is now in its ninth week.
Culloch, the union, ASTMS, strike has reached.
I think everybody is now clear that this is going to b a long fight. The story so far is one of continuing broadening of the supthe response from the ENDURE BLUPERC Grant The mos! recent evidence of this is the backing we have received from a number of MPs. Al the last count 27 had signed an early day motion demanding the government withdraws the grant several millions pounds which the Staffa management have used to destroy our jobs.
Unfortunately, local MP, Bryan Magee, basically his is scare has backed management. dalous when you consider that the closure of Staffe will remove 30 percent oj the manufacturing jobs in his constituency.
All that he has advised is that we take the money offered and run. But my people all want jobs.
The latest situation is that we have tried to reTHE fight of the 390 Staffa workers to keep open their factory in East London The dispute which is officially backed by all the trade unions involved is solid. Brian Grogan spoke to Jim Mc convenor of the stat about the stage the ореп negotiations management But have insisted on us first agreeing to the move to Plymouth. This we refuse to do. We want an open Last week the management moved ONELSONIE machines. These were not the specialised ones needed to continue making the Staffa motor. tested the water and having got away with it we are expecting them back take the specialised machines. let them prepared to away with. We must devise some means to stop i We OUT unions at every firm that is capable of doing the job.
Picket We are approaching the unions at national and steward level appealing to them to black the work. then we intend to call a large picket to assert our rights in the matter.
The nexr stages of the lensification picketing, the extending of the blacking and bullding on the support in the government to block the grant We are very confiden of victory.
• Join the lobby KOSTON LP GMC on 27 November a 7.30 at 70 Grange Park Road • Organise donations and collections • Put yourself on the mass picket telephone tre • Get speakers to your organisations Having Join the mass pickets o Monday mornings at the front gates.
hot get Ton the appeal for a national relocation grunt embargo on Staffa products • Keep the pickets compan - bring biscuits or some can of beer.
Phone the AUEW strike com AS 0 01-520 4902 r. on 01-535 Donations and messages aj support Newsom, Road, Walthamstow E11 Socialist Challenge
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