Massey Ferguson, Manchester rejecting a pay familiar lines. On telegrams them to attend a mass meeting regarding the company's wage offer.
There seemed to be a certain amount of collusion between local officials and management. When local officials were contacted they directive had come from a no ever HOSTCHY them to hold mass meeting to get us back to work On hearing this, we immediately issued a strike bulletin, before the mass meeting, countering management's and also the dubious game being played by ficials.
On the day of the mass meeting the local officials the workforce, who refused to listen to them. We decided to give another broadside THE DEVELOPMENT of our two-week strike, offer of two per cent, took 12 July, strikers received local union officials urging on 14 July.
Simultaneously, a company bulletin arrived, urging us to return to work and claiming there was a misunderstanding in our strike bulletin to the company.
The stewards' committee said that instead of instructing members back to work, we should put to management our position: f5 on the basic rate will oar galning on tne excess.
After stewards' meeting Will COll with the workforce Dally standing outside the gate in angry mood, the company capitulated and agreed to our demand. vote was laken and a Illa jority was for a return to work so lnal negoulanon: could resume.
This was seen as a victory which could strengthen our organisation, although recognise there'll be more
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