SocialistAction 1983–88

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

PICKET Britains toy strike

Socialist Action No. 23, 2 September 1983 · p. 8 of the scan · 1,009 words

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THREE HUNDRED striking workers at Britains roys continue tner five week picket in deand a picket hospitalised by a scab driver s car.

They are demanding a reduction in their fifty ‹These listings are free for all major lavour movement ana Semiadvertisements cost ≥p per wora ana must be para advance. Send to: Diary, Socialist Action, Upper sireet, Lonaon NI 2XP to arrive later than Thursday, one week prior to publication). • Lesbians in the Labour Party We exist! And it's about time the Labour Party campaigned on our issues Do! National meeting for Labour Party lesbians. Sun 4 Sept. 1 pm County Hall, South Bank, London. Nr Waterloo. Creche available. • Palestinian Solidarity and Labour Committee on Palestine fringe meeting at …oc contercice will speakers, film, literature and discussions on building unions and Labour Party.

Monday 5 September, 6pm, • Forest Peace Festival 1983 a maior folk and iazz festival Sat 10 Sept, noon to *pm, Friends Meeting House. Bush Road.

Leytonstone, London Ell. £1/50p unwaged/children free. Organised by Waltham Forest CND. • No Intervention in Central America (NICA) -a broad based coalition of sondanily groups, numal I would like to become a Socialist Action supporter. • Please send me my supporters bulletin • Please put me in touch • I enclose a standing order/donation of £ Socialist Action Bankers Order Form To: (Name of your bar k in capitals)

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Please do not send the Bankers Order direct to you bank. Thank you. hour week, with no loss of pay.

One of the strikers, Z Iqbal gave greetings from the strike to an East meeting fend the victimised Cowley 'My sympathies go to the 13 Cowley ManWULKCIS. agements everywhere use intimidation...

•Management worried because they are running short of supplies rights orgs, aid agencies and political parties. NICA have organisco a call v outside the US Embassy, Grosvenor Sq, 9-7.30. until seviemoel • No more Chiles - Hands Sept assembles 12.30pm Clerkenwell Grn, London ECI na onDour Campaign for Gay Rights next monthly meeting 11 Sept, 6pm, Marchmont Maremony St, Cl. For Marchmont St, details contact Mike Haran 659 2938 or Chris Beer 785 9515. National LCGR can be contacted via Chris Richardson, 21 Devonshire rromenaue. Ivolunenam • Glasgow Polish Solidarity Cttee Conference 17/18 September. For details contact Gordon Morgan, 59 vul walu avc. ulaszow 041-649 8958 or Pia • Leggin' it for peace East London Youth CND March, 17/18 September from Kelvedon Hatch Civil which have been cut off by solidarity action at the LOCKS. We will stay firm in our strike and will not be bullied by our firm • On 26 August strikers picketed Hamleys, of the world's biggest toy shops in London, urging customers buyers to Docoll goods from the firm.

Britain's workers outside Hamley's toy store Defence HQ to London Fields, Hackney. For details contact East London YCND, St, London E8. • Gay Young Socialists next London meeting 18 Sept, bpm. at Gay's the Word Discussion on the Police Bill with speaker from Gay London Police Monitoring Group. Future meetings on 'Gays and Central America' and showing of South LonGon "Yv video 'Revenge of the teenage . Further into from Martin Goodsell, 13 Buxton Rd, N19, 263 9484. • Ireland and the Labour Party Conference Labour Campaign on Ireland public meeting, 19 Sept, 7.30pm, Venture Community Centre. Warnington Road, London • Donations and messages of support: Britain shop stewards' 205 Fore Street, London N18.

THE REJECTION of against current situation there for meetings. Write to 9 Grays Inn Buildings, London ECI. • Oxford Claimants Defence Committee One day conterence on at soeo 1983. Discussion of 'operation Major' Sept '82. Fee only f1.50, unwaged pay less. Information and registration papers contact CDC, 44b Princes Street, Oxford.

AMERICAN closure of the Cardowan pit on Scotland is a setback for the miners' But a rash of pit batshows miners refuse to bow down to board drives change manning levels, bonuses and productivity.

In the first six months of this year there were 179 stoppages at pits and last year 185,000 miners were involved in 403 such disputes.

Since the summer shut-down three pits stopped work over management attempts to boost productivity by redeploying men underground.

At three, Bet• History Workshop 17 Industrialisation and atter Manchester Polytechnic, Saints, November. Registration and enquiries to: History Workshop 17, 47 Albany Road, Manchester 21. Full fee f7, Students and low wage f3.50, unemployed and OAPs tree. Cheques pavable to 'History Workshop 17'.

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Los Awatinas from Bolivia Yolocamaba-ita from El Salvador Mayapi, Pueblo; Adrian Mitchel food, chadress teshanger in Kent, Dinnington in Yorkshire and Westoe. Durham manag ement were forced to reucal Other stoppages have occured at Monk Hall in Scotland, Silverhill Sutton-in-Ashfield Bolsover colliery.

Asbestos HEALTH RISKS from asbestos have sparked off all out strike of 150 social security staff at Woodgrange Park House in East London.

The dangerous ashestos was found in the boiler room, air ducts and lift shaft by Civil Service union stewards.

The Property Services who responsible for the upkeep of the premises, lave relused lo make a full survey or take ade. quate measures to protect the safety of workers and claiments who use the building Speakers have gone to other offices to win support, solidarity action is taking place, including stoppages at lford Romford DHSS offices. • Donations and messages to:

Woodgrange Strike Come Chapel Street, London E15. 01-555 1871..

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