With these words a disgruntled the sefarers' dispute.
Wales the previous evening, the West Indies.
The crew of the Geest Land, tied up in the nexi vati, Have anotleı waslca VullIC SUrC Inspector wich ne remunas to wilnes melr departure. They too hold foreign bouna vessels DUIL Patrick Jonn lives Barbados. For many years he has worked on the deck of the Dutch owned (eest Lalu as ll sals une roung LT10 between Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and Barry in Wales Linc oller NUS members on board he receives £64 for a basic week.
and weekend working are essential funds selu Home to nis lamiy. nic does not qualify for the dole and security A MISTAKE occurred in our reporting of the seatarers dispute last week.
The headline 'Escalation arbitration HOL say South Wales seafarers' implied that the Cardiff branch disagrees with the tactics of the and wishes the caccuive lo coll for strike action.
We have now been told that this is not the case.
In fact the resolution sent by Cardiff NUS to the executive called for the dispute continue until the full demands are met 'SUSPICIONS confirmed, no sailing today!
Board of Trade Inspector climbed off the West Indian 21 January, payments received by his British brothers and sisters when the crew is laid off or a trip is missed.
'Many of us on the Geest Land have back. Dul we knov lilal wicli you remn a strug gle you've got to hold on. Whether you fail or gain you've got to try.
Grenadan member of the Geest Tide crew explained: "The Geest owners are trying to split up and turn the West Indian WUIRCIS asallist une umion June tenera Director of the Geest line came on board and talked to all of us.
*They are Danning sell the Gest Tide in Agust and replace it with a bigger ship. He threatened that, we feruse to ser sall, Iney ly. gel tid bo us and dia leget rid of us and fly us vack lo une W esI Indies. We're not going to let them intimidate and split us up like this We've got to stick with the union because its actions Will benetit West Indian a well as briusn crews. It we give in now they'll see it as a sign of and pick the So, sulule retusing to sail until usDule is over means we're blocking the berth so no other ship can The Geest twitis alt refusing tepresenlanves on boara, so meetings are held on the quay wall. Crew members I talked considered Wild ULEIC! liCK. owners would ly to break their spirit. Food Breedy noted: 'In New Zealand and Australia the owners have cut off food and heating and are refusing to allow crews to go on land cureticu board and the coci on inine comspany ri to ed us it the company try to about At the although we're sailing, maintenance So they must pay anu iccu us Thames Water Authority worker up to his knees in sewage The ColDall threatened bring skeeor catt orake the ship out of Barry South Wales tug workers have already refused to do this.
oi nese lugworkers, TGWU member Lloyd Ferriera joined in the has worked boats since he lett Trinidad over vears so he knows first hand the issues behind the NUS dispute Glamorgan as a councillor? alpschl. Culs ll I had to vote against them Ray has the support of four local Labou r party branche Bedwelty CLP for nis stand against culs He has also been removcha girate, afer bechg co a bench victed VUsLruCuol bickel nines In Caraiı dur in tas years stel strikeas His withdrawn magistrate after Iclusca dove surance aol is Tulure conchc could not give these with a conscience he kay nas written to the luc DOluLIC OUI concer about anti-union legislation and increased police powers. Tory
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crewed Geest Tide, held in Barry Dock by The ship should have sailed from South
having discharged a cargo of b'ananas and taken on general cargo for the return trip to