AT MASS MEETING last Wednesday, 5000 workers at BL Cowley voted by 8 to 1 to stay on strike. This decision followed a unanimous recommendation by the shop stewards to reject management's peace' formula.
In a letter sent to the homes of al emplovees management said the 6 minutes a dar washing up time would be phased out by 6 May, and that a return to basis would mean speedy IndECIDI audited plant status.
The retter claimed this would mean an increase In possible bonus earnings from £18.75 to £30 per WECK.
This is a worse deal than the loss of the minutes. APS means demanning workers would go in exchange for the increase in spaper with the Post Office.
Pablished by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. Priated By East End Offset (TU) Ltd, London E2.
The shop stewards recommendation conrained four points. First, rejection management's offer. Second, a campaign by the stewards and local union be made official by AUEW T&GWU leadership. Third, all letthreats sent by managedirect to should be dealt with through the unions. Fourth, a further mass meeting to be held on Thursday 14 April.
Management are trying to break the strike divide the workforce, by encouraging workers to go back. They are unlikely to succeed.
But we need to guard being sold out by the leaders of Over the weekend there were secret talks between national AULW T&GWU leaders and BL don't know the outcome but going by the past of like Duffy and Todd we have no reason to be contident.
We also need solidarity other workers, particularly those in car and related industries, and from the movement general.
If we can win support from the wider labour movement especially public backing abour's leaders, the leaders of our union will find it more difficult to sell us out.
Oxford Trades Council and the local Young Socialists have organiser a rany to win une focal labour movement to support the Cowley strikers.
call made by Oxford LPYS delegates the recent national LPYS 10I from union, Labour Party and LPYS branches country-wide, WIll also help win the support of the labour movement naconally. suspended the TESTOT strong "branch is 'very good and very solid. The branch has PETER KENNARD's montage in last weeks SA came from this excellent 72 page pamphlet from the GLC, County Hall, London SE1.
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