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The Ereculive ef the striker union, APEX, met last Saturday.
Aflerwurds strikers were told that amyone who went on hunger strike would be suspended fror the union for four weeks pem ing a meeting of the Union' General Purposes Commiltee which woald then consider HInDEr SCTOR.
They were further lold that if any more mass pickets were organised, or a mass fobby the TUC on 21 December, the strike commitlee would be abolIsbed and a new one estahlished.
WOCH ENe SAKCEs SurOco up 10 Congress House at 11.15 Monday morning to go ahead with the hunger strike, they found that there war bo end to the bully-boy techniques of the trade umon ieaders. This is the shame of the labour movement.
Four Grunwick strikers — Jayaben Desai, Yasu Patel, Johnnie Patel and Vipin Magdani — have gone on hunger strike outside the TUC headquarters at Congress House, They are doing so 'to focus attention upon the lack of positive action by the TUC and the Unions providing essential services to the company'.
The trade union leaders have responded with threats They were Immediately whisked off by APEX officials Len Gristley and Tudor Thomas to the office of Norman Willis, Depuity General Secretary of the For four and a half hours these bullies tried to unger strike taking place. A Ipe they were joined by APE)
General Secretary Grantham. Len Murray also attended the meeting for some time to add his weight to the proceedings.
NOGOODS Not once did Beoleen even noid our vaguc promises that ucnerar counch woae cole up with the goods.
Grantham summed up their attitude bese wnen he Threarened: 'If you go shead with the hunuer strike then the strike's The rank aud file strike leaders continue to show grear bravery and resilience in the tace of such treachery from the trade union BUILTHES Jayaben Desai told me as shie cook an her position Congress House:
We want to put the finger on those who ure responsible for he fsllure of our strike to win We do not expect the Genera Couneil to come formurd with any action. For four menth they have fuiled to implemen prevent the en the weak resolution pase the TUC Congress. If 1 come up with nething thea we will be making a direer appeal to Roy the rank and file'More than ever the rank and file suppor for the Grunwick strikers needs to be organised. In response to the sabocage from the TUC and the APEX leaders regional lahour movement conany of these ferences like the one being organised by the Wednesday's region of the turned into the first step to a national solidarity conferenoe.
A network of local support Grantbatt and Co.
Broad to bullding a outside Jaded comncnitrees coordinated nationally, committed to building mass action is the best answer to the inaction of Len Murray, Roy lt mould also put un on the Ibovemnent than can kick out these class collaborators and replacing ibem with leaders prepared to light. up £16,000.
Casiones domated HNACIS SIR RICHARD Racist Dohson touched dowa to a spot of bother when he finally few la from his IKU MAC ARMKAIERIIRURT Hothing to declare" chnsnel s . Walking juantily along th meunrow, we wus seuppeu wy a black customs officinl. And Io and hehold Inside Td say it WETE-THE setiques for which he'd conghed W CTC Their experts lold him the imshíp the newa chat "t50 minimun still NLPE aim" News becaus chis conference demand bad until tben boen kept in cold storage in favpur of the leadership's vague demand for la subscantial rise"
All of which brings News fros lowhere to the real point of th desirable price will be sent lo the first branch or other union body WL BH H SUEAS Bu nexe round al union conferences a motien calling for the regular CHCLIOE DELECLOLOCO TES UEIDI journal.