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Last Monday 2500 More li the London region were lockea oul, li cluding 400 from the London North Central Internal (LNCI) branch 1400 from the International exchanges.
The lock-out came after management responded to a union work to rule in une internadonal exchanges by carrying out night and physically ejecung we workers.
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Please send me as special offer .. Reglered a Carin Enemith eh, Poo. London NI. Printed By is orchestrating a systematic attack on the Post Office Engineering Union membership in British Telecoms. The union network Project ment issued a writ against union under Tebbit's 1982 Employment Act to stop against Mercury its financial underwriters Barclay's Bank, BP and Cable and Wireless. The action could result in ine fined up to £250,000.
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ternational circuits being out of service. At one site police were also involved in the operation.
Supervisors were dragged from their out POEUS members' work on pain of dismissal. Management will now be trying to force the locked-out members to give undertakings of 'normal working'.
The Broad-Left led is determined to stand firm in the face of this attack. members locked-out have been promised full union support Including their wages being paid.
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