No to and Rally saturday, 18th June 1983' Coal Hill Lane, Farsley, Pudsey, W.Yorkshire Assemble: 3.00pm. started at Barber and Coleman, an engineering factory in Manchester, Trafford Park.
Until recently the factory was not unionised. Then Jon Silberman joined others in a unionisation drive. For this he has been sacked - the management claiming that his job is redundant.
The hundred-strong workforce walked out immediately have all signed up for the Engineering Union to fight for union recoonition. against victimisation and arbitrary Here reprint the of the committee. American owned multina tional corporation has been solidly Victorian conditions prevail on the shop floor, wages are very poor and there is no SUCE Will as the rate for the job — two workers exactly the same job can be on £10 a Week difference in their wage packet.
Film Recently London Weekend Television, who were making a programme called 'Hard Times' to the factory film worker on regular nights. He receives time a third shift allowance, his wages are so low that he receives Family Income Supplement. on redundancy is appall ing someone committed to long employment with the firm can be made com pulsorily redundant, while someone else doing similar work who might be keen to volunteer will De kept on.
Communication between the management and the shopfloor is non exisnumber of tempts to organise a union Leil. have been met with threats management.
This time we have refused to be intimidated. A hundred per cent of the workforce are now members of the AUEW. On Tuesday 7 June the union negotiate a union recogniThe company received this on 8 or 9' June. On Friday 10 June, they sacked Jon Silberman, nent trade unionist in the factory who now secretary committee The company claim that Jon was inaut redundant'. To cover themselves, a few othe redundancies were made at the same time.
Convinced We are convinced that Jon has been victimised. If the firm is seeking a reduction LINC WUIKIUINC then this should be the subject of negotiation and with the possibility of sackings six minutes nOLICC as was the case in this instance We are committed to staying until all our OUL demands are met — union recognition, reinstatement of Jon Silberman, no compulsory redundancies.
With your support we are conneen o vIcio Together we can strike a tol laur • Copies of this strike committee statement from: Dick McGrogan, chairperson 17 Bridgewater Street, WinEccles, Manchester.
Jon Silberman, 51 Montrose House, Crete Street Oldham. Send messages and donations to these addresses
Socialist Action 17 June 1983