Steel for Fords, courtesyof the Transport Union

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THERE was a lot of hollow laugnter on une negat salt al Ford Dagenham Wednesday of last week.

Earlier in the evening Ron Todd, Transport General Workers cher Ford workers, had appeared on TV alongside Bill Sirs in a official union 'soldarity' steel strike.

It is a subject with which Ron Since the strike began, steel ITOU has beer flooding in to Ford's private dock at Dagenham ance dave occu as mally as seven boats in the dock in a wèek, instead of the usual one General service wor ters are worme welve day, seven days a week to shift the cargoes. Coils The steel isn't just for Dagenham. Transferred Ford's own rail system, steel cons are too cu acros.

estate, loaded into containers and despatched to the Harewood Liverpool. The loading courtesy of TGWU members, and delivery ANLET• powered British Rail.

Some Ford workers have said that the covered wagons are falsely marked to disguise the origin of their load WICI this evidence, Ron Todd said:

I have had no information given to me about special Tall arriages or false marking:

we find out that company USLE means, there will be solemn warning that no more steel would be unloaded on Dagenham. dock if Carter (REE DEFERE began!

In response to this the 1/1107 branch wrote to the TGWU regional vehicle trade group, and through it to the ULLUM CACCUUJYC. asking for a definite ate TOT TIEN on the movement of steel and in support of the steel strike. This was eight weeks ago. To date there has been no reply.

Cynical Meanwhile, Ford nuvne every Dece or steel ll Play hands on, he price. The company must now be one of the largest private steel stockholders in he country. The press shop at WHICH! bodies are stamped, nas Deci on permanent overtime since the start of the year In a recent union branch discussion, TGWU official Mick Murphy argued strongly in favour of import controls foreign-built Ford cars. Key us upporter the HOTE Group, Murphy said: *You've got to have a degree international solidarity. Look There's more steel coming ever.' What he didn't add and in particular leaders of the TGWU, are re nongue or s Sleek The need this kind of solidarity like a hole in the head.

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WHY, 11 weeks into the steel strike, is much Members of the International Group in Dagenham report on how the car company has secured its steel.