IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Wanted for strike breaking

Socialist Challenge No. 1, 9 June 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 246 words

The scan: sc-n01-jun-9-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

in Birmingham for the Transport Selling out the Randolph Hotel Strike, Oxford.

bureaucracy of the T&GWU res ponsible for the defeat at the Randolph, Hotel on 17 May, Alter i six-month strike Tor uman recognition and agninst victimisation, the strikers were bedered to accept the terms or Trust Houses Forte manage 2. Saboraging the three-month strike at the Night Our Club in week as the Randolph sell-out. committed to winning the dis pate, be stopped the TRIon baycott of the club and called off the regular mass picket Law agreed that the cause of the dispule - the sacking of a wistress by THF for union activities — should go to arhitra3. Sabotaging the strike of ürivers ar Morion's (BRS) trans port company in Small Heath, BURRITT The drivers were out for a sickness benefit scherne cha Teast insurance corce The officials persuaded them to go to mockers con tinued picketing until they were promised & obnes cor cicar ng toc hacklog of work.

Law's reaction? "The men Limited were carried away by overenthusiasms", be geperously suggested, They are just ordinary sorcing poople who have been cut on strike nod want to go back to work. Law nade bem with draw their bones demand, and on 24 May sent theim back lo work.

SANITA Associates:

Houses Forte management, and National Associntion Froeden, who What to do: Organise inde nots or suca craven union officials, and light to remove against the policies they stand CEDE

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