through defending their own interests, will be able to remain outside the struggle in Central America, Menjiver told the 100-strong Wak echoed charge d'affaires Tomas Chamorro, who paid his tribute to the fallen in El Salvador. ment made by the Sandinista leadership Whiek has had so much impact in El Salvador and internationally: "Any direct US intevention in El Salvador against the peasants and workers will not be tolerated by Nicaragua.' Whether the Revolutionary Front will take the Nicaraguan road remains to be seen. This new coalition unites all the major opposition groups in El Salvador, Revolutionary Co-ordinating Committee of the Mass (a united front of the principal organisathe shorter highlighted the disparities which exist across Europe difficulties in launching an international campaign for the 35-hour week. For example, in have basic be reduced hours but only on night shifts. In Spain, Ford workers fought all last year to reduce the basic work week India, from 44 to 40 hours by striking every Some progress has been made in Holland where the retiring age is now 62. Industrial contracts are negotiated collectively in Holland and 35 hours was a major demand of the trade Despite this only workers for the Mobil oil company made the breakthrough. They will get 35 hours by 1983 and a new shift system which will give them an extra One immediate success Combine has been to push the European Metalworkers Federation into calling an official conference for Ford convenors and officials in Spain in the happens, the bureaucrats from Britain and Germany will be in for a rude surprise because the European Ford Workers Combine will have supporters at it.
They will be fighting for a policy of no transfer of production between Ford's European plants without the permission of the plant losing the overtime working while others making the same product are and a Europe-wide campaizn for the 35-hour week.
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