IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Massey Ferguson occupiers call for strike action

· Socialist Challenge No. 143, 17 April 1980 · p. 12 of the scan · 572 words

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page 12 of the scan

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conditions women? *How well do the trade union leaders defend their members' interests? *And other questions!

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She had bought a copy at the March 9 TUC demonstration, where this new paper for action in the unions on women's rights was launched.

In just over a month, half the print-up has been sold demonstrations. conferences, and through distribution to existing and the ever-growing number of new ones.

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Organised by Southall ANL as part of a national evening of action.

How do you find a job? * How can young workers are working and opportunities worse for young Sackville WHEN Len Murray Liverpool last Sunday he was confronted by representatives of the 550 Massey Ferguson workers who have been occupying their plant for seven weeks.

They told him that they want to see a one-day general sunke in merseyside on 14 May in support of their the closure the Knowsev.

Massey Ferguson wants to transfer production to its Manchester factory as the company's fortunes, which slumped to a loss of over f100m in 1978.

the Kilmarnock factory, which closed 18 visited Now Knowsley is in the firing line. ago with the Massey Ferguson Peterborough, plant, their full support for the occupation and are refusing to shift components that would have gone to Knowsley.

initiallv responded to a mass picket bi fight to taking one-day strike action and refusing plant to accept any transferred work. But they Greve see mus cecson from management.

suspected that management's plan The first major British casualty was loss of 1,500 jobs. The workers the the Perkins Diesel represents and in Coventry have Diedged aragong Is Icel Workers at the Manchester factory aler pressur meeting.

Now 800 of the 1,200 workers at th Support this part fit-out the Manchester plant for the work presently done by the Knowsley plant.

Transport Union has given official backing to the occupation. but Union which half tne • workforce One AUEW officer said that the action would be made official - if the Anowsley workers went back to work.

Knowlsey workers are asking to the union executive to demand official backing for the occupation. Earlier this week they lobbied an AUEW executive and donations c/o Hayden Burns, 46 Kempton Park Rd, Aintree, Liverpool 10

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