sales A POWERFUL show of solidarity by Irish trade unionists recently secured the release from jail of workers charged with occupying the Ranks flour milling plant in Dublin.
The use of repressive laws has not deterred the workers involved and the occupation has now spread to the company's main plant in Limerick.
Ranks (Ireland) a subsidiarv ot the British-based. multi-national RanksHovis-McDougal (RHM) decided earlier this year to close down milling operations in Ireland and change over to importing flour.
Over 200 workers in Limerick and 100 workers in Dublin lost their jobs. In the case of the Limerick plant a lot of false hopes were raised by local politicians, businessmen ranchers wno gave tne Impression that they were goWILl scheme reopen the Fortunately, these diversions and deadends did not take the steam out of the situation or take the fight tended. workers nave that it dependent General action and boycotting RHM whole flour milling inon Coull the case of a basic food.
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It is that the tain. workers if possible, • Further information Fight-Back Group, c/o Poem THE • 'Up and Warner.
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