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

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Socialist Challenge No. 258, 28 August 1982 · p. 3 of the scan · 353 words

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Socialist Challenge about their pay claim.

DANNY CAROL is a 24-year-old theatre orderly at the Southern General, Glasgow. His takepay is £53.18 and f65 if he works a weekend.

I want to stick out for the full 14 per cent. Unle coula get it. Even ir tne Ker settle it won't make any difference, they have never been involved in the industrial ac non anyway.

This is the first time I have been involved in a strike.

always been exempt But when this sLarica wC went lo our unlol reD ame sale we wanted to co something At this hospital the laundry workers have been out for weeKS bay be surina pay of t40. Ihe ODA'S wild are Ine overanse cevarumen assistants, have been on strike for six weeks. We keep people working BELOW two Scottish health workers speak to cover emergencies. we civice the wages between us which gives us £40 and then money to the strike fund. know tients wil sumer. because the dispute. Bul inal is ine fault of Thatcher's government The action workers supporte onsoute nas Dooster morale. time lifted. picket falling smipyara workers came down to picket and gave a donation this really couraged us again.

Sean veraghty's was great, there are not enough guys ple refused support should be in Mrs Thatcher's cabinet.

just hope we more solidarity. Stuff Tebbitt Bill. organist The working class has a lot of potential power that is not being used Anne Campbell is a NUPE steward works in the laundry at Southern General. we also Anne also member of the NUPE Youth Advisory Committee.

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other womer working OUl hospital laundry who LUE WOEKCIS things strike. They very come dome are very acuve m unt wher have visiting LOTICS lU gel SUDOULl large I hone that because of this experience they will come to meetings after action Other women are coming The 12-weea strike it the -week strike laundry has been backbone of the strike here -and ioint shoo stewards committee recommended that ve come out and put it to a vote of all the workers and

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