determined than ever to stop the closures.
At a mass meeting the day previous strong workforce voted unanimously to throw out redundancy package. The rejected deal would have meant British Aluminium paying out an extra flm in redundancy payments.
The workforce also refused the offer of week's extension for the redundancy deadline because of the strings attached. THE invergordon Smelter in North Scotland officially closed on Sunday 24 January. But the workforce turned up as usual for work, more Working class solidaritv with invergordon needs to be stepped up otherwise the workers will be forced to make compromise deal.
The present talks with the Tories and the Highland Development Board will guarantee that the plant will be kept open.
A campaign o backing by the whole labour movement sucu out by National Union of Railwaymen HICHUCIs Invergordon can help win this fight The Scottish TUC has so far done practically notning to net with Inis dispute. It will no doubt crv more crocodile tears a: unemployment looks set to reach new record levels in Scotland this week.
The STUC should be organising all its affiliated unions in support of the Invergordon workers. would be a chance to show workers throughout Scotland and the rest of Britain that there is an alternative accepting Technancy the Labour government's pay policy Under John's guidance, bine has been to the top of the wages league Irish people for freedom, Socialist Challenge.
someone who struggles of those fighting ly in East London.
John, along with the other stewards and convenors made the Hackney plant into one of the best organised in the country. In 1977 Hackney BOC played the leading role in the national BOC strike which smashed through , a national comestablished which has strengthened BOC workers and pushed them A life long supporter for the struggle of the John's last wish was to be buried in his native Ireland. John was a committed socialist and supporter of always took up the against oppres sion and exploitation he will be sadly missed throughout the labour movement, particularMessages of condolences can be sent to Mrs B Walsh, 48B Cassland Rd, Hackney, London