IMGpapers 1976–79

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

So what happened at Cowley?

Socialist Challenge No. 114, 20 September 1979 · p. 7 of the scan · 236 words

The scan: sc-n114-sep-20-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

was an 'I'm alright Jack' attitude! ask when branch one member revolt the St.

coming where a weeks strike' main thing is that it's the claim going in.

of cutting jobs, that's say that the they lost.

being accept defeat. THE ONLY real success scored by the employers thei attempts to stimulate a 'rank and fik against the strikes has decision by workers at Cowley plants not to take part. Bu even here it only proved possibl because a section of the steward leadership led the revolt' It started in the body plant whe they refused to support the first on day strike. But at a mass meeting of the steward recommended a one day counter they were voted down and instead the members voted for the next one day stoppage in support of When the two day • strikes bega however the plant leadership decide to "leave it to the members' to decid • Not errorist a green kers to e in. Not surprisingly workers at Assembly plant began to ask why the should strike when the others wert 2,000 workers marched to the convenors, who were forced to agree to a mass meeting. Whilst the plan leadership fought hard for the strike. an ex-steward put it to the vote ard the right-wing steward threatening to go in as well as th members, the stewards leadership it the Assembly plant was forced i

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