The following resolution has been sent by the LSE workers to every AUEW branch in the country. In view of the unanimous support for the Laurence Scott dispute from the 28 July District Committee of the AUEW and the rules of the union with regard to procedure for deciding on the of minate this dispute against the clear wishes of the workforce expressed at two mass meetings (14 July and 23 July) and calls on maintain official backing for this fight for jobs. For forwarding with your branch stamp and signature to the AUEW National Executive)
shaw, Charles between bailifis.
and local Club members till after the weekend.
Challenge Gorton shop Over 150 LS bailiffs picketing party outside the start.
August Bailiffs injunction. aL- Grim mined mood.
EC with strike pay in con- develops. efforts of ecutive, supports unions makes 1981 Manchester North the National Executive to 7 Aug Local MP for Open- funds.
Morris, appears at tactory offering to mediate occupation and Morris successfully negotiates a stay of execution till after the mass meeting or Monday. So the pressure is off 8 Aug We hold a three hour stewards to discuss how to deal with th without the official sup for the bailiffs and how to carry national unions.
Monday, will immediately The bailiffs will have to smash their way in though.
of our 10 Aug The mass meeting is attended by over 350 workers who arrive in a grim and deterdesions. We defied ie worse defied •TEC and other Confed COUTES bailiffs. If we stick it out we can Charles Morris pledges support to mass meeting and press statement.
Bailiffs are informed of our decision to stay in the factory and indicate that they will come in sufficient numbers to take the factory.
12 Aug A phone round of backing tor Marches statement. We also phone amand Morris's WATC the 200 workplaces that have given us the money in the previous weeks to tell them we are fighting on and asking for more More delegations are Morale 13 Aug 48 MPs have supported Morris's statement. The response from the workplaces is also very good. Press conTerence planned for Monday.
An open invitation is sent to Tony Benn to visit the occupation when he west for the TUC Congress and when he addresses a mass rall in the city on 16 September Our campaign to politicalls isolate Boyd and Duffy on the issue of their attempted sell-out Struggie is gathering The sell-out merchant of the Confed are splitting.
ASTMS and T&GWU are paying hardship money to theit members at Scotts which is acThe Auer and BET Pan than ches locally have paid out strike pay this week.
Morale is high. Attendance on shifts in the occupation is 100 percent. The bailiffs stil have not arrived. The light 1s PLE much still on.
EASE SEND MESSAGES OF SUPPORT AND DONA TIONS TO LSE: c/o G Fryer, 20 Roundcroft Romiley, Cheshire.
WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR • The factory should reopen • No enforced redundancies • Compensation for the workforce in the form of an ex-gratia payment for loss of wages during a dispute unnecessarily prolonged through management's refusal to negotiate WHAT SNIPE IS OFFERING • The factory should reopen for a 3 month trial period on a 2 day week • No guarantee on enforced redundancies • Any return to work is conditional on total repayment of redundancy money paid by management during Socialist Challenge 20 August 1981 Page
Polish workers on the streets two weeks ago Solidarity, is protesting at food sho
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ficial status of disputes (Rule 14. Paragraph 16), this branch deplores any attempt by the executive to ter-