Socialist Challenge1981Socialist Challenge No. 184, 12 February 1981Unemployment line-up: Glasgow, 21 February... TUC Week of Action, 4-11 April...
Socialist Challenge No. 184, 12 February 1981 · p. 6 of the scan · 128 words
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page 6 of the scan
demanding increased productivity through CUTS IN staffing levels, redundancies, and speed-ups.
At the same time they are ruthlessly restructuring and rationalising the manufacturing base the country and using the opportunity to introduce new technology.
This will make permanent the resent unemployment levels.
* Manchester 9.4% Macclesfield May 8 Stoke-on-Trent 9.1% Stafford May 12 6.3% Cannock May 13 11.8% Walsall 15 11.84 Birmingham 18 11.1% Meriden May 19 11.9% Heath, Wilson, Callaghan and Thatcher have all sung the same tune, claiming that only by boosting profits from this rationalisation process could jobs, NOre more investment, and nuture prosperity be assured.
An indication of why jobs have not been saved is offered by itself: or petitions, organisers.
Coventry Barnett, May 20 11.9% 061-308 4551.
Rugby May 21 8.4%i