SOME 70 women and men braved the snow and fog in their suede leather and fur coats at Liverpool's Pierhead 1 last sunday.
Calling themselves Women Against Strikes and House. wives United, the group's organisers included local Tory DATHICS and the National Association for Freedom.
They were opposed by 120 counter-demonstrators, the Women's Action Group, Women's the Workers Group, and other SecHOns of the women's movement, striking lorry drivers, low paid workers, and other BHORISIS.
Both groups gathered with their placards. A man sat on a raincoat praying, a Bible in his hand.
The banners of the anti-trade unionists, declaring 'Down with Strikes', were waved in With a combination of strikes and freezing weather conditions making a sharp impact on industrial and social life in the area, the Tories, the far right, and the press have been attempting to rally the most vulnerable.
Danger as the supporters of the lorry drivers grew finally outnumbering them.
The an- race made their worst mistake when they mount podium which had been erected to celebrate one hundred years of Liverpool Trades Council.
This was like a red rag to a bull to the pro-strikers. was a group of anti-trade unionists using the campaign. ney were met with a barrage Ford of abuse and Shocked by this, they decided to abandon the podium and gather elsewhere.
But trade then haranguing. debating, arguing - coupled with chants of "Tories' and 'scabs'.
This made the anti-strikers react by singing 'Land of Hope and Glory' and We're Proud to be Tory', which was their undoing. Some people among UNIONISES the Here workers' their snowballs.
counter-demon- them clearly followed, themselves and began to leave.
The with the supporters of the lorry drivers clearly the victors, with police in large numbers drafted wancared.
The antis, bruised by WORKERS) opposition they had received, planned to meet again, this time Their demonstration was a defeat for the press and local But they radio stations, which for a week had pumped out abuse against the lorry drivers and publicised isolated. the anti-trade union demo.
Sadly, what was lacking was persuade