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Toolmakers try dangerous tactic Militancy still there

Socialist Challenge No. 51, 22 June 1978 · p. 4 of the scan · 162 words

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2,000 toolmakers from British Leyland defled a call from Terry Duffy, president-elect Engineers* Union and stopped work on 12 June. They were supported by a further 1,500 toolroom workers on the night-shifts who attended meeting Birmingham. called by the unofficial Leyland Toolroom Committee, chaired by Roy Frazer. JOHN GRAHAM reports.

The continued support from Leyland toolrooms for the Footroom Committee the militancy displayed in the 4-week strike in 1971 has not been last. But the decision to withhold union subscriptions to protest against the lack of SULTULL From the executive is a dangerous move for the toolmakers to accepr The blame for wich moves must be ploced squarely at the door of the AUEW leadership was for demand of the toolroom for refusing sheenies will be ted by decision the AUEW bureaucrats further Bolate rank and file support for the toolmakers.

The payment of a unor subscription is not seen by the THE ANNUAL conference of the National and Local

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