Socialist Challenge1982Socialist Challenge No. 268, 5 November 1982Garment workers take action
Socialist Challenge No. 268, 5 November 1982 · p. 8 of the scan · 146 words
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By Bill Alder, National Union of Hosiery and nitwear Workers - NUHKW - Mansfield nd Sutton District HE MYTH that women workers can't be militant as taken another knock on the head. 420 women at e Meridian garment factory in Bolsover, North erbyshire, have now been out on strike for more ian a fortnight.
Meridian is part of the ultinational Courulds LLO. WHICH SCIS irments and hosiery under a umber of Welley. Ente and Lyle Bondor. Like aulds lards SHURACIS priorities For management at the Bolsover factory carn on their piece-rates.
womens' cutting the established piece rate for particular jobs. Th YOHICH 3 COS SORS W83 The strike has now been In ола 00n Hosiery and Knitwear Workers. nay after management tried to SCAR WOIN DUL DETAC TACLOE Union refused to cross the picket and nOW resorted to non-union seah lorry and van drivers.