Aberdeen.
support committee KANE.
The decision by the strikers exiend - the picket this dispute an issue in the local ATOUE MATEMCEU The scab labour recruited in the last two weeks has to travel out to the Notth Sea rigs from pickets have now successfully drawn antention to this fact With the strikestiil unofficial it is vital to win supporl lor these workers in the local trade union movement. Failure to win Aherdeen Trades Council FOR THE first time, the situation of workers on the oil rigs in the North Sea has made an impact in Sixty Mather and Platt oll rig electricians travelled to Aberdeen on 7 March to picket the airport and an for theit strike redundancies has been set up in the town, reports PAT backing for the dispute at its meting on 8 sented a teal setback, not only the Mather and POTACTE DUL TOr AH MOrACES 10 the North Sea fighting for The Inter-Union Offshore Commiec hes been ust ainactive. This committoe is well placed to organise soldarity with the strikers since it is based an all the unions involved in the orIn Sca.
But committee -laum that they are unable tr organise boycott action or support for the picket hocause the dispute remains unofticial.
TES UnH CONC ES nuC strike, the EETPU, still refuses LOBke grounds dat Over WES LOL TE1UN Union officials inside the Mather SISLESALL Manchester have latchod on to TIs 05 an March repre- failure to build any support for the strikers.
Platt A factory gate meting at Park Works was held on 13 March, but without support memgbers CETELE DIMISI C HRC union procedure HOHCTEL, - 15 CIEEISCLIUEL TOm SC UnNu MECaLs are finding their joh much The probleme on the tigs led somie merkers la aocracea te set up Blow Our Tast summer.
ITICI THE fight unionisation on the rigs, which is supporting the open strike committee in Aberdeen. commitlee is also supported, so CLE BI CR TDC uROmS from the white collar union NALGO and EIS. the Scottish
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