STANTU® SPUN STRIKE | IMGpapers 1976

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cent ingrease, plus infiation proofed wages. 'Were marching today in suphe 10 per cent, and to show our claim is for E15 and 30p for ench HILL HATE for the firemen. Our subsequent rise in the cost of Living. We want to protect aur settlement against inflation.

*A representative of the said today they are a special case. Well we'te not a special case, our case is the same an every ocher unionist in this country. Warkers like ourselves are cut without the backing of OCIas al workcrs against Government's policies.

Peter Radeliffe, member of the strike committee af Stuntoe wed Stuseley BSC plant. *Ie our strike, the Gavertment is going forther than simply suin he 10 per cent guidelines CU LESL MENCC1S I SOc dire financial postion that logioally speaking there shouldn't be employed BSE any offer all Tor people You've seco all the press so:

are staggering. Bur it's not a problem peculiar to BSC ponumen chroughout the world. There has to be a steel industry and people have lo employed 'Demonstrations like today's Workers at British Steel Corporation plant march to domand a 21 pe are important. Because our strike isn't official, we are bave any official assistance from trade unitas. The march today helps us TONCE LAC No matter what sucpessive Governments have said the past about rallying to the of warking people, the chips are down we are left on out own.' Brian MeGinley, secretary of the strike committee at Stanton and SMEC MORKACLARUEHIS to They II's TWE HEEG DIOTEWEDETMUSEC against public expenditure cuts need greater unity denied terent sectors in ine class so that we not only put an end to the 10 per cent, but finall bring about an end to the system thal produces interest of private profits. "IE CYLIY 8 DOE body foliowed when Nottinghain, we'd be obe step on TIC TINO TO TOLIAE MCLER call sational action in support of the firefighters and against the 10 per cent pay policy.' Brian Simister, vice president of Nottingham and disarict Trades John Peck - holding loud-hailer — chaired last Saturday's rally.

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Conference delegates enfronted by a Broad Left Tory bloc out to oppose action on fee levels, the student culs, and SOCIALISTCHALLENGE 1 December 1977 pape 4