IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Train drivers vindicated

· Socialist Challenge No. 233, 18 February 1982 · p. 1 of the scan · 270 words

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DEFEND LAURENCE SCOTT'S WORKERS and Pete Rowen Laurence Scott strike committee INSIDE THIS WEEK Bernadette's election London fares fight p.6 The courts against pp.8-9 THE McCARTHY tribunal report on the vindication of ASLEF's recommends the paying of the outstanding per cent and the placing of the flexible rostering issue back into the normal negotia ting procedure.

This favouras come is lesthici Jetermination nad more powerful voice ir eien :Acagr cotted it Rail they could break t! as a union. Insteas got a bloody noie But McCarth demands that ASLE: way, in advance principle of the eigh day. o comply wit: would allow defea! :::. snatched from the jaw: : victory. Strike action mus: therefore continue BR pays up — withou: :.*.

British Rail is still cr the trail of carnage. Know. ing what McCarthy to recommend 2U1ll2 came out on the eve of re announcement threat axe 16,000 rail jobs. It biame: this on the drivers' actio:

despite the findings c: McCarthy.

The drivers have opered un the road tor all rali workers to overturn the flexible ment forced down their NUR secretary, Sid Weighell United action ot ai. railworkers .is needed around the fight to save jobs and Weighell's policy of destroying them overturned.

The flexible rosterin issue is only the first ste of British Rail's efforts io destroy 38,000 jobs There are six other pro. ductivity points including single person operation o CHOR TOCO NO CeR The drivers have shown that this attack can be halted. This lesson now needs to be driven home.

See pages 4 and 5 for fur ther information on the rail

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