IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 263, 2 October 1982 · p. 2 of the scan · 161 words

The scan: sc-no263.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

5.30pm Coaches start return, everyone contarated. hausted but General feeling that must win with such fantastic support from other workers.

Overall everyone agrees that its been a great day, not just within the hospital itself but the impressive show of solidarity from other workers and the public who tooted their horns, gave us money and joined us on the pickets.

The other week we had a bloke working with us another four as got who He's His lung have gone because the dust has got to him. The Board have virtually killed this bloke, he can't have a night out, he can hardly breathe.

He can't afford come off the face, it's not only the loss of wage. he also stands to lose out he also stands to on his pension which is taken on his last two years been paying the pension at a face workers rate for 40 years.

That's why we also need early retirement. A

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