SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Fords victimisation

Socialist Action No. 139, 2 May 1986 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 235 words

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page 11 of the scan

worker in Ford's Dagenham assembly been lost -ficial Steve Hart.

mittee had destroyed dismissing her timisation. In particular, union activists which employers.

As a result of this her section voted overwhelmingly to walk out definite strike on Monday 21 April when pany failed to reinstate her at the final appeal. There was also unprecedented THE FIGHT for reinstatement of a sacked woman plant has - due to sabotage by TGWU district ofThe woman's union branch, TGWU 1/1107, and the plant shop stewards comthe company's for LONE - allegedly for not declaring her degree — and proved her sacking was anti-union vicit was shown that her former employer, British Telecom, kept blacklists of be passed to future sympathy action corresponding area on the nignisnill.

Nevertheless, without any move by the tompanby to lift the sacking, , the district officer convenor agreed to recall the section on Tuesday morn. At this meeting convenor Joe Gordon repeated company lies against Lne Woman alie stated that the action would not be made official despite a 'failure to agree' having been registered at the final appeal.

Using. the lack of official backing as an excuse, Gordon advised a return to work. Yet a fortnight earlier the shop stewards had unanimously agreed to fight for action by the woman's section regardless of Hart's attitude. Stewards, Dracu

page 12 of the scan

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