SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Manchester guards solidarity strike

Socialist Action No. 70, 21 September 1984 · p. 5 of the scan · 280 words

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Support Committee plans to use the week to publicise money. It will also campaign for acuO response the TUC General Council's statement of support.

On Tuesday 9 October GUTS guards strike tied up freight traffic.

The strike call followed the arrest of the majority of the guards LDC (shop stewards committee) British Rail LONDON police for collecting for the miners at the payment desk.

Two signals telephone staff collecting during their lunch break with the guards were locked in a cell for two hours ana later charged wiln deing absent from duty for that time.

special branch meeting of Piccadilly No 1 NUR called the strike for Wednesday unless management agreed to a collection box at the pay out and le dron the vic timisation. They refused.

So at midnight pickets Their last regional day of action was the only one called on a Saturday was limited to a march the tory at Saltley Gates in the Today there fears that the support committee will PEOPLE IN London may have been puzzled by the absence of the Daily Star last Wednesday. No papers printed in Manchester left Piccadilly Station as a By a member of Piccadilly No 1 NUR, Manchester started tratin Workers down freight traffic trom other departments joined in, notably women cleaners.

At From Bod hundred miners Agecroft collieries arrived in their double decker to show support. By noon, losing money fast, management had conceded, and everyone went to the pub.

Since then, while the collecung box is in place respect by petty cuts in Sunday overtime and continuing with disciplinary acLUl against signals and telephone staff, so the

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