Edinburgh Gas strike gains support

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Edinbareh last week reaffirm ed the determination of 1,500 striking zas workers in stas out smil Scottish Gas unconditionof OBStaTeS InC clerks who were sucked while negrading claim report JOHN BRENNAN.

While strike dilicias 0f lhe soca govero ACIL MUESER gaeeting In the bosses to discuss statement.

throughout Scarland wages workers at POTKCIS who leaders and national gas supplies WOn NALGO buer culling were attempting to persuade | industrial supplies. The growreiDSOPpOrt TurLnE solidarity action was spreading .TIC ETICEI CEEUL Backing has also come from the British Gas operations branch, and from operate the There is now tohe a ballet of che branch certain Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. 11 Is the fiest inass ing suppor: rellects the factthar| come aboutthrough fim rank MISE IS ai stace 1s the zicht to strike and union organisation. SACKINGS Management has followed ap its sackings by informin that il will take action agaiost strike leaders. On Friday, meter readers were suspended for refuaing to handle scab work, and gas fitlers joined the strike Gas on the same day The Edinburgh meerines las wilk hem neroo failtme of fighting officials, David Suzaker, Lhe TESELT announced thal the arbitrary bosses (ad ramifications for all workers in 0005 300 180 35 NALGO'S resources will be made available the It remains to be seen whether this promise will be met by the union's emergency committée. which meets tog weck. The Gas delays in exrending solidarity action suppest that this will only ity-based enquicy plans for Huntley ILILU Stree! the BIRE EHL PRESSUEL Militants are arguing that the every worker in the pu bic sector CETLUIM Вталсле: already committed to support ing the strike should spearzead the support campaien OPERATIONS The example of the British branch Hinckles, Leicestershire, which HTHEU •SOCHACT Edinburgh stake consittee. should be widely copied anc colections taken.

KALGO branches shoulc demand that the ,executive organisc an immodiate ballor and campaien for full suppor for a national gas solidaris strike. Weekly mass pickets of Granton works Edinburgh are held pr ,Mandays al Spat , Contact: Edinburgh NALGO Strikr Contittee Trades Council, Picardy Place T Edinburgh. Tel. 01-556 3006

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