IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Snipe's Air Service

Socialist Challenge No. 221, 12 November 1981 · p. 3 of the scan · 342 words

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Breaches In al these cases the workers have been pressed fight Dack. action the leaderships has workers isolated, too often defeated.

With 3 million on the aole, union orncials know that workers will hontiv rush to the aid of struggles like Scotts. Thus the fight for solidarity also the fight for official support.

That is why the Scott strikers have now times mailed every single one of the 2,800 AUEW in their union.

This discuss DUL the union the urgent left national action to and all Snipe.

Thatcher and Duffy. them deserve.

Romiley, Cheshire. ON TUESDAY 3 November two helicopters raided the Laurence Scott factory in the protection policemen mounted - eight masked men whisked away motors.

Laurence Scott boss, may have hijacked some motors but he is unlikely to put them into service. Within and Laurence Scott in Norwich agreed not to handle the goods.

Similar support has come from the main dockyards in Scotland after a visit from a Laurence Scott delegation. Such an embargo has to be extended to cover other Admiralty and Coal Board work normally done by Laurence Scott's in Manchester.

It is this type of national action which has out of conference this weekend.

Support from miners, shipyard, dock and transport workers needed if the strikers decide to take the fight right back to Snipe by picketing Mining Supplies in Doncaster again.

so-called 'illegal, Snipe was forced to make an offer - an offer the workers could and did refuse, but nonetheless an offer after months of refusing to talk with the unions.

with this deal, which, enforced redundancy clause, the stewards to victimisation. strikers rejected the offer, the unions withdrew official support. refused to condemn the eviction of the occupying workers at the hands of the Manchester. of of them La few small Arthur Snipe Vickers in Barrow in Furness solidarity will also be The last time the strikers initiated this secondary' picket, The union leaders wanted to go along without a no exposed When the Since then Boyd, Duffy and Co have

← Strike a blow against Thatcher- and Duffy LAURENCE SCOTT STRIKE BULLETINCND- steps to victory →

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