strike against closure.
Snipe tried encourage workers to return work after the strikers had rejected the ObeI wole only keep 150 jobs. Having fail. ed to get a return to work on these terms, he appealed over the strikers' heads or a relume to work But the powerful Conleaeration of engineering and Shipbuilding Unions Manchester District Committee responded strongly.
Recognising this as union-bashing by Snipe LUVe they unallously agreed that trade unionists should apply for jobs there until 'the isting has been resolved to the satisfaction of the strikers unions concerned.
Having failed to smash the union line, Snipe has now turned to the media to launch a campaign to dissilical credit the strikers and their stewards.
Relations THROUGHOUT the last week large pickets have made sure that employer Arthur Snipe has been unable to bring in scabs to re-open his Manchester factory after six months of the manager, Stan Lamb, of the Laurence Scott board claimed: "The reopening of the Manchester factory was not possible due to extensive damage and looting by so-called pickets. estimate this damage to be in excess of £500,000.' Convenor Dennis Barry was quick to reply: stewards wish to reiterate the fact that two IVIl S. Charles Morris and Ken Marks, were given conducted tour the premises the day bailiffs evicted us and will vouch for the near perfect condition of the factory.
Dennis marry sinsis tent that the strikers will be neither moved by scabs by smear campaigns: want the maximum support for r our picket line to show we're here to stay until the factory opens on our terms The main problem the strikers face is the silence of the AUEW leadership. union's ability to defend jobs.
While this goes on the strikers are held back from really forcing Snipe concede their terms - no enforced redundancies.
AUEW Appeals Court which discussed this unrcal to ucmocracy munt union went so far as to censure the executive, but were wabie to zo dry lur ther because the executive itself withheld respondence.
The Appeal Court members agreed that if the executive does not recall mittee then the Appeal Court itself should meet again to deal with the situation.
Dennis Barry explains: "Ine ball is now in Ianchester North District committee s court because they have to be pushed for recall 'Meanwhile hope our national solidarity conference will renew the drive in the unions win this All messages of suppor and donations can be sent to river komuey, uneshire
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