ON MONDAY 25 JANUARY, the workforce at the Plessey plant in Bathgate, West Lothian, responded to the company's intention to close the factory by occupying the premises. But on Thursday 7 February the Plessey company took the workers where they were granted an order to end the sit-in.
On Friday, mailed to the factory gate by Sheriff officers so that all those occupying would know of the court's decision.
Plessey multinational firm, which produces components for electrical circuits, defy order to quit occupying the plant to court La copy of the court order was 75 per cent of the workers and 90 per cent of those involved the sit-in women. The factory does not have a militant tradithat there will be no other Jobs tor them to go to George Wilson, the TASS convenor at the factory. told Socialist Challenge that although they would have fought for their jobs anyway, the victory of the Lee Jeans workers was morale pooster or mie workers a the plant. He acknowledgeuse never Lee Jeans workers had given to the Plessey Action Committee. at Talbot, Linwood now regretted their Diners decision.
Redundancy Plessey workers would all have gone after months, but finding another job in the area — where there is 30 per cent unemployment would be next to impossible.
Plessey workers met last Saturday to discuss the court order, and it was decided overwhelmingly to continue the sit-in. watch had the backing of the maWomen workers are fighting back up and down the country..
* In Plessey, have voted to detv the iniunction granted to stop their occupation for jobs (see the LOUS page):
declared that laws which prevented ocCubalous were ol needs of working people'. These women Ike their sisters betore them at Lee Jeans are fighting to win.
they're in Glasgow are showing just how wrong LAIS IS. , They're fighting back to save their jobs and they're certainly not meek and mild.
* Divide and rule tactics by management must be fought.
Hoovers factory in Merthyr their case won against lay-offs — who are doing nothing to fight the redundancies are stirring up the male worker:
against this decision; a thousand workers went on half day strike in opposition to the Equal Opportunities courage in the face of in. timidation. the women workers, Karen, told us that they were new to industrial action of this Women fighting back..."
last week ships fighting the , Bathgate, women workers diary The Shop steware Trade unionists, step with unc this century WC1 Loveable' decision against discriminatory lay offs It's a pity the unión leaderput their energies into redundancies instead of fighting the women workers.
* 20 February is a day for everyone's action Collullice woman's right to work is holding a planning day to build for the 5 June Labour Party day of protest on women's rights and women's organisations will all be represented on 20 February, helping to plan the biggest event on women's rights The planning day is at the University of London Union, Malet St, - starts at 10am.
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