Socialist Action1983Socialist Action No. 24, 9 September 1983Greenings strike victory!
Socialist Action No. 24, 9 September 1983 · p. 11 of the scan · 129 words
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ENGINEERING workers week strike.
than 300 workers pulsorily redundant.' Management efforts to smash union organisation, crane estab ished work. ing practices and introduce forced sparked off this bitter at Greenings in Warrington return to work on 5 September after a 23 They have won the full reinstatement of more including those made comThe strikers beat back these attacks, winning rachimes lor a full time convenor, a shop stewards organisation agreement for no victimisation of strikers.
Problems still remain in the plant, but • the workers victory gives taen the confidence organisation to defeat the management again.
Their gives boost to the thousands of workers across the countr Who are battling against forced redundancies and assaults on their union.
Greenings shows it is possible to fight and win.