Flying pickets at Aylesbury Depot

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Dave Carter to branch secretary of Thornabyon-Tees ASLEF branch and representative in the North east.

I'VE just come from packed branch meeting where the feeling was tremendous. The strike has been solid in the North CObi • SO despite the media trying to undermine stories of how many trains are running in the South east.

We've just passed unanimous motion to support There is convers strik executive's strike possible sackily.

depots throughout the region.

mean that there will be even fewer trains running next week as we are makHeR mentions to appeal picket lines from now on and our VWIS are orad tically Del cent solid aireddy.

The Board has threatened us with the sack on one hand and on the other there were collect our pay calling for pay calline volunteers to work Sunday overtime!

Ray Buckton has written o every ana consuluenci Labour Parties explaining ou case so offering speakers locally reports and to ask for supNothing moves on Western Region WE assembled at two o'clock in the morning tion. tried to keep our destination to Aylesbury a closely Daily Mail had already reported the OiCKeL the only depot the south the twenty drivers are scabbing.

The transport Aylesbury was cramped, bl everyone high searen of any concealed trances which the scabs could ing ine town was completely dead except for the police there to greet us Late the morning (ricklewood denol increas ing our numbers to about 30.

Although cessful in stopping the scabs, picket aller tne weekend During the morning gave leaflets explaining our last wert given school youth out in their school were fighting for their future ; well as ours. As the picke arew io a close. we were oerer mined to return with suffinumbers to close the depot down.

AT FIVE o'clock Monday morning 40 pickets arrived Altringham station all over Manchester to sure no drivers took out Bristol Terry Stewart, Bristol District Labour Party spoke to ROY WATKINS ASLEF a driver organising the picketing Bristol's Bath Road Depot.

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Mass picketing stops Altringham trains