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by John Charman · Socialist Action No. 82, 14 December 1984 · p. 11 of the scan · 124 words

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by once again taking strike action over this issue, have begun to hit the company wnere It nurts. inel surike is costing the company £1 Fund 8,000 assembly workers have had to be laid off at the Fords Dagenham plants due to their action.

It has also stopped the workforce in those two plants voting on the company's pay offer. If the claim is voted IOT the women could be left out in the cold alone.

It's therefore vital that the battle is spread auick. ly. This requires the union to send pickets the docks to stop all Ford car imports. January is a key A short, sharp victory for will strengthen the position of everv worker at rords.

* JOHN CHARMAN