JOHN PARKINSON, •Preston [personal capacity] THE closure of yet another involvement in South Africa may appear to have little in comon.
But the loss of 670 Jobs at GEC's English Electric planton Merseyside has hrought the issue of apartheid home to greater num lers GEC workers thun ever betore.
In 1977. GEC': South African turnorer of million represented a new lesel -racist repime. Despite company claims that expanding plant and production mean greuler benefit for the local workforce the South Africun Electricul Workers that GEC South Africa is very difficult to deal with.
Many Hritish trade undonists in GEC would agree. At the Traction plant in Preston, the Joint Staffs Committee sarding to take GEC'S South African operations seriouslyA four page questionnaire hus been submilled to the munagemeat with a request for a meeting to determine the real company s deulinge in apartheid.
the consumer durable market, the been prumed.
In South Africa where black anions are effectively harred 'operating costs are reduced" In Britain where union orgunisudion is stronger the answer has The TUC-backed week ol action on South Africa appears lo have passed unnoticed by Brother Murray and Co.
Betike APEX GEChrunch » Presion has culed on APEX Fund nationally, to orgunise delegale meelingi plum uction firma dealing with apartheid and for combine meetings to take the UE TUDE CREERTHE With Minister Denis Howell In the APEX Presidewtial seat. GEC APEX menhers have considerable interest in whether well-messing TUCam Labour Parly policy can be applied GEC Tor CASUALLE