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Socialist Challenge No. 232, 11 February 1982 · p. 7 of the scan · 455 words

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resolution in an appropriate form.

the re-organisation and redundancy proposals of management cial and active support and this Tory government.

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EL THE Lancashire Association of Trades Coun cils passed the following resolution in sup. port of Leyland workers. Socialist Challenge calls on all its supporters to get their union and Labour Party branches to support this "This Regional Council of the TUC pledges its support to the LV Leyland workers engaged in dispute against 'Recognising the importance that a victory against Edwardes would have for the whole trade union and labour moment we therefore urge that the trade union and labour movement gives the maximum moral, finanto ensure that the Leyland workers are not defeated by the tactics of edwardes 'We call on the North west group of MPs to raise this issue in the House of Commons on an emergency nosis. we can tor unancar supoore inrouenour ine North west for the strike committee and resolve to cirEdwardes faces his first major attack on his plan from the BL workers Arnolen the making the dispute official, SEEKERS record of the engineering union and the transport union leaders as cerned and 00ams concerned. have been Combine since 1978 ed until 15 February when sent their position.

weeks were completely abortive with the company seriously discuss side's position proposals in the Alternative. The union side continued to make clear that there will be no retreat CA despite unions are , the adverts aware one were jobs WOrKTOCE lost throughout the the strikers No further talks are schedul- demands.

the week negotiators will pre negotiations the union pickets are • broade Trade Union ment, absolutely full weight MORNING STAR Socialist Challenge the threats closure Edwardes and full page local taken out by Leyland Vehicles management Between 30 to 40,000 leaflets distributed to the whole ane the people Leyland and Preston explaning case and the unior the end of the Leyland Vehicles bosses were having to admit in the very same local papers that there was massive support for the strike throughout the area The support is there and the getting bigger and stronger. But the labour move particularly locally, has vero debrecisco to tarovi behind the workers of Leyland Vehicles.

Callea Dy Lancashire Association of Trades Councils and the North West LV Leyland Strike Committee; CSEU No 30 District Confed; Lancashire County Labour Party; Lancashire County Labour Group of MPs ASSEMBLER 12 noon Leyland Civic Centre, Leyland, Lancs.

Speakers: LV Leyland Strike Committee; Tam Dalyell MP West Lothian; LV Bathgate speaker.

All Socialist Challenge supporters from the Midlands and northwards should mobilise for this demonstration 11 February 1982

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