JIM DUNN, the transport union shop steward convenor at Massey Ferguson spoke to Valerie Coultas.
ing proposals.
in pay is that one is imposed on you by someone else whereas the decision to workshare is a self imposed decision to save jobs.
'Ihe main against compulsory redundancies. If they speed up the track they'll have to bring back that labour. If it's been laid off then they can't take it back. But if we've won worksharing the work will be there.
'Everybody else redundancy; they cried into their beer in the pubs.
This action is about shutting the gate and taking a in England. What's happened to it? I used to come to work with huge traffic jams.
By two Kings Cross guards as told to Toni Gorton IN A flash unofficial strike on 1 April, around 1000 railworkers stopped Kings Cross station dead for nearly 24 hours against a management suspension of leading union Forey.
forced to withdraw reinstate him.
Steve Forey, a driver, was a main spokesperson union during the recent ASLEF dispute. He led the blacking action The Sun newspaper and has been defending ASLEF members on disciplinary charges as part of his job (shop steward).
He is also the health and safety representative.
Management, have Deen engaged in campaign against union activists since the ASLEF demanded that Forey restrict his union activities and ask permission before leaving the depot.
They called for meeting him but refused him the right to be accompanied by union member. He refused to attend On 12.45 Thursday 1 April the area manager, Charles Wort, went to the LDC's room, suspended Forey and ordered him off the station. Within workforce responded.
2.45: Immediate walk out drivers both guards and Signalmen agree to Messages go out along une mue or ciews lu get 'Management refused to accept our work sharWe've done worksnaring bejore.
The difference between worksharing and a cut Issue has to be to take a stand Coventri has accented "This city had the biggest engineering complex Where are they militant Steve At the end of the day management was the suspension and day now to BR's consternation back to the station Arrangements are made for signalmen to walk out at 13.30 and a mass meeting to take place. Kings Cross box pult the Signa men therebv halting movement of trains between Peterboro ang London.
Mass meeting endorses strike call. ASLEF headquarters informed of ces. , A mass meeting of the 3000 manual workers reM 14.30: At reconvened mass meeting train crews are informed that despite agreement Rail regional headquarters York that Steve Forey be reinstated, local ment maintain the suspensIon.
Lord McCarthy: his tribunal should be reporting any The meeting recommends signal DoX returns to work to enable train crews to get to their home depots.
decided to aSO continue the strike by train crews to 0800 hours when a further mass meeting will be held.
Mass picket is set up.
16.30: Management quest meeting local reps and a full time official of ASLEF. Meeting set for through resistance F Only . at Ansells was there a fightback, and that was sold out by transport regional octiclar)
Brian Mathers. The main unions in Masseys are the and the AUFW.
One of the first tasks for the strikers will be organising to ensure that the officials them out.
This will Calll paigning for support the labour movement. The will need to be turned out to the wider labour movement as rapidly as possiand lessons Laurence Scott struggle drawn on.
The strike committee would have much to learn from the LSE strike committee who are pushing forward the Rule 14 Campaigr against Boyd and Duffy's sell-out policies.
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