GEC strikers victory | IMGpapers 1980

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As GEC announced an increased profit of £584m, its cash reserves peaked at a new level of £1,036,000. Yet for the Preston site victory is a 9½ per cent package: an across the board rise of £6.50, payment, a cut in sick pay waiting time two days to one day, and Hackney N & Stoke Newington Labour Party Public meeting Railworkers!

Friday 16 July 7.30pm Stoke Newington Library Howards aneve Israel out of Wednesday 14 July 8pm Lansbury House, 41 Camberwell Grove, SES Palestinian and SC/RY speakers AFTER two and a half weeks on strike over a claim for 12 per cent increase plus staff the 850 shopfloor workers at voted by four to one to return to work on Monday. A victory had been won over Britain's biggest comthe removal of virtually all the deskilling strings which the company originally attempted to House.

For the strike committee the victory also strengthenea the union organisation on the site.

Mass picketing and secondary om ASLEF, NUR and London Transpor Southwark Socialist Challenge/Revolution Youth Lebanon Now!. picketing the Manchester site were effective in hardening out militancy and forcing the company to run to the negotiating table.

But GEC weren't the only ones doing the running. At the conference of the union Confed dEC Llandudno SCUl managers wined and dined with national officials LIC spirit ot true modera tion. The local left CSEU ornicials were instructed to return to Preston to speedily complete negollatolis.

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GEC tried to rationalise Traction, the are using intersite flexibility as a means break up union site strength.

The strike and the company's strength other power engineering highlighted weakness union organisation. Secondary action and mass leafletincluding p&p.

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