IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 145, 1 May 1980 · p. 13 of the scan · 327 words

The scan: sc-n145-may-01-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 13 of the scan

THE two-month-old occupation ' ne Massey Ferguson Knowsley factory week workers decided by a majority of 40 to return to work. The workers go occuocd une lacory w an ed closure of the plant.

The decison to leave the building followed ultimatum from the management to return to work or be notices had been issued, so the workers feared they would be sacked ano nence lose telr rights to redundancy pay The fight is not over. Last week's vote shows that workers had doubts about would succeed. Now in the four to eight weeks before the LEUSUIC ULC SHUT stewards hope to win support for renewed once the redundancy notices are issued. 'ANWAR'S children are her right' was the chant raised by the 400 demonstrators who through the streets of Manchester last Saturday to protest against the harassment of black people allowed by the immigration laws.

The march was Anwar Ditta whose three children are being kept out of Britain 'because they are black', as Anwar herself puts it.

A demonstration of this size is a rare sight Male. areas of Manchester that it passed through. It became a real local event and in the areas people crowded in the doorways to share in it.

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The slogans raised by the march called for an end to deportations and an end to the immigration laws. The demonstration marked s major step for the struggle against immigration controls in Manchester.

meeting or lne suppor The Black Freedom march, which will pass through Manchester in June, attracted 60 people. An Asian Youth Group has been established and there are many peoinvolved in various campaigns against The next stage in the anti-racist fight in Manchester will be all-night vigils at Aldine House, New Bailey Street, Salford on 6 and 7 tion will be heard there on 8 May. Ring Neil

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Ferguson workers end occupation

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