haw ley, national secretary of the TGWU automotive group, cancels the Monday meeting, so there is no loDDy Thursday, 8.30am A shop stewards meeting agrees to cancel the day of action. Instead a delegation is to be sent the march, consisting of shop stewards and members, and fl a head is to be rais. ed to finance paign.
Along with the works committee, shop steward: are elected to form a broader committee to organise the campaign. district secretary, Sam Robinson. He has seen all this ball back in our court. We've got to nail Hawley In the afternoon we Gordon Morgan, leader of the Nel about group on the West Midlands county council, and his cabinet. Promises of support, but no clear line of march. They avoid the question controlling the Edwardes plan.
Saturday. In the after10UII MPs Geoff Rooker, Sheila 1W C meet Labour Wright, Julian Silberman. John Lever, and Terry Davis. They reject any idea of confronting the They say 'paromust algur d chial' case for saving the SD They will see BL on Tuesday but they are only going through the moWe must get the plant committee position to the Edwardes clear on plan. also organise a meeting of all affected But everything depends on the SD1 taking action.
Messages of support to Shop stewards 1U00 SDI, Lode Lane Solihull
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