IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Laurence Scott workers tour Huddersfield

Socialist Challenge No. 230, 28 January 1982 · p. 14 of the scan · 176 words

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Thursday workers : rom Laurence Scott toured Huddersfield speaking at two large factories in the town.

The first meeting took place at the ICI where a mass meeting of the workforce called over shorter working week heard Phil Penning put the Scott's case.

Earlier the delegation rom Scott's visited Brown's tractor factory at vietnan, where bre ALEW convenor bro. i nompson plant Thousands of South Yorkshire workers went on strike on 25 Jan and 3000 people marched to Citt Hall to protest at Tory policies.

made on the TUC to organise a national lobby of parliament on 26 April.

Socialist Challenge senior stewards to discuss their dispute. Peter Robin steward from Hopkinsons senior AUEW SOlA Valves, accompanied the Scott's delegation on the tour.

Huddersfield Socialist Challenge public meeting Support LSE workers fight day rooruary Northumberland St (opp. Railway Speakers: LSE workers, Cuss. Chair. swinbank AUCT CUrr venor Holset Engineering.

The buses stopped and the steelmills came to a standstill. A call was 28 January 1982

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