IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 118, 18 October 1979 · p. 8 of the scan · 216 words

The scan: sc-n118-oct-18-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

Michael Over the next weeks we will be seeing the GMWU, Abingdon MG Bromwich and Canley [the two biggest plants facing closure] to plants against the closures. That way we can begin to pull together those people who do want to fight and put pressure on the convenors to give a real lead unbally. We'll also be holding meetings on the counci housing estate at Canley where the workers and action committee is unofficial body, by grouping together militants within Leyland we can at least put our efforts into building the kind of action required to turn rejection of Edwardes' plan into see the books.

Fathers and John Goodsley, 'THE only way to save jobs in Leyland is through a co-op. Each worker down here se gets £80 a week, now we've been told that we get £80 for each £900 we make for the 'But we haven't seen the books — we'd probably have to get an accountant or one of th those guys in to look at it all.' 'WE want a costing account. The foremen th have been asking for a costing account on the MG for longer than we have. Apparently they are not going to produce one. Why not? That's what we want to know. We want to th

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