SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Metal workers vote for strike

· Socialist Action No. 57, 11 May 1984 · pp. 8-9 of the scan · 331 words

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"If Labour isn't prepared to get rid of the weabon. then it's worth reelecting I know with the Tories, they will grind my bones and use it for fertiliser. But eve again want to see a Labour government that does the same thing and says it's for my own good.

The knowledge of Greenham is growing in the States, but they don't day when metalworkers in (North Baden-North Wurttemburg) region ballotwere a series of 'warning strikes' in the printing industry called by the IG-Druck trade union, which closed down all the country's daily papers last Thursday. plougatu rough a printworkers pickelane, ser iously injuring ten workers.

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followed up in the auto sector. THE CAMPAIGN by West German trade unions for a 35-hour week to combat growing unemployment received a massive shot in the arm last ThursStuttgart voted favour of a union proposal for strikes to back up their demand. The vote is even more remarkable in light of the fact that under West German law a 75 per cent majority is required for such a strike call.

Last week's ballot was one of a series being called as 'test votes' by IG-Metall, Germany's biggest union with 2.8 million members. About one tenth of the union's membership is in the Stuttgart ed last week. Coinciding with last week's ballot During the strike in Frankfurt a car The vote in the Stuttgart region is a major victory for IG-Metall against widespread predictions that they would fail to gain the necessary 75 per cent vote. The area includes much of Germany's including Daimler-Benz, Porsche and the giant Bosch electrical plant. The next series Ruhr What is especially remarkable about the campaign waged by IG-Metall is that their demand is for 35 hours without loss of pay. Now that the vote the series of rolling strikes in the print industry will be

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