Leamington boss - 'we have to get rid of the dossers'

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dit È AROUND 1,500 workers mass meeting was held September.

Members of ~ lions. from the clerical section of transport TGWU; technical section of ASTMS and the technical section the engineering union, AUEW overwhelmingly sup ported a recommendation ot the ioint statt represen committee that an immediate strike was the only option and the need to show unity in the fight for jobs was crucial.

Select The action followed a management statement that in its opinion, the best way to return the company profitability War selective redundancy based on an individuals effectiveness to the company The bosses stated thai they would continue recruit during this period and in the words of the General Manager, they needed to get rid of 'the dossers'.

Since Wednesday the members have organised themselves into a very efrective hour picket, with one hundred to two hundred peoble turning up to cover the four entrances Considerable success has been achieved in cutting the vital supplies of components and materials into ine lactory at Automotive Proo ducts Ltd in Leamington Spa walked out after a on Wednesday 30 likely to spread soon.

Support for the official strike will be recommended to other plants within the staff unions' combine meetings throughout These will be held on