We bath wonk ior Ford's... "You' relaid off without pay antil furthernotice." This is the bane of lineworkers in all the Ford assembly plants. And it's the wives and girifriends → the women brunt of it. They have to scrimp and save on social security. They are often forced to take a temporary job in addition to the housework they do already.
The last/ layoff which affected Dagenham, Southampton and Langley Ford assembly mid-June. The Dagenham plar took strike action to get layoff pay, fighting for "Eighty per cent now!"
Al Langley the blokes on the picket line were joined by a couple of wives and girifriends of the men laid off. We talked tooneofthe women on the picket line. Julie Gungi is married, with two children and one on the way - she is seven months pregnant. It washer first time on a picker line.
What did you think about your husband being laid off because of a dispute at Dagenham?
Ididn e think it was lair. They are two different plants. The inco Langley are always being laid off through no faul of theu own.
What was the reaction of other When 1 was on the picket line 1 talked to a lat of men, either on quite a lot of publicity in the local paper I think it's time Henry Fond realised thai we have enough on cut sate al m looking after our children anc Families with inflation üke it is — without putting our men our of work just when it suits him.
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Massey-Ferguson in Coventr gives this guarantee — so why no Did ungone ohfect to vou heleg on the picket line!
Yes, che deputy convenor. 1 wa ecused of nos beine a. Fore , but a university student Tama full time housewifo with tax childres and one on the way —hu alwasflattering. But/soemysellas a rosd worker My hushand worksat Fords and brings lome the mones, 1 get him up and make sure he gets to work on libe. I make it possibie for him!
te work by looking after the kid.
washing filthy wock clothies, The deputy consenor was objecting to the picket inself official He akad Ved He tid, Waich He saic. + Which - 1 replied, You are a member of the Ford Langley Action Commitlee!
Yes. T am chairperson. FLAC
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