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the major figures in the dispute. MOSS EVANS — pragmatic leadership THE sacking of Derek Robinson, a shop steward and a Communist Party member at Longbridge, has plunged British Leyland into a Having won a seven to one vote in the ballot for his plan to 'save 25,000 Edwardes obviously reckoned it was time to stick the knife into the shop stewards movement to ensure the smooth implementation of his But Edwardes seems to have been foolish enough to believe his Not only the workforce but even trade union officials have been outraged by such a calculated victimisation. Here we look at some of workers redundant, Michael you year boss or brush Leyland, threatened to resign rather than see Derek Robinson reinstated.

He knows what's at stake in this He doesn't want a strong shop stewards movement in Leyland to muck his plans for 'streamlining' the car industry and making the workers pay problems of the bosses.

Sir Michael Edwardes, knighted by - Labour LOVELLECT heroic services to capital not labour, is no newcomer to trade union bashing.

Chloride As head of Chloride Batteries in 1977 he attempted to sack one in ten of the workers despite the fact that the company made a profit of f20 million also seresy trading commat secretly trading African subsidiaries. Edwardes, course, comes from South Africa. His membership of the Rand club, 'very rich, very exclusive' is a fitting symbol of his years serving the The solution Edwardes has for British Leyland is a simple one. Everytime the workers cause 'trouble' threaten them sackings. He closed down Speke in Liverpool, he threatened to cancel £32 million worth SINGLICHI Bathgate Lothian truck plant, dealt denouncing Fraser as a 'wrecker'. Jeopardy Now he hopes to isolate Robinson in a similar fashion by putting the £300 million loan government in jeopardy.

He's not prepared to skimp and save himself, though. He told the Sun in January that if the top rates of tax were not changed he might become a tax exile after his three year contract up. wonder he Joseph's blue eyed boy!

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