trumpeted the Tory press. even if such a stay of execution is bought till after the tion, it will do nothing to stem the tide of steel job losses.
Last week saw 6000 steel jobs axed. The plan is to workforce the 92,000 to 75,000 by the end of 1984 - with or without a major plant closure. Such job letting is, the Guardian explained, so that the Ravenscraig decision 'can be dressed up in suitable monetarist clothes'.
With the present Thatcherite JOHN BLACKBURN, Midlands, stole thin hunder at the mass rally held at Dudley own mall the future Roundoaks steelworks at Brierly Hill.
His job was an easy one.
For the message of the including the stee union officials, was that the only way to save moundoak. is through import controls But next eleccut the present producers.
as down On government has and by finding a private John Blackburn stole the show, because he muttered on less abour ruture moor controls and talking of the tap beswitched Sheffield and directed his fire Steel is no McGregor. told Lne YOU CHU assembled stee workers. believe there is going to be a dustry is more than bleak. Last week, the Brussels commission on steel demanded 15 per cent cut on flat steel products and five per cent on long.
tain's foundries and steel wire Last week, major wire producers agreed to shut sites and 'consolidate at 14 others on the basis of a government bribe.
similar basis, the made a f40m hand out available to steel foun then went ter Jack Bates, Roundoaks This was justly convenor. deserved.
Bates ranted and raved a Bill Sirs not being able to call asked verybody He rheiorical cuestons about wHener ine wHole or Dudev would close downs ne moaned about the short otice of the closure date Corby was given nine monfirms accounting for 40 per cent of capacity. Similar schemes are in the pipeline for five other industries.
A fightback must be made now. We cannot wait till the next general election. To continue to allow such massive redundancies. creates which undercuts Labour. But the destruction of plant and capacity undermines any revival plans which the Labour government may be forced to introduce.
and he warned the audience that if they did go for a hard and bitter others they might lose! and like terchange the pros and cons of drinking ine meeting - - in no uncertain terms, of course up to them to decide what to cutback the general workers demoralisation support for permanent intact.
economic ed 17,000 dable' Valerie Next cam Jeff Edge - a "left" councilor ne took a Britain be a dumping ground LOT CCAD LOCIRE BEDOELS As ring yest his conclusion ratepayers money save whether and Steel Trades Confederation should be developing a perspective around Labour's target of a 25m tonnes of steel a year from present 11m. Instead secretary Bill Sirs offered this gem to rank and file looking for a lead: 'MacGregor is now chopping off the underendable bits of the Corporation and keeping the big five So, for him the threatenjobs are 'undefenCoultas reports on how not to fight closures.
public ownership or to being sold our to pavate enterprise Ane ne sine bennite We must, however, record the illuminating contribution the silver-haired CHIU nonal steel union leader Bill Sirs he went to every nossibit lengths to try to persuade the of his case.
Putting •onsin as neir answer ne played on nationalism and racism to the hilt didn't have something for the workers to do as well man of BSO The suggested SUCCIWUL ACIS Darnament extraparliamentary action with a vengeance what they should 1 parliament about, he made it clear that he was quite -Drivansation Kouncoaks Not surprisingly, rank and file meeting with only hope they had was wit will save my job' said a youn ed about the meeting he suggestion that surely answci ldy Manorasaron anone guarantee of a new plan for steel workers' control Heads nod thought that this line could be ing from Sirs and co.
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Meanwhile, the government is deliberately smashing up Bri-