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Guards reject flexible rostering

Socialist Challenge No. 238, 17 March 1982 · p. 2 of the scan · 267 words

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Pete, NUR Birmingham AT LINCOLN, the guards have accepted the rosters put out by the Rail Board. Already the area management is claiming that there will be no need to replace seven men who are retiring shortly and that they now have a surplus oj guards.

The writing is on the wall for all NUR and ASLEF staff.

We must join forces to rostering at the final negotiating stage. the rank and file must Weighell and the right on the NUR executive the river.

this fortunately for treachery.

smash flexible Then move against Sid before they can sell this year's wage claim down They are putting up a smokescreen at the moment proposing a 15 per cent wage increase year to placate the membership which they have no intention of fighting.

them they have themselves to the membership and the coming months will see them get their just reward for Certainly not a knighthood for Weighell. FOR Barry, NUR Birmingham for from one month to the next. Un- If exposed management's convenience — plan anything.

feelers out unrepeatable. • and join nonsense slaughter is possible IF WE allow the management to impose these new rosters our social life will be non-existent. I find it difficult enough now to arrange to take my wife out. I hardly see the rest of my family we are forced to work rest days at • to cover the new short six hour shifts — it will be impossible to the attitude to the NUR officials are If they do not stop this rostel with ASLEF wholesale Photo. MORNING CTAD

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