IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Army 'occupies' factory

Socialist Challenge No. 122, 15 November 1979 · p. 11 of the scan · 183 words

The scan: sc-n122-nov-15-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

THE British Army industrial estate in the Catholic ghetto district of Whiterock, week, and immediately ordered two small firms operating there to get out within 14 days.

This version occupation was spearheaded by the Royal Engineers who, backed up by LU CHIL units, industrial estate in the early hours of last Tuesday. When workers arrived al ine two small factories North Candle Co and the A-Town Welding Co - they were sent home by the Army, who intend to use the site as a new Army/RUC base. Unemployment The Whiterock district of Belfast already level unemployment estimate puts the figure as high as 50 per cent - and although the two companies only employed about 15 workers the industrial estate did last make available premises for other companies to set up factories in the .al ca In the past occupied an of factory But now the Government - the were leased by Department of Commerce - and the Army have decided that willlake priority over As a decision it can hardiy be taken as a change of policy by the Government.

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