PICKET | Socialist Action 1983

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EIGHTY WORKERS at the Firth Derihon plant in Sheffield have been their factory since 1 April in the fight stop 11 enforced redunclosure of the saw and die shops.

Iley see dancies and the transfer COCCO! departments to Darley Dale near Matlock as being another step towards the total closure of Firth Derihon in Sheffield.

Paul Mackie, COL for the joint stewards committee inOIVIL CEPTI AUEW, UCATT T&G.

members told us have been on short time working for 2 years and fifteen months ago there were SALY voluntary redundancies and closure of the saw and die shops. We said we wouldn't accept either, and after a break down in procedures we stopped work.

'Then on 26 March cowboys were brought in to take the work out. We responded with cupation and have been here since. what we've got to do, Phorn: OM COOKSON and are planning in advance for what management will do next. * Collection sheets are available from the join! stewards committee c/o D.Michie, Mather Road, Littledale, Sheffield S9 4GN or by phonSheffield ccupa. the occupation on (Rich Palser)

Monks strike WORKERS at the Shef. field firm Hodkin and Jones which produces prefabricated Colicie structures are now in fourth week of On 1 March, Monks. leading builders merchant announced swinging cuts in picce Tales.

'This meant

average cut in our wages of 20 per cent' said Fred Sanderson, TGWU shop steward. For some of the lads its even more. We just couldn't afford it. So we started a work to rule'.

ON January, workers at Daleside Haddon, a Nottingham dying and finishing firm, were sacked for refusing to accept the imposition of continental shifts.

Ante weekson strike which had begun to hit the bosses hard. they have been forced to pay of £500, plus £85 for every employed by the firm. None of the workers have been offered their jobs back.

Responsibility for the defeat lies with the top officials of the NUHKW. President David Lambert threatenca lne strikers lat I tney didn't . accept the deal the union's NEC 'review their position' shorthand for withdrawing official support.

Hosiery knitwear bosses will see Socialist Action 22 April 1983 DELEGATES assembling at Scarborough on 23 will instead be pushing for