LAURENCE SCOTT strikers are facing a serious attack on their their company.
Supplies of Doncaster. Six of the stewards have had served them Employment Act and are due to appear in court on 18 December.
But the picket continues sipater Mrs, Charles Morris and support ere-Tor Michael Meacher, have the labour movement ALITO LETOSCi strikeos is heimagd, foriobs.
ScoTts steward, said that Michael Meacher. in talks with the convenor. had ..-. likened the threat to picketing to that of the five dockers jailed in 1972 attack," explained, 'is the right to effectively pursue a dispute. After the helicopter raid on our tactory. we launched the picket at Doncaster. We've got blacking from the miners and our boss, is getting worried. says he'll have CnTSTIdS So we have to keep up the pressure. The law seems to be saying that Snipe can have flying scabs but flying pickets are out.
Statement by Charles Morris MP. Openshaw THe workers al Laurence Scod have now been (or the "right to work"
La sledge hammer wielding team of bailifis by the empioyers gainst six of the Supplies Doncaster, movements commitment to fight for jobs.
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yet been used in a major dispute picketing.
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1980, its aim is to stop such ac the miners Mining LIOTSdS injunctions the Xmas Appeal for LSE families Rotherham and South Yorkshire RSC Crafts Committees are laun called to Hne ONNeS DEInE laurencE Dcon Scott of dispute.
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We are starting the WO COndOS DU Phil KObernE CRO SORTE TOrASHC BSC Craft Committees neetint money and win support for thi CTPRE Please send donations to:
close by Committee Xmas Bernard Connolly, Ickles. Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
Man fight with PRORED ig TEACH factory wus brought to an end by MELCOBLEr! nave been used in a blatant attempt ai strike breaking. Vow a legal injunetion in the High Court is being soughr the strike committee to prevent them picketing Mining Line parent company drine Broag HERR HOH PUR EWOVE MSTUHVPETU we urge support for the Laurence Scott workers in their continuing The Employment Act has not Passed tion picket at vary solicitors the ching a special Christmas appeal for Yet, strikers, now in their ninth month Whist the rest of us are en oy he picker lines Jighting unemploy appeai with AUEW. eacn prom We will also be collecting in the Laurence Scott Joint Shop Steward Appeal Fund. c/a future of onvenor Office/CEW, Rotherham BSC, The member.
How to help the Picket: Mining Suppites, Balby Doncaster Monday. WEERS Mass picket Delegations can night. accommodated Tel 061 231 4434. DIVCT *Black Snipe: Companics owned by АлІг про Е Mining Supplies LICTELED. picket at Hadfields. The injunc against the Scott's strikers will be a testing ground for implementing this law leaders, Terry Duffy and John Boyd, are wary a controntation LITC Tories They've withdrawn union advising the strikers. The dispute has not had Union's official backing since August.
despite this, the response from the labour movement nas osen tremendous, total just under half the number engineering union branches have sent resolutions calling for national backing - an unprecedented situation inside the Such solidarity now has to be extended into action to defend right to picket. Michael Meacher is to raise the issue in parlament and a delegation North west MPs are to join the picket line.
What is at stake in this dispute is much more than the one small strike. The picket line at Mining Supplies has to become an issue for every trade unionist and Labour Party Mich-ee -VECHE OH Mecho and Caste. Blacking is also re. col ouMS0 BaSa0 the picket. This includes Ar Adams and For Tull telephone as above. c/o G *Send donations:
Fryer, Roundcroft.
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