PICKET | Socialist Action 1983

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ON 15 JULY United Glass in Castleford, Yorkshire announced plans to close the plant of 590 workers and transfer production to Scotland and Essex.

The workers responded swiftly with meeting which decided total opposition. Transport union branch secretary, Dick Roberts explained *The workforce are together, which is a real strength and they have told us , fight it. We will resist closure by all means available'.

If the company goes ahead with closure unionists at other United Glass plants will be asked work Castleford workers will not cooperate with the transfer of equip technical resources to other plants.

An appeal has also been sent unionists in Holland, management in tends to transfer some of the Castleford work.

The joint union committee made up of the Transport, Engineering and Electrical unions anc the Association of Scien tific Technical Managerial Staffs, has proposed a demonstration to build support on 24 September.

• For messages and information contact: Joint Committee United Glass Containers Ltd, Castleford West Yorkshire WFIO LOT (Mathew Creighton)

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Glass workers resist closure