IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Defend the Cowley 9

Socialist Challenge No. 37, 16 March 1978 · p. 4 of the scan · 391 words

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warching Leyland geting better all the time' to WORK TOGETHER The ad said that Jones and Scanlon agreed on the basic the boed for management unions to work together* For the membership the membership redundancies and spood-up.

democracy in the union to prevent any opposition emerging.

This is why the Transport and General Workers Union is witch-hunting militants in the union's Region 5, based on Cowley works including convenor Bob Fryci who WAN ONOPEU anionisalion plant, and Workers Socialist and League member bent means FIGHTBACK But on Saturday a meeting in Birmingham of T&C members from the arca who oppose the Victimisations began to organise the fighthack:

A further meeting of T&G Oxtord, Cowley victimisations coming a reality.

Alan Tharwhich has widespread union. mehers is being called for s April in Oxford to bring the full Facts of the case before union the embers, and lo discuss way: of preventing the serious chrem to union democracy that the represent bewillit end?' The basis for the Oxford meeting i to be a statement already support in the It suss: "We believe this marter is of great concern to all activist and geruine democrats McCarthyice within the T&GWU and burcaucrac!, believe ir is vital that Whs maximum pressure he pul on national bodies to make sure relevant regiona. RUTTC shop of this kind are caken apains these iocotbers, t this sort o action starts in Region 5, where DELEGATES Sociulist Challenge sopporters in the TaCi are urged to get Oxford meeting on 8 April to fight the tactics of the HREL they the reminder can share one achtsen monis fur the Rove 3500 and the Range Rover', be said. And the shop floor bas neen lightin ; the incroduction af a nighr shift for pas year.

can't those cars be stewards organise conference Tor all Leyland stewards and provide regular information to the membership through bulletios and mass neelings Tony Ryan, a shop steward Tactary, had different apprpach. He said that those wanting redundanes should go, and a part of the factory be pul in mothballs — a view held by some of the shop stewards who waut to save the Factors But Pat Hickey explained manaceren!t are interested in keeping anyone in Speke number 2 plant. PRIMU will eventually close

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produood at Speke? He suggested that Speke

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