SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Marching for jobs

Socialist Action No. 98, 19 April 1985 · p. 4 of the scan · 291 words

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Bedford learning their routes. won't stop railworkers defending their jobs.' Miners' Support Committee.

We set off Ashford Hospital in Middleafter hearing SOX, Cliff, steward in the catering department of the who explained that 248 domestic workers there were threatened with redundancy.

The health authority has plans services at Ashford and services Ashford West Middlesex and up to 350 job cuts are •cule robuscu The march passed through all the major high streets Hounsiow borough, and got a good response from local people.

Our first stop was the Hounslow Unemployed Centre, where the AUEW convenor from Magilatex, Chander Prakash, spoke to us about de ge to the factory Closur C Magnatex is an engineering factory which was savea because or suppor from the Greater London GULCEDESC Board. by the GLC to fight for jobs in London. Chander told us that the workers at NEARLY £1000 was raised last Saturday for victimised miners on a sponsored march for jobs in West London. Forty of us were joined by a contingent of miners from Whitwell pit in North Derbyshire on the 15 mile march, organised by Hounslow Mousands of pounds for Mágnatex had the striking miners because UM wasleading the fight realised that the against unemployment.

secretary Hounslow Miners' Support Committee afternoon we made a small detour from the TOULC ave Jobs' wreath at the United Biscuits, where 2000 workthere by who had been an USDAW steward at the factory, who said that the only way to prevent clo. suas to right the miners redundancies The march was an unqualified success, achieved its aim of raising much-needed victimised miners, linking up their fight with une fight for jobs in Hounslow.

The Hounslow Miners' Support Committee continulig plan activities to raise money and

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