Kigass strike continues | IMGpapers 1980

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The action, in support of the eight-wee women AUEW members at Kigass plants Leamington Spa and Warwick union recognition, has been described as 'unforgivable' by Coventry South-West Tory MP John Butcher. He also said that no dispute at this time merit this particular Vall kind of action, and added:

would suspect that General Galtierie laughing all over his face.

But AUEW convenor at Rolls-Royce, Phil Higgs, claims that the management at kigass have the workers in Coventry and same attitude trade union rights as the ArgenSoon atter the decision to black Kigass work had been announced breakthrough the dispute was achieved when the management agreed to meet union officials for the first time.

Kigass managing director Arthur Wardman stated that he is prepared to concede union recogniplant if the workers agree tion the Leamington to a long list of conditions.

These include: no talking, no rattles or collections exfor the Save the Fund, 1Uld For a Reagar-free Caribbean Fidel Castro, July 1980 Defence of the revolutions in Cuba, Grenada and Nicaragua and support for the revolutions in progress throughout the region are the twin themes of system to use the canteen, and an understanding that employers' ot would not be implementec before June 1984.

After the meeting, AUEW district president Mel Griffin sala union recognition is not being offered at the Warwick plant (named Abex). He said: "There is no way we are going to accept conditions for Kigass and sell the 22 workers at Abex down the line. 80 are out, and 80 are going back with full trade union recognition.' Mass pickets are every Saturday, 5.30 am at Warwick, and 7.30 am Send donaellielor. tions and messages of supMrs E Stanford, 7 St. Helens Rd., ington Spa, Warwickshire.

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ROLLS-ROYCE Bristol are blacking a Kigass aircraft compo- nent used in the Pegasus engines of the Harrier jets in Britain's South Atlantic task force.