IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Block the scabs in uniform Support the fire fighters

Socialist Challenge No. 21, 10 November 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 323 words

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claim.

threatened strike.

The national strike will be the last major dispute was a 10 day 1300, BE WIICA AEENY, 1H73 800 Airforce personnel manned fire 68LI0 bourne congratilated each other Д. 0L oxcided by 2- to stoc CITIN next Monday morning. No cover will and the north of freland The Executive cried to recommend char the union continue to перовс o a Ju per cent orre After the More Prime MiDer calahan said this was the limit they were prepared to offer to the fire and anyone else. 32,000 fire service workers are due to strike from next Monday in an all-out fight for their 30 per cent wage The strike decision was carried overwhelmingly at an emergency conference of the Fire Brigades Union in Eastbourne last Monday. At the same time the army was being trained in fire-fighting to break the What can be expected from Terry Parry and the TUC can be guessed from their antics in 1973 against the coo Calusgow tire men who went on unofticial strike.

EXPELLED Parry expelled the strike lead.

offer him advice on how soldiers, used most efficiently to replace siriking fireben.

Len Murray gave fall sunnort to thia disgusting scabbing and ordered all trade union bodies io which would represent approval Despite all this the Glasgow strikers woe through and guined Similar preparations are bein nade for this strike. In Scotland АК ДІЛИ ЯК DCHE SIYCL 50 soldiers of the Royal Highland Fusiliers. This training is part of all three sections of the services In the North West soldiers had stations to crain, and were turned Ives.

ased in the ing role.

organised away by angry FBU representatDELINE LEE The use of troops is a threat to means tbel only reason they buve not bees power waricers dispute is that they back even th which could disguise their picket-best stations Protests should be one in the even of a Street who

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