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BL deputy convenor's diary of resistance BL has announced the closure of the SD1 plant at Solihull. Last week a mass meeting decided to 'resist the closure by all means necessary.' convenor at SD1 Rovers, shape biggest ing Since the last Labour government gave bu a saviour in ine Michael Edwardes, more than 56,000 jobs at Britain's car firm have destroyed.

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the Triumph plant at Canley, the MG plant at Abingdon and mos Castle Bromwich plant nave been axes. neremain work doubled and trebled, trade unior rights have been trampled on, and shop stewards victimised The latest 'survival plan', anAlthough we expected it, it is still a shock. Reaction is bitter and angry Meanwhile the news is given to the shopfloor in a printed statement so as not to stop production! Along redundancy terms. An adDay Diu one week for each year's extra money co-operation with the run down of nounced last week, means 6,000 jobs to be axed immediately and up to 10,000 more in the next 18 months. The toundrv, the sion, and the been solihull are to close. Many otnei plants will be affected. shop, that the whole of BL is liable to not be viable in capitalist terms, have but if the ripe for closure and hiving off A shop stewards meeting is called tor 8.30am tomorrow.

Wednesday, 7.30am The blall committee How are we going to fight?

There as many ditopinions as there are individuals Some are for basing ourselves on the efficiency of the SD1 and arguing for the Jaguar production be transferred to Solihull.

Others want to look for a buyer. Some are for imof wai Wellingborough uni Cardiff parts diviSD1 plant at wel Presi be no doubt be chopped. By 1984 BL will still Uni cuts continue it will be Mic me UnI The company's policy can only mean plants competing with up each other. Resisting the closure thri port conlols al zuc for attacki: the Edwardes plan any resistance depends i Solihull, the large plant affected. to occupy Tanner lar that to involve the othi Plallis We must go to a ma meeting, DUI WILl Wi. resolution? There is ger ral agreement mood must be built Action now _ Is no