ponents combine. Die Lucas electrical combine has forced to offer £50 com hon to all ol 15 productiot affected by the recent toolmakers' strike. Al a miserable sum in itself, offer is a significant breakmost all engineering and ata, workers are only DICKEN are caused by disputes they for. But of course most sia resuit from internal dis and the workers affected action workers at the Lucas combine refused to this. At one factory, and demanded payment.
| the return to work. Birmingham, and is Shaftmoor Lane imposed a work-to-rule THE WAIN COCKY supplies of starter motors ritish Leyland And when Hewards went to meet the four hunworkers marched off their • TO pIcKer the meeting ling lay-off pay.
refused to moot emand, pread right across Lucas's cal factories. The result made an offer of ESO sation to all production MPs launched a new attack on carworkers last week when a report of the public accounts committee at Westminster recommended that no more money should go to British land without co-operation and improved productworkers have been a favourite target in ruling es for a long time and it is easy to see why. On 21 Amber, workers at Fords rejected the company's Ter of a wage increase of between 7.5 and 9.5 per cent. The following day Vauxhall workers began a three-day aken strike. This was in support of a "substantial crease" and a cost of living clause in their agreement. From Birmingham JOHN GRAHAM reports on the lest developments of another group of carworkers in those employed at the Lucas electrical workers. Although some of the militant plants like Shaftmoor Lane are prepared to fight for the E30 and it will probably be the final figure.
This represents a major break brough for the 10,000 laid-of! workers at Lucas, sated for layoffs regardiess of their cause.
The Lucas settlement should be noted by all militants in cars where many expected production workers to he demoralised after a onced Lucas to pay compensation for an internal The value of winning lay-off pay during disputes is not only financial, of course. prevents the laid off be me used as no anti-strice torpe. as has happened so many times in the past.
Nest week's Socialist Chall enge will Include a four-page special on the struggles at Fords.
It is being written by the Ford Workers Group, and is a must all militants in the car TOT industry.
Socialist Challenge supporters are urged to plan now special sales drive Inside and outdide all car plants.
de fen while tryin MOUNT me of ag BRITISH CAPI who are prepared to act ugains