FORD Motor Company has laid off over 20,000 workers in a bid to smash a strike by Dagenham. Car, truck and transit van production at the Dagenham, Langley and Southampton plants is at a standstill.
The Ford drivers struck on 27 January when management announced that in future outside contractors would be used for runs OTO Ke an reached with the unions in July 1980, and as that meeting was the final stage of the grievance orocedure the drivers were lett alternative strike.
The drivers Genk run takes place against management reduce the truck fleet by giving nearly 5,000 workforce's working prepared to do so.
Genk in Belgium. Picket agreement Dagenham. initial to Dagenham union officials their picket.
LECIN COCKT fight for the trade attempts to faces tanks their work to contract labour -and against a background of jobs lost at tne Dagenham plant in the past yo Ford has interpreted the acceptance of a 9.5 per cent wages and conditions deal against union advice as a green light to press ahead aLLaCH on jobs and conditions And agreements have to be torn up acnieve tnis rora Is quite The drivers fight is the first ScHous doposuonto ooloss cu Despite this, the Ito ponise of trade •olel and convenors was to urge the drivers to lift Bolt une mooe orune trivers in a poster on 'Lech Walesa fights the official UnIOns the Dagenham panel doesn't have one This determination produced desuits. Monday February the drivers agreed to vided the officials negotiated their grievance with the com. pany. Not 'only did Ford refuse budge, they threatened to shift any driving work to out side contractors they conside: cheaper.
dd. Transport and general Todd, Workers Union negotiator, talked the dispute made official.
The LUtu vanua Silcock and Collings transporter drivers strike after their management tore up an agreement which guarantees them basic when they refuse Wing Dagenham now joined the picket.
The issues cut: either and the serious defeat.
Ron chief on at least three grounds. of getting Harwich wnet hore wnicn car WORL ON pickets.
COSS LOrIeS By Dave Carter, WALKING lunchtime, Labour Party right wing. picket lines at Dagenham.
Subsequently seven Silcock drivers were sacked for dumpat the depot. They have are now clear the Ford drivers win Silcock drivers are reinstated or both will suffer a THE drivers' dispute is breaking the new Tory Employment Act Dockers ure Oo yCOLLe the movement of all Ford cars; Silcock and Collings drivers are picketing place of work; and there are often people L/lEn far there have been no moves from the company or the Secretary, Cleveland Assn. of Trades along Stockton's High Street with a workmate last Friday managed to achieve every socialist's private fantasy: the chance to take part in a MORI opinion poll for the Sunday Times about the Don't believe what you read about the polls being conducted "scientifically' When I realised what the poll was about I went up to the canvasser and volunteered my services - hardly a random opinion!
The canvasser was so delighted at not having to cajole another harassed shopper into taking part that she forgot to ask the opening, but vital cucotiuk. Was _¡ a resident of the Stockton constituency?
the La number about hons and Union poll statisticians electing Labour leader infinitely and that the democrats liberals ment.
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