IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Courts join bosses against animal keepers

Socialist Challenge No. 44, 4 May 1978 · p. 7 of the scan · 782 words

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Friday, reports FRANK ALLEN.

A court order barred the strikers from the park land, and limited picketing to a five foot wide scrip of grass verge.

During dispute, the workers have had to stand up to a barrace of legal and other action from the employers, who are determined prevent strong organisation at the park.

GRIEVANCE The dispute hegan last when animal keepers joined the Transport and General Workers Union.

Their basic weekly pay was 125, but the workers" grievance was the treatment of the anuals. The keepers say that sheep have been skinned alve, nons snot because unc) could not be sold, and food rations to animals severely cut.

Five days after joining the including shop steward David park owners, Trident Tee park owners, Trident vision, whoalso own Yorkshite and Tynes TV.

Early last month the four After Claridges.

Garners win!

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Lewisham JOHN LOCKWOOD, presently serving a threemonth sentence Pentonville, will be met by a welcoming party when he is released on 12 May. reports RICHARD TISDELL.

Soilist Workers Party, Ins John, member of the charged with assaulting cop during anti-fascist demo in Lewishamn Tast August, and convicied on the evidence of just one cap.

As with Flame cditor, Kun Gordon, availine appeal against his jall sentence. JOES CORVICEO CHIA TO way be connected with the leading part he played on the demo, or the fact chat he is an executive. meinher. al the Al London Anti-Racist and AntiFast commitle The Jol Lockwood Defence Commitree hus active in the SE London lahour movement and community A TEONS school John attended s pablic meeting last | the Front.

month, in hear NUT exocutive meriber Dick North urge a no cover" policy to enstre John is TEITAS LU vital that we anti-fascists will FIFTEEN striking animal keepers at Windsor Safari Park had their right to picket severely restricted on were joined on strike by 1l other koopers and these too were prompely sacked.

OFFICIAL It was not until mid April that the strike was made official by the TGWU, but despite this many visitors to the park have been turned away. Others have preferred to cross the pickel including a coachload o the member oí the stall at tis Russian Embassy Nevertheless the picket has been effective enough Tridentto offer Dave Cartlidge alternative Canada or Scotland. The shop steward has rejected attempt 1o get him out of the *The attacks of the court on the right to picket make the dispute a serious matter for the entire labour movement.

SUPPORT Support would be especially welcome from the thousands of other employees of Trident TV whose manamne director has been quoted as saving: "Doesn't every company have the right to pay its employees as little as it can get away with. I bet British intimidaled by transe-ups.

Send a message to Jobn, via the detence committee, c/o The Civil Liberties Society. smiths College Students Union, Lewisham Way, London SE 14 in reside Pentonville at 6,30 m on Friday, 12 May.

Cardiff THE NATIONAL Front candidate in council by-election held an the last week only polled a dismal 91 votes out of 4,000 cast.

This tumiliation Front Tollowed anti-fascist campaigning in the Ely ward where the by-electiun was held Prominent io tus was the Cardit? Commutice Racism. to which many trade ation branches Pacty wards are affiliated, as weil as a local women's group. been the Communis Party and the International Marxist Croup. The CCAR distributied over the 30,000 leaflets and set up public peacher stalls to expose the polities ol The local Anti-Nazi Lengue. set up itree wocks ago. leafletted.

Workers Party, which controls show the ANt in Cardift, refused the CCAR offer dispure by joining the pickets at the Safari Park every weekend during the particularly on Whit Sunday, 28 May.

The park is located three miles south of junction 6 on the M4 DUSTYNY support is urgently neoded, to: Brotber Quentin TGWU, Reading.

Peopie's and for this NF forge WILLIAMS, A front ward.

Rhodes.

sunner, and Financial Rose, c/0 Kings Road, 'infiltrator our party*. THE NATIONAL Front in of participating in the local tion pupers, reports GRAHAM supporter has admitted forging three signatures on the form for Audrey Rhodes, the Front's candidule in the City and Woodhouse This first came to light when Lahour canvassers found that pledges of support from veters who had supposedly nominaled The police Fraud Squad is now investigating.

The police are also checking the city, Peter Jackson. Seven Socialist Challenge Trade Union Conference

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