their strike against union activities.
The two were given notice of sacking on 13 June but sent home immediately keep them out of the office. 49 of the 55 CPSA members at the office are on strike.
The CPSA's national con ference voted full support for the fight re-instatement, but the CPSA executive. in a circular signed by general Ken Thomas, sculalal y "denlored •EnC being taken by Brixton, urging inthat Cordell and Cleverley should rely on civil service ano mensta mouna appeals. Such appeals have nil chance of success thus urgentiy needed for the continuing picket, tions from CPSA branches to the executive deploring their attitude.
Supporters of the daily picket will be interested in the news that the Special Patrol in Brixton TOr stay. Theit last stay was part why Lambeth soung, ninated an inquiry et CPSA members at Brixton dole office are continuthe sacking IWO members, Phil Cordell and Richard Cleverley, for Phil Cordell into policing in the area. Their report published which makes the SPG's arrival back in the area an interesting coincidence.
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IRELAND in 1919 was in turmoil. In the previous year general resulted in over 70 per cent of the population voting for the Republican Sinn Fein party. But the British government refused to accept the election results and continued to occupy the country.
In the face of a guerilla campaign, the occupation forces replied with their traditional repressive measures. One victim was Robert Byrne, a pro minent trades unionist southern Irish town of Limerick and a member of the insurrectionary Irish Volunteers.
In January 1919 Byrne was sentenced to a year in prison by a British military court.
When he on hunger strike in support of his right to be treated as a political prisoner, Byrne was transferred Limerick Hospital. It was there on 6 April 1919 that his comrades tried to rescue him.
A constable was shot dead. a second was mortally wounded, and Byrne was taken away by the rescue party - but he had been fatally injured in the struggle. His body was removed Limerick Cathedral. Limerick Board of Guardians paid tribute to him as la selfeffacing patriot.
The British government. was obiged to ac statement. Limerick city proclaimed a 'special military area' under the control of the British Army.
At Byrne's funeral the route of the procession was lined by troops bayonets; the procession was patrolled by armoured cars, while military planes overhead. Two of 'Byrne's cousins were arrested.
On 11 April a large area in and around the borough Limerick was declared to under martial law as from the following Tuesday, 15 April.
Anyone who wished to enter this area could do so only if they carried permits, bearing photograph and signature, that were issued by the military. No exception was to be made for workers commuting to and from their jobs, many which were outside the proclaimed area.
On 12 April the workers in the Condensed Milk Company's had in the to The was fixed itself flew of be their of
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