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

500 engineers occupy in Scotland

Socialist Challenge No. 249, 11 June 1982 · p. 15 of the scan · 353 words

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background Tariq Ali spoke of the influence raKbashing' and his work in Lane in Hast Lon. don a few years ago where Leere under seige and Southall ast yeal - detence so tal as I am concerned is part of everyday life, our life and breath' great number defence witnesses spoke of the number and ferocity of racist attacks throughout Britain.

Peter Nicholls, a London fireman told of the Walthamstow fire where a woman and three children died. He had prepared an official report for the Fire Brigades Union which suspected arson attacks in that area with Asian homes attacked and seven killed. Two firemen had died fighting those fires.

The final words this week go to a supporter who wrote to the Bradford 12 campaign: "It was really sick when those two Doncener cor on recency murdering David Moore in Toxteth ... can't forget our treatment at the hands of the police, the way our families are divided and our communities attacked. That is why we, my family and friends, support the Bradford 12 . There is no other choice. or four and a half months work.

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Signed.. Wallacetown Engineering Co Ltd, a subsidiar informed the factory's unions that they were going to make 40 workers redundant. Management claimed that they were only reorganising work sections and that there was a 'reduced demand for products and ser vices'. It was clear to the unions, in particular the engineering union the AUEW, this was not true as there were outstanding orders for tom port for the workers has and the District CommitTeeN AUEW have made the octreasure SOCIALIST CHALLENGE BANKER'S ORDER FORM 110_ Leman St,London El SHQ1. 70267802 ...08-03-08 ....Monthly ..And on the same date in the month thereafter.

Socialist Challenge 11 June 1982 page 15

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