Women Lead Revolt To End Strike': Lucas toolmakers are fighting for: Lucas toolmakers first negotiased a bonus scheme 12 years ago. Today it stands at E7.58. On 1 July this year the toolmakers decided the most fraicful way they could defend their living for a substantial increase in their bonus, Their thinking was that this tactic would not brine them into conflict with the Social Contract.
Nevertheless Lucas resisted, Over their shoubder they were ansiously looking at the claim of 10,000 production workers who they koew would be influenced by the success of the toolmakens* claim. when toe toolmakens SЯНСТ Wor-o TLIe manzee ment immediately suspended the whole of the bonts.
INSULTING The following Monday:
the 1,200 AUEW ALCHA ALLA too makers struct in defence o_ their bonus and their living standards. Contrary to press reports differentials.
The first offer Lucas came up with. an insuline 490 Incesse was flatly rejected by the too)
Subsequently If all else falls, the ruling class press can be relied on to attack strikers with the type of front page headline the Evening Standard employed last Friday. It read: "Lucas The press report failed to mention that the 'women workers" were no more than a handful employed at Lucas. Nor did it report that next day after seelng union officials the women concerned said they agreed the union had done everything in its power to end the dispute and that, "We agree with what the men are fighting for'. JOHN GRAHAM reports from Birmingham on what the TARAReMeNt set SotaL IrVIE 1o with British Leyland, whom Luca: supply, and it b suspected with the aid of the Engineering Employers Federation spare parts incliding South Africa, LAID OFF These altempts to smash the strike were not as successful a the employers had hoped and workers at British Leyland began to he laid off.
Then came # new offer from Lucas. The press claimed it rep resented an increase of E3 a week 1100 bonus thingy were very different. The T Cs Urenc 0 a orEmue tivity deal, It was not to be added to the bonus, and the toolmakers HE TO BuTC AC Lo ки aI mare bonus claims. It was also up for review in six montis, and had to be 'seif-financing' is, the worker bad to produce more. As for the E100, aller tax deductions, the loss of the bonas TWINTO TICI TOC HIC ACCK ERID to the strike, the two weeks holiday pay it was deducted from, the butions, the toolmakers would CUT gain precisely nothing.
Si DOt subTising y the cHiet wa rejccied at a mass meering ALEW official and candidate for the presidency Terry Duffy. who attempted to persuade the stewards to recommend a return TO WOEKSCABBING nstead Lucas shor int now calline for a tipit apain' he employer bbive launched They are tourine lactories, unior branches and district conEe in search of financial support for their official strike.
ENRO TREES BSCHCHU donared (250 ta the Lucas strikers' fighting fund, Shop stewards are also approaching dockers and airport workers, asking them to 'binck" the scab being slipped Into the country, If this strategy is successful, then he oppe Engineering Employers Fodera ion can he swept aside and th toolmakers can achieve their aim In reality WOMEN * While the press invented the 'wonen sirike revolt slorr, thei have not reported the 400 women workers who are siting in at the L.UAN ET COmONCOL LECTUT Mere Lane In Sutton Coalfield neer Birmingham NANC OCCI BO DIE DA EIC CACE3 of the boomaners strike. ene are reporting to work every du and demanding a guarantce o work from management. anoeyance arrested outside dhe TUC.
stewards component PUCH BRI TO OPE John Deason, centre, ar a meering af the right to wonkt marchers on their way te Blackpool. Upon arrival fast Monday, marcers песких на дова ноог родео со дотом одося голив флет wi голи сом we GEORGE WARD'S obstin