IMGpapers 1980–83

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

T Lucas return

· Socialist Challenge No. 237, 11 March 1982 · p. 15 of the scan · 213 words

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page 15 of the scan

9ranted majority of 18 for a return to work.

The meeting on Friday 26 February organised lomtv hi STING committee and management was marked by confusion and disorganisation Angry scuffles broke out Photo on une noor when managing eirector TOnn Chadwick threatened a complete down if the strike wasn't end. ed This backed up several arcarenine evers sent erect ly to the workers over the heads of the strike committee.

was slow to counter the After major support from Scotts Staffa and the Bristo labour movement this vote is a major setback for Lucas The bosses moved quickl demonstration AFTER three weeks of struggle against redundan cies at the T Lucas plant in Kingswood, Bristol, a mass meeting of the 250 workers voted by a narrow to exploit practical mistake made by the strike committee slowness of the union the TGWU in giving officia support uriner realmeanees are now in the pipeline to take ou Lucas workers have take a bad knock but they aren crushed Chadwick realised its no over when he warned offic senior management not to gloat If the lessons of this failure are next round will go to the shop floor Rusk worker, Paul Wilson is sure of one thing: 'If we'd carried on another two weeks.

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