IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Freeing the Pentonville

Socialist Challenge No. 256, 30 July 1982 · p. 8 of the scan · 147 words

The scan: sc-no256.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

industrial relations. large, through the strike.

were 'THE ISSUE is far greater than good The public at But they properly elected parliament, has set up the industrial court... Our whole way of life is based that on acceptance of the rule of law. l was Friday 21 July 1972. Sir John Donaldson, President of the National Relations Court to Pentonville priso to greet the five dockers. 'Ee Ay Ad we've got the dockers out' wa the cheer that resounded over again that fateful Wednesda afternoon ten years ago. It was magnificent victory.

It was a victory for the rank an file despite the trade union leaders were unable to take struggle forward to remove the Ac from the statute book On the da dockers were released.

Lords upheld a fine of £55,000 on t TGWU for failing to control its sho stewards on Liverpool docks.

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