THROUGHOUT the engineering employers have been quick to take advantage of the demoralisation now spreading following the national engineers' settlement. On the day they returned to work, engineering workers at Mather & Platt's were greeted with the news that they faced 500 redundancies. On the Thursday the management of International Computers Ltd [ICL) redundancies, including the closure of their plant at Dukinfield near Manchester. led the unions to scramble for the best deal on redundancy pay, mass workers has decided to resist the closure at Dukinfield. MARTIN COLLINS reports.
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Evacuation plans in case of a disaster are also inadequate hecause of the hin value oi the property North London Health Safety and Anti-Nuclear Groups are organising a joint meeting on nuclear transport at Camden Town