paign to save jobs at Metal Box in meeting was jointly North, Central Hackney Trades Council.
Over half of the audience were Clapton Metal Box factory. A whole contingent still dressed ne nightsit to be erecent at the meeting and hear the two local L and Stanis MPs. Roberts and Clinton LavIcs. Hackney counciantony senedi d well as the engineers convenor at Clapton and the T&G conGreen factory in North LonLUH This meeting was the first time that workers from the don factoretiad been e Cle po get together. The Metal Box managemen navO Terusca rachines ior a mass meeting on the site to discuss the 170 redundancies.
uriner jobs Palmers Green and 20 at Bermonascy The was for the workers themselves to exchange inforsuggestions how the fight could be con aucter wel as take acc vice and solidarity from the representatives of the labour NEARLY 200 people braved the bitter cold last Friday to attend a public meeting called as part of a camLondon. The sponsored by the Hackney and South Labour Parties and movement bodies on the platFortunately representatives of LIC Workers Part and other sectarian groupings didn't seem to appreciate this and effectively Metal Box Nonetheless, many useful pieces SUELeSTIOnS mauc Leader of Hackney Council Tony Kendall filled in the background the firms redundancy plan. He pointed out that their £17.5m profit in overseas profit showed the company was not as bad off SLAND SUDDOSCO an Irish company call Bordens specialising in cans for milk products. more profitable to duce Britain sel whilst allowing it to take over to Irelan The fact that MB had an Herest mus company ane that two ex MB directors are now on Bordens board shows thaL Clans LOLLICICE consennon as me reason lo! the job cuts was not true. clearly operated cartel resulting it The Palmers Green convenor suggestco that the com pany nad a ve ycar plan toi job cuts and was moving production from 'high wage countries low ones London into towns that have little trade union and ow rates orgas all with the aim of boosting profits.
Jobs He pointed out that jobs weren't workers to sold. Anyone taking Cancy Day was SCHne LaCOD. of their children and grandchildren Ernie Roberts developed this the vas one on the a 2CSI companies in une waol WOre WIIn asscIs ercalerta that many govern ments. It was their resources to keep open Clapton Palmers Green Dians He wanted to know how much transfer was going on. He tought that une workers should have the right to consult MB's books. of MB sales were in Britian net ting f17m profit whilst the 46 brought in e5am seasi CCIl overscas sales He read from MB's chair 1982 boasted *smoothly previous -Hac gone. workers present whether they would be happy to appear the 1983 'having the SIDOLLE the MB workers couldn't be defeated Contouton to Be When des are for strike actiond. workers present there majority the meeting however, was bes and a member Hackne North Labour Party. She also explained that industrial but that the best wav to achieve thi was or a ne aDour move ment bodies and activists in IVID WOrKCIS OCCUCE UDOn. particular she called for sup port for a demonstration to mobilise the labour move SHICHI OCTIC CLIC WOrKers
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