ARTHUR SNIPE, the JR of Doncaster, owner of both Mining Supplies and Laurence Scott, has done it again. Whilst workers at the Manchester plant at Scotts continue their strike against closure, he's shown his true blue colours. In the last week Snipe has: -* paid record 104,000 guineas for a colt at the St Leger sales;
* oougni unree other colts for 40,000 guineas and told the Se orting Chronicle that he had hundred or two horses in training'. Two days later he sponsored the Mining Supplies race at Doncaster which Was jockey Lestor Piggott * made 436 workers at the Scott's factory in Norwich redundant. They're 10 join the 650 workers at Manchester who received their notice back in May.
Furious The strikers at Manchester are TITORS TASS steward, Phil Penning, says, 'He can spend all this on four legged animals which will run a few times but doesn't give a damn for our future.
It's now 21 weeks since decided chester they had decided that they sawhere else to go the stay fight. strikers' actions have forcco smipe to negoulale This was set back by a deal between the engineering union, AUEW. Snipe. Boyd and Duffy fell at the hrst hurdle when. pleading poverty, Snipe an which wouldn't even guarantee keeping the factory open.
Stifle Thev then withdrew official support and launched a vicious campaign to stifle labour movement backing. Now the chickens have come home to roost. More workers are to lose their jobs due to the folly of Boyd and Duffy.
underlines even more the national imporcance of the fight at Scotts.
Their action has set an example for the rest of the labour movement. Refusaccept Boyd and Duffy's manoeuvres a national campaign is gathering steam to force a change in the AUEW and win the struggle.
Such a victory at Scotts would be a massive inspiration to all those facing redundancies, not least all the Norwich workforce.
NO SELL OUT -LAURENDE SOOTT NO SELL OUT LAURENCE SCOTT London Ni Financial support urgently needed. They've o had no strike pay for six weeks. money urgently to 20 Roundcroft, Romiley, Cheshire. Photo: Scotts pay a visit to the TUC - see page 5.
FOR TAXIS Laurence Scott strikers give a message to TUC SNIPE JoBs SEI OUT SCOTT MISSILES DEMO LONDON Photo. PETE CRANT (Socialist Challenge)
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