OCCUPYING workers the Sheffield Firth Derihon plant have won their battle against compulsory reaundancies.
The owners, Johnson Firth Brown caved after eight weeks of the sit-in. This will boost the confidence of the on future attacks on jobs and conditions.
FOR 15 WEEKS Asian workers at Aire Valley Yarns have been on against low wages and appalling conditions.
Their strike bulletin explains 'Workers divided into two twelve hour shifts, paid a basic rate of £1.02 Der houl and compelled to work a Strike 60 to 72 hour week 'Overtime comMachines are Dulsory.. put before the lives workers. There is inade. quate protection against wood dust, the guards on carding macher (responsible for 23 per cent of accidents in the textile industry) do not work, spinning machines (which run up to mph) have loose brakes and do not work. No «ust ala box exists on lie premises.' When the workers iried to set up a union to right these conditions, :heir steward, Liaquat was sacked and the strike began. His case is being considered by an industrial tribunal, but he strikers are determincarry on their Ther explain 'The = unal is composed of a manager. a trade union representative
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Asian textile strike