AFTER police attempts to prevent picketing at the Reading on 2 July, when convenor Danny arrested pickets blocked those July with chants of 'we demand the right to picket • strike, following the sacking of 26 workers who • victimisation dispute.
action, the picket Adwest plant in Adwest Broderick was Swindon. at the factory gate, gates on 14 picket Sixty workers at Adwest are on walked out in the holidays.
Within minutes of the start of the 14 July was attacked committee set up last week has decided to wage a determined political campaign to fight the charges and raise money, If the cases are lost, fines are likely to run into thousands of Public meetings are planned for 30 € July in Reading and later in Oxford and The first trial will be on Friday 25 July. A of Reading magistrates court will b held on 8 August when a number of pickets including A large turnout is essential.
The next picket of the Adwest factory will factory reopens after tne Contributions to: The Treasurer, Adwest Defence Citee, 46 Berkeley Ave., Reading THE deadline for short news articles for this page is 10.30am Monday. Articles up to words Coll rung through Sundays on 8189.
Picket every day from 7am at Brixton dole offices, Coldharbour Lane, London SW9. Contributions to 15 Knowlton Thames • Valley people supporters and steward at the BL Cowley plant.
other were charged with obstruction, defendant who pieauco guilly bam. when "threatening insults at .was timeo ziou plus des costo Most 1 io plead decided obstructed a train carrying nuclear waste Sharpness docks in Gloucestershire.
still dumps nuclear waste in the sea, scaffolding, before edging up to it.
Seven people were subsequently comrades will go back to jail.
this nuclear insanity.
Sharpness Defence Fund, The Gables. Stroud, Cloueestersaire.
police Tactical Support Group. Despite resistance, the police arrested including three leading Adwest Socialist Challenge It is clear that Adwest has now become a testing ground for Prior's attack on workers rights. In reality his 'maximum of six pickets At a special court on 14 July, 25 people threatening criminal On •was charged behaviour' SHORENI scabs arriving on a local bus. He other defendants A defence ON 8 July a small group of anti-nuclear protestors to The nuclear waste was to be loaded aboard a ship for dumping in the Atlantic — Britain is the only nation which with its potential threat to marine life and food supplies.
Contrary to press reports, including that in the Morning Star, the stopping of the train was perfectly safe — it was warned 300 yards away and was travelling at only 15mph. The train stopped 20 yards from the imprisoned remand for five days for this sort of civil disobedience - in which no one was hurt and nothing was damaged.
Together with an eigth person, they were later fined £300 each plus £20 costs — a total of £2560. These fines must be payed within three months, otherwise our It is vital that we respond to these attempts to intimidate those using non-violent disobedience to stop Please send contributions to