IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Winning at Staffa

· Socialist Challenge No. 219, 29 October 1981 · p. 6 of the scan · 280 words

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page 6 of the scan

embargo on the Staffa hydraulic motors.

According CES person for the shop stewards committee they met with a 'fantastic and 'unbelievable' response from the miners in South Wales in particular.

In addition to these basic forms of winning support for their strike, the Staffa workers also aim to win the Labour Party, London and national Level to make Staffa a focus for the fight to save inner city Job The street fighting that took place in the big cities over the summer exposed the deep rage the young particular about their no-hope future.

Michael Heseltine, Minister or the environment who ed a government team investigating the Toxteth riots urged the recent Tory conference to rebuild the inner clues wit govern ment cast to tackie me norrors NOW four weeks on strike Staffa workers in East London have mounted a 24-hour picket to save 390 jobs. And they have sent delegations out to the labour movement across the country to raise money for the strike fund and to get the miners and dockers to put an of unemployment.

But the Tory government connues to orrer une starta management a £4.5m relocation grant to move the plant to Plymouth.

When the original nouncement was made in June about the closure of the Leyton plant, the workers approached the Labour-controll bondon councuwao promptry offered to match the pany in Leyton, The company refused to accept the GiL.C offer because, as was revealed in documents discovered during the sit-in, it would be more profitable to locate the company in Plymouth Tabour costs could be reduced and the strength of the two unions, the AUEW and ASTMS could be broken. OUR FIGHT FOR

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