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"The ASLEF representatives noted the points put forward but re-affirmed that after very careful consideration, they were not prepared to accept any rostering arrangements which involved relinquishment of the 8-hour day agreement.."
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THE fight is on to prevent a still birth of proposed, checked at Brighton. Its need has been confirmed by the effort of the right wing to shift blame for the damage done to the Labour movement by the Callaghan-Healey government by making the incredible charge that all Labour's election problems lie with the left 's efforts to preLabour Liaison was after the left advance GREG TUCKER NUR guard on Southern nolen CoUro.
AS THE ASLEF strike has progressed, feeling of the tuuras rins hardened in support or ine artvers come ume sa ns cone ur the offensive trying to drive wedge between NUR and ment is trying to stop NUR Southern Region mar memoe ven vlc or ulys when no trains are running guards with productivity deals By D. Ellis, NUR member THE stakes in the rail strike are high. The the pay agreement reached with the traindrivers' publicly admits its own failure to follow the agreement - but justifies its actions! dispute involving a mere 3 per cent rise is at issue. In reality, the outcome of the struggle will have an impact throughout the labour movement.
Here's five good reasons why all working people should be four-square behind the industrial action and why everyone should be planning resolutions and active support today. 1. Train drivers and other railworkers who are taking solidarity action provide a shining example for workers throughout Britain. It's the same old story. British Rail wants to increase productivity — to force each railworker to work harder for less money.
pay for a crisis which is none of their making! 2. Railworkers are defending a fundamental right shared by all workers in Britain management elsewhere to challenge this and other similar historical gains.
On average railworkers are forced to work 54½ hours each week to compensate for the low basic rate. Now the new rostering will under-value overtime - with no proposals for an immediate increase in the basic rate.
The carrot of a 39-hour week will still leave railworkers with an enormous hole in their wage organised sectors like railworkers, this will be used to keep down even further the wages of the lower paid. 4. The social consequences of longer workdays for railworkers and their families will be devastating. British Rail Board has flagrantly thrown aside union last August. The Board now The media is making out that an obscure inter-union