IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Fight back on jobs in Teesside

Socialist Challenge No. 151, 12 June 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 168 words

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page 6 of the scan

AT the British Steel Corporation Lackenby's beam and rod mills on Teesside, 840 workers have been on strike for a week in protest at bosses' attempts to sack fitters' mates.

They want to reduce the number of mates from one to each fitter to one to three fitters.

Last week BSC announced that over alw outer jous are to be lost in Teesside by This is in addition to nil retirdances caused bi closure of the Cleveland Teesside SOCIE Challenge are calling a public meeting JUnC 'British steel - ine Jignt to Speakers include Connolly, Allied Bernard Crafts' convener BSC Rotherham and Brink IMG organiser. Kings Head Hotel, Grangetown, Cleveland, 1.3U0.

Steel 'Lessons of the Steel Strike and the fight to Kick out the Tories'.

Authors include. Bernard Connolly, Convenor, Rotherham; Colin Herd, ISTC Convenor, Warrington; Brian Molyneux, ISTC, South Yorkshire divisional strike committee; Ray Davies and Roger Tovey, Lianwern strike committee. IMG pamphlet, price.

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