IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

MORE JOBS SLASHED ON HUMBERSIDE

· Red Weekly No. 183, 20 January 1977 · p. 4 of the scan · 563 words

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LAST WEEK the workers of Humperside were weared to a devasta ting exhibition of the Social Con. Tact at wort. After the Hawker Siddeley announcement that 450 workers were to be redundment at the local ant, me manace weecler sweet actor calmly ou regrettably' gave notice that half their would be sent to join the ranks of the 16,000 work.

Hull dole ers already queue.

Almost immediately Deride County Council no lu be DUICone ov onivard declared comino curs or over y million. A local representative of the National and Local GovernPUBLIC MEETING FIGHT THE REDUNDANCIES TUESDAY 25 ANUARY BEVIN HOUSE, 7.45pm Speakers:

BİLL ASHTON - Convenor, Hawker Siddeley Shop Stewards Committee ASQUITH TASS representative, Lucas Combine.

- Secretary, Institute for workers control KEITH RUSSELL - Chairperson, Botanic Branch Labour Party. Champerson. WALT CUNNINGHAM • Chairperson, Hull Port Shop Stewards Association calcument officers that mean other 700 lost jobs on Humber. 3IU0.

After a series of mass meetings the brouen oran Hawker Siddeley, convenor BLASATOR shop stewards are confident that the workers want to fight moment is what broDiem ar me strategy the ShOD stewarus will order to Certainly no real assistance will come from the suggestion of local Thatcherite Major Wall, traditional OssessIOn freecom fonters. on the sale of Buccaneer jets t Africa to be lifted. Labou tends to raise the whole question ot ine aircrant industry in une European Parliament.

the immediate aim must be to set vo an inter Diant snoo Harry committee so that they an draw then action programme to save The Brough shop stewards, now looking at ine MODTIOnS them, are having an Workers representatives LuCaS Combine Enrouch -OWn save jobs the latter are discovering their own plans Dians whICH recure normalon inat is wny ine demand to ope the bosses' books is so important successful fight also aiming for nationalisation under WOrKErS COnITOl - InIS Brough shop stewards have also local wang now weenly sup boners. alleacy kev worker mi tants in Hull have promised sup and in the initiators of the meeting will canvassing SUPPOR yet troldest support trom the Hull Tactones The role of this meeting is not to tell the workers what to do, but to stan ine tormation or a solidar ity committee which can prepare Sioners take to save her the Red Weekly supporters attempting to build unity of thi SInE ett in order to ensure such solidarity is as active and as effective Patrick make sure that the extra Ton ton coesnt stay. blac Lambeth Council's 'solution' to the housing crisis — if you can't knock the houses down, at least let WanTS Ine DaI while Coucil is at the same time preparolish nouses mar encourage tHe the 130 squatters.

workers More than simply a 'dirty trick"

this action by jeopardy the negotiating potential Stewards For all oroanised nomeless people in the borough. A look at the facts open tc wuy inas stuck out in Ical via moads que tor demonton in order to create an 'open space' Con- in other words, another pile of struacle production, BALFOUR DARWIN conITOW ONE of the most enduring phrases to come from the lips of Harold wilson was nis promise in 1904 O1 the white heat of

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For Hawker Siddeley

the need for workers to for

agreed to give active support to a solidarity meeting initiated by the

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