Paddington stops | IMGpapers 1976

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ASLEF BRITISH Rail wants to get rid of 35,000 workers, and the present battle ground for this 'pruning' operation, linked, of work-loads, is Paddington station in London.

When parcel porters at the station refused to work new rosters three weeks ago, management locked them The NUR leadership has made ULL. the dispute official, calling a one-day strike at the station last Tuesday and I the previous Wednesday.

But homeworkers gaining nothing increased London W1.

the Secretary's plans for whittling away exsung legislaton protecting jobs, be certain , from this government. Hence the importance of trade union and community action to take up the homeworkers' case This is the aim of a conference to be held by the National Homework. ing Campaign on 13 October. It's Llam to som at St Pancras Church House, Lancing St, London NW1. Further details from: Simon Crane, Low Pay Unit, 9 Poland St, Socialist Challenge 4 October 1979 Page 5

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By Geoff Bell" driving the • Brits out by appeals to their