We stick to our guns' Two months ago BL saloon plant at Rover closed by spring next year. A campaign has in the plant to press for including an occupation of the factory, to save the jobs threatened. Here, deputy convenor his diary of resistance.

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MONDAY I go with the Rover Brighton lobby the Transport Union conference. The coach is increubly sow. lever conna over 50mph. Nevertheless the mood on the coach is good. Agree to split a bottie ot gin with 4 others on way back.

Arrive late in Brighton. We had intended to be there L01 12-12.15pm catch the 12.30pm lunch break, but arrive 1.15pm — the journey has taken more than 6½ hours. There is a disnute about what time we should Slall Dalk - a vote settles it for 5pm.

Lobby starts at 1.45pm quite good show, everybody turns out, plenLy ol placards and chanting. We have a leaflet explaining the situation, calling on the officials to give a lead and to support any action necessary including occupation.

The leaflet also gives details of our 15 August demo. Some of the lobby Socialist Challenge 2 July: July:1981 Page 4. grabs Brian Mathers and put the pressure on. GrenVllle Hawley evades capture.

Afterwards have

drink, a meal and lie on the beach. Three of the blokes 101 a SWIl their underpants and challenge me to do likewise. I am abour to accept, remember that are very see ane nave cole at the back. I decline. We leave at 5 pm and arrive in Birmingham at 11.15pm.

Tuesday Get busy on the 15 August demonstration, sorting route publicity Mick Clarke to Transport House to organise circula•ranches district secretary, Sean Agree the speakers and sean takes responsiolllly for contacting them. Then on to see Clive Wilkinson, leader of the City Council, to get acceptance of the narione.

In the afternoon write bulletin 5. Start by drawThey have been using the need for a certain amount of overtime to keep the Pete one that he w going on 40 hours. recommend an overtime ban at the shop stewards meeting.

Also say that we think there is an increase in the SD1 production programme, which management The de vile to conceal. plant is short of labour, due to management makIng people redundant enough labour to staff the their problem place.

Almost unanimous support for the shop stewards' meeting, parlicularly wich we pollil out that any shortfall in programme SHOW Cal caught back when the TR7 ceases by increasing SD1 programme to take up the slack.

Agree a mass meeting if management threaten layoffs.

Socialist Challenge supporter on shop stewards committee points TGWU conference decision to support