but another want-cur ocine com pared to the 25,5 per ceas cus in our standard of living over the DOS TECELM official figures. Weld need Listra just to make up for that. nothing compared what we need to keep up with inflation in the coming year.
ord is trying to por ning. They're yet again div ne us. They're trying to buy off the higher paid D and E grade workers with 12 per cent rises -leaving A grade with just 9 per WE ALL KNOW Ford's latest offer is not adequate. It means yet another cutin our standard of living. Reaction to it has been quick and angry. In the body plant at Halewood last Friday night, workers in the 'Elephant House, (the welders) walked out when they heard the cent. We say se to this divide and mule. want an across-the board offer What about our other points?
O the bimenoesca banan no answer. Working on the line is the hardest, beaviest, and most half hour's extra pay a day. Ford paid an allowance before, and can he foroed to pay it again.
On the 37 hour week noching. Werve been askile 10 the 35 hour week for ten years, and now we've got to fight for a million on the dole, Ford has no excuse, It would mean less work for us, and a chance of a wage On the estra month's pas othing. In Germany, Italy an Ford pays an That's increase our boeus £15 to make ESO. This is peanuts. We have a right to the extra month's pay.
On the cost of living safeguard ment, not a l-year agreement They don't explain why the coulde'. Prices go up every da)
And finally, on our demand for whatever the cause lay-off, Ford mathing. The dispute in June at clain They re holiday bonus.
rent up. 1ood holiday 2-year agree 10% BROKEN Dagenham showed that we're no longer prepared to be treased like casual labour. This is one of the most important paints in the major part of the clasm. The 15 per cent asked for hy the union is just not coough tr keep up with inflation, Rates up up, and school meals are up. We need at least So — to sum up — we need to fight to win everything in this claim, if our standard of living is not to fall yer again this year.
With the Iatest offer Ford has now broken the Government's J0 per cent wage guideline. So they cannot hide behind the Govern ment's limits as an excuse for not meeting the fall claim. An inch is as good as a mile. So now we're in a strong position to win everything in the ciaim.
NO MORE SACRIFICE This might be the last chance for a long time to get what we need. We have 10 act now when we can. The Government is asking us to make anocher year of sacrifice. Meanwbile she boss es are having a bonanza. Profis booming and the sock market'", on the up and up. Las year, when we got a 4%, per cen rise, Ford had three price rise and made £121 million profir.
We must say 'No' to any more sacrifice. But we'll have a fight to make sure that happen Fords money does not fall fron the sky - It only comes through struggle. Ford can pay, and can be cade to pay — il chey see us united, determined and prepared O THE SULA The only way were going to win is to tell Ford right now that we're prepared to go all the way That we're prepared to take strike action. And we have to tell the unions that this year, there'l be no sell out Atready at Langley. Dagenham and Halewood, people ate talking about imediate action 10 back up a strike threat. Among the sugestions are imposing n the workers at Halewood nave got the ball rolling. Now ler's give it a good kick We need everything in thi dalm and we cua get it by sch... you know what!
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details. The week before, a mass meeting in the Dagenham body plant totally rejected the carlier offer.