...but Lee Jeans fights on Leaders The line wasn't drawn at Linwood and it won't be drawn until the leaders of the class unne actones realise that concerted fight azallist 1 cuulluallcies, involving massive industrial action, must be linked to a movement to kick out this Tory govern. ment. TENANTS on the Nightingale estate Hackney, East London, dre organising for a rent and rates strike.
Hit by rent rises imposed Tory-controlled London walen owns une seven towel nocks on the estate.
colosal spare one is nackacy coulicu. , lic lelalil: intero lo willo• oole creases.
The decision was taken at of some 200 tenants HILLCC They ale canal. that the Lc ane mne loca council freeze rents and rates at their present level Nightingale is a typical Socialist Challenge inner-city estate littered with Lar oate smashed panes, and lifts that routinely breakdown. Yet the rates and rents increases bring the cost of a one-bedroom flat to f30 a week The action committee l now organising a petition on the estate, in preparation fo backıng in the local Labour r arules.
Labour councillors voted against the rates rise the highest in Britain - anc execulive Hackne NOTIN agreed organise and suppor rent Nightingale estate is in Hackney Central where the CLPs general com mulice will colsluci a Sillllid proposal later tnis montr Such action could spell the end of the Labour left's high rates policy disappointed that the workers didn't occupy. but going make any difference to us.
Jeans occupation in Greenock near Glasgow The • occu sauol is nuw l its eighth week and SuDDOr continues to pour in.
Over £3,000 was pledgec al a COLESA SHOD sicwalu: conference in Leith last week which gave a standing time plant, owned by Vanity Fair 'We intend to stick it out Torv governmen system that puts profit before people,' Bridie said.
The majority of workers at Lee Jeans are young an They are determine to near tor men loos. una o said Linda, when some has right Socialist Challenge fast week women Carount 'Womer have as much right to work as the men.
Linda said: 'It's not jus:
our jobs. If we win or Talbots it would realis Somebody has to make a stallu.
Tupport it con get a the support can gel Scottish shop stewards conterence messeo lie nc tor weekli levies labour movement to sustain the occupation.
And womer themselves want to tour the country to build support.
be in here long time because there's no way we't Come to cl Messages of suppor and donations to: National U'nior COLOM garmen.
Workers, 534 Sauchiehall S:
"Glasgow 26 March 1981
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