IMGpapers 1976–79

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

British Oxygen unions stake claim

Socialist Challenge No. 120, 1 November 1979 · p. 6 of the scan · 401 words

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By Tessa van Gelderen hasic wage unanimously rejected the latest offer recommendation to their depots.

derisory industrial action there and then.

But John Walsh, (C the property of all the SM officials taking over.

majority will once again reject the offer.

£25 on the basic wage allowance for The company time-and-a-halt double-time for Sunda from 5 November, instead of 1 October.

government.

the media they are that cuts across all the the to put his case:

will be their previous WORKERS at British Oxygen have decisively rejected the company's pay offer of £7 on the And last Friday, shop stewards from all the depots in the southern region an additional 60p — and will now make the same In fact the stewards were so incensed by the wanted to vote for convenor of Hackney depot, who proposed the motion of rejection, argued that such important questions must be work orce, ornerwis they would lay themselves open to the union BOC workers have fought for control of what happens in their union and this control must remain in the hands of the shop floor, (Socialist Walsh maintained. All BOC depots will meet early this week, and it seems certain that the Management has not moved on any other SHERIDAN part of the claim, either. BOC workers want They want a meal drivers, as other companies rates that Bod work workers already have! It has changed its offe on shitt rates: the new rates would now begin winter not just against its own employer but against the anti-union policies of the Tory should be demanding a reduction in working.. week and longer holidays. I agree with the idea that the should be expanded, rather than jobs cut. But who will produce more newspapers? I'm afraid I don't hold out much hope for a labour movement daily newspaper.

The Times closure has certainly raised the question of press freedom, which has been taken up at the various meetings and in Times Challenger. 'he right of reply nee to be ought for now. If they attack yo and you don't get the right of repl ell us and we'll get it for you There was strong condemnation at TUC of the coverage winter's strikes. If Alan Fisher had come to NATSOPA we'd have got the space

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