IMGpapers 1980–83

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

'We must restate our demands'

Socialist Challenge No. 141, 3 April 1980 · p. 4 of the scan · 323 words

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By Colin Herd, convenor, ISTC, Warrington heshire WE HAVE been on strike for 14 weeks. We have lost over £1,400 each. Even if we go back for 20 per cent it will take us a hell of a long time to catch up.

In the interests families, our children, and •11| grandchildren I1USL ensure that the weeks of hardship, discomfort, and suffering must not be wasica There is no time like the present for to strength and ensure that the planned Tory attack on ou wales. alle conditions is defeated.

We should refuse to return WOrK unless SiceLworkers in all the unions are agreed. This is not just a fight OVCI money. DUL OUS and over the future of whole communities.

Steelworkers* have been left to baftle on our own by the TUC. Despite this, some suCh as Liverpool dockers, have LLANWERN steel strikers were meeting at the beginning of this week to consider the next steps in their fight for jobs.

In an article for Llanwern committee, argues continue.

In Wales, we have not been on strike for pay but for jobs. If we go back to work now it will be a total shown tremendous solearn.

But we have been put in the position of fighting not. just BSC management and the Tory government, but our own umon leadership.

This is a situation we can tolerate no longer.

HUSL ICSLaLC

demands 20 per cent now, no strings, no closures, and no rcauraalucs We must fight as a precondition for settlement for a JOll . BSC of £1,000 per worker for money lost during the strike.

And we must demand that instead of our union officials running round after farcical лесоталон inquiries, that they get down to the 100 they are meant to do - winning this strike. Steel Sheet, a bulletin changing the dates for action, leading us up lne nil and down again. By the time the

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