to throw 390 local workers on the dole.
the end of September Staffa workers occupied their plant to ave their lobs. Six coach loads of police seized back for the bosses after two weeks and now 24-hour picket line is on the gates.
Ken Livingstone, GLC leader, condemned the 10am - 5pm Application for credentials Please send us credentials for....
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Please Droylesden, Manchester week before the conference. the Laurence Scott 'encouraging' Staffa Products government , grant which would enable the company to close down its Leyton, East London and move Plymouth.
He said: 'Taxpayers' money is being used to finance a move that will not create or save a single job' He said that the ..delegates. We ........@£2 Delegates will be accepted on the basis of four from information will be sent with much time W J Partlan, 15 Lines Road, Creche facilities will be provided if requested up to one government was helping to sack these London workers in the belief that the capital's industry was a 'golden goose which can be robbed at any time to benefit the regions.
On Tuesday November the GLC decided to make fresh offers to encourage Staffa to stay at its present base and to call government change its industry grants policy.
Meanwhile, Ernie Roberts, Labour MP for Hacknev North. is calling a meeting of Labour MPs lo launch a rauona campaign to support the strugWOLKCIS alainsi redundancies and the runfocussing on the struggle at Staffa.
Stan Orme, Shadow spokesperson on Industry Mike Ward chairperson o the GLC Industry and Trying to hold back pickets at LSE Committee, and representatives of the Staffa workers are pected to speak.
Following the youth rebellions during the summer. Labour leaders sad that more was needed solve the problems of the big cities.
Here is an opportunity tor them and the rest ot the labour loin a real tight for these areas.
Socialist Challenge supporters should make sure that their local MP attends the meeting in the House of Commons Trade unionists should argue that their local Labour Parties support the campaign. • Over 30 shop stewards at Ford Assembly plant at Dagenham heard one of the Staffa workers talk about the police raid on their occupation price £2.50 weeks ago.
They contributed £25 their own pockets, set out to take a plant collection, and are also recommending an Check list • Arrange a speaker for your Labour Party, union or community organisation • Pass resolutions of support especially directed to the national executive committees of ASTMS and AUEW Boyd, Duffy and Ken Cure have continued to ignore this attack the Staffa strikers Jim McCulloch (left), Alf Hutcherson and Harry Smith, three of the fifty Staffa 'rabble' at the GLC full council meeting on 3 November. 'Rabble' is how the Tories on the council see workers fighting for their jobs.
terplant collection of the 25,000 strong workforce Send all messages of sun Newson, AUEW Able • Sell badges order.
Strike Committee, 39 Somers Road, Walthamstow E17, Tel 01-539 0886 • Staffa can contacted at the Leyron abour Party rooms, 01-535 V000.
• Take collections wherever possi• Plan fundraising events - Staffa stays -order from Chris Newson AUEW strike committee, 39 Somers Road, Walthamstow, London E17. 20p each & 15p postage. No reduced rates for bulk orders. Cash with Open letter to British
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LABOUR's ruling GLC group has attacked the government for'
NATIONAL SOLIDARITY
Laurence Scott CONFERENCE Saturday 14 November
LSE/Staffa BENEFIT DANCE Leyton Assembly Hall, Municipal Offices The High Road, Leyton, London E10 Friday 6 November, 7.30-11.30