IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Courting pickets

· Socialist Challenge No. 106, 26 July 1979 · p. 4 of the scan · 224 words

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TORY-controlled council in South London can't wait tor tae severament s anon-vasaug laws to go through. It is probably with justification, that the courts will do the necessary now.

As Socialist Challenge press judgement is expected on a writ asking for a cessation of picketing brought by the council against Lou Lewis. full-time official Union of Construction, Trades, and Technicians.

The problem for the Wandsworth Tories is that they have vowed to axe the council's direct works but the council workers aren't having it.

UCATT sites handed contractors last year, in one case for as long as four months.

The council Wandsworth cramung hoping, trade furthered by picketing. goes. to 'If they're Allied on this.

depart- frighten us,' he adds. building will not get them very far. private Challenge.

now wants court backing to stop picketing of two sites action furtherance of a political rather than a trade dispute, and that even if it were it would not be "They're trying to narrow the basis of both definitions,' says Lou Lewis.

successful it will implications for the whole movement, so we're hoping for broad support *As far as we're concerned, there will be no use of private contractors on council land. Injunctions won't also claiming damages from Lewis, which he says •* haven't got a pot to piss in,' he told Socialist

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