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As eariv as the second week of the strike, the Independent Television News went seeking anti-strike wives in Dagenham. But they didn't have much luck.
Most of the wives that they found to interview were solidly behind the strike.
Last week the press turned up trumps - in Southampton where they found a few wives prepared to urge the men back LO Work.
These women were militant enough to want to organise a demonstration about it, after a good anti-strike news SLOEV But the Daily FINALLY the wives have been wheeled out to call for Ford strike, reports JUDE The Express, Mail and Sun have all quoted from Southampton workers' wives that they are 'shocked', "disgusted' and think it's time the men went back to 'petticoat rebellion at Ford" came to grief when the handful of anti-strike wives were met at the factory gates on Saturday by a much larger contingent of wives and supportCIS Express made as little of that as possible.
ASSERTIVE Some of the wives involved have clearly articulated rightwing views. They call for secret ballots en- meetings, and demand that the union leaders accept the 8 per cent offer.
Others can easily be led on by Express's | the interviewing techniques of susan tells Ford strikers assertive right-wing reporters:
You're feeling now, aren you.
*It'll be better strike's over, won't it.
Some wives are happy to be say, the usca to sap une strikers morale others don't realise that this is now mich words will be used In Southampton, the organisanon or te anu-strike wives provoked a counter offensive by those women behind the strike.
Not only did they counter the mass Press attack, but they showed their important for the success of the strike.
As Julie Alexander, a Ford wife active A WIFE'S the pinch a fortnight when the grappling with the supporting the attending meetings stewards gulled into SUSPOIL like Jean Charlton Langley, behind cries of outrage.
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