the unE occausc iL wowu u volve crossing picket line. Other guests, such as jobs. SOGAT members already taken action.
polic its general secretary, Sic v cigneu, m parucular. A mo tion from Paddington No 1 branch was passed unanimously, xpressing con renegotiating last year's pay agreement waica naa extena ed guards' ticket duties as part of a productivity package Other resolutions raised the threat of COnC HOCISOR AGAINST the advice of the COLICI CICC Blackpool last week took historic decision to ballot 782,000 members on affiliation to the Labour • Party.
were deteated on other importan Issues: the conterence decidea affiliate to CND and policy unlaterallsu. and voted against ine namona encer. ship to recruit the unemployed into special sections of existing branches.
Men ders can now de nstructed to cross picket the union will support taking industrial action and there has Lo usmanuie wnole secuons or makes this alliance very timely also winning derence democratic gains inside the Labour Party Given the significance of the fight for such an issue is clearly of masigmucance TallWOrKers.
million proposec by for Scotland George Decreta £53 million of which from Lothian were given no clear lead about actions to be taken by thi branches.
was left to Socialist Challenge supporters in the NALGO Action Group to call -ringe meenns voTe Than lelegate: heard Socialist was -essential inat scotlana was not left to fight alone were urged to argue in the branches for me Tons tne Local Jovern ment Group July meeting on pay for a nationwide walk-out alc non-co-vocialon WILl central coverneal com missioners Care usee against Lothian Council's 'no cuts' A meeting of all branches Scottish district urgently needed to ordinate action Roach Bridge Paper Mill is squashed in the countryside between Preston and Blackburn. private firm whose owners reside in the Isle of Man, notoriously difficut to dispute at the mill which is now in its 28th week promises to be the Grunwick of the north-west. the workers there have not had the national publicity and organisationa support they deserve.
Last December, the workforce decided to elect a Unon committee mediately recognised Graphical and Allied Managemeni promptly shop steward Frank bad time-keeping. out in svmpathv the management sacked all 50 union members and since tnen nave rerusea to talk to union official Years Day. SOGAT have boycotted all su plies in and out of the mill. week vigil the workers have had to put up with severe cowboy lorry drivers, scab workers and polic Harassent About sixty workers still cross the picke line each day. They are ferried to work bs (Otley), with is lice Operated by it has been unionise. on hand when scal But so far workers to £100 Was im1 Trades the Society (SOGAT). by sacking Brown on the pretext o movement is mobilised. When the workers walke son stressed uc paper mausury on Christmas and New be managemen Dnue omike rune Nuttals and B&B Taxis of Preston, paid for by Most are non-union but a acoole une lact mat une asoute nas Deen back ed by all TUC-affiliated unions. In spite of the boycott, lorry drivers fron Sandon Product Leeds), Blackburn Chemical Tate Fuel Oi Hendersons (Paisley) stil cross the pin), tin Allance harassment disturbing.
scabs came out of the works gate and starte took them points out that the police workers are shipped in b quesuoning witnout being charged laxi ana ne msCH Is Orch DIcke . On Sun- up to day 24 May he was held for 7 hours before beweek. management have increased wages for scab After 26 weeks on the picket line there ar now only 30 of the original 50 pickets lef . But left are confident that they orovlacu une support ol uc whoc Lauc ulul 2 rades mobilise support and secretary John Parkin 'It's not just other employers in this dispute. It is employers throughout th A defeat here will not jus a defeat for SOGAT, but for the whole Donations, messages of support anc details of mass pickets can be (cheques made payable to Roach
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