IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Coventry's George Ward resigns from CP

· Socialist Challenge No. 10, 11 August 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 304 words

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movernent tend to when they Preston dockers emergency by the South East Region of the That conference could outline the many ateps which are needed, and has to he supported SURINDER SINGH resigned his membership of the CommunES Party lust Friday. IL must a siriking women workers af the Forward Trading Compa my in Coventry. For the owner of this sweatshop Most of Singh's 27 emploser: aTe Asian women. This is how leading striker, Marbhajan Dhami:

We got 15 minutes break in th MOsTLUE DELA TOT THE an hour and no break in the afternoon. There is no rest room ENTECCI. sitting at our machines. There Is no hot water to wash with an rarely even a toilet roli.

Wages are low - 42 hours of piecework can yield as lictle as Most E15-£18 weekly, ar che rate of 45p 11 EN get one week's in the summer and two days at Christmas.' They condicions arisin whi 18 of the women joined Transport and General Warkers Enom st November, Suende Singh - at the lime one of the CP's prominent members CONCHEE this, and on 15 July six workers including the shop steward, were The pretext was shortage o work. Immediatel the WHALES PEDE DISILL SHE DI August, the frst day of picker.

ing, only four workers went in has -been temporanily closed down. It is not clear whether or simply expocts the pickets to disappear.

They have no intention of disappearing and are determined to wia their strike for recognition Singh doeso' like to see it like that, Jor him 'these women are not able factories because They are not They should be reall lor them.

Surinder Singh made this state ment while still a member of th CP. His resignation came at the end of the week the strike began

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