By. Pete Tattersall, Gateshead NUPE DENNIS Skinner has repeated his for Consett steelworkers to the lall against closure and to use as base organise widespread abour movement sapport for the fight.
The Labour MP's came at a rally organised by the Save Consett Steel Campaign at the Belle Vue Football ground in Consett at the end of a march by workers through the town Skinner's. call was only heard by a fraction of the original march as away after hearing Bill Sirs, ISTC General Secretary, like:
Come have given the chairman's job to a Glad foreigner.
Sirs • well on lo suggest that Consett should be taken over ov dove over of them found it an attractive proposition rather than see it close.
This appalling proposal is ironic because one of the main problems that Consett faces is direct competition from the private firm of GKN. would not be unhappy it Consett was removed as their chief competitor particularly as the private firm has just recently Meanwhile the continuaBSC unions is a sham being dragged out by management as long as possible in ОСО CAMA down. any hint of a direct struggle. The next meeting is planned fo 12 August But BSC have already told the workforce that only one furnace will be operating after the summer break. This will halve production in preparation for closure.
As Bill Thompson, Chairperson of Save Consett. Stee • Committee said, 'British Steel are nailing up the coffin before the talks are Once again the road of alliances with MPs, lobbies to Parliament, reasonable negotiation and playing capitalist's of arguing viability las a blind alley for. steelworktes.
WULACIS Llanwern workers took things into their own hands and tried the methods of occupation Had for by Dennis Skinner GKN move available.' Just pected Thatcher 'prosperous' unemployment