IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Union flashpoints

Socialist Challenge No. 5, 7 July 1977 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 566 words

The scan: sc-n05-jul-7-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

• THE OCCUPATION of the Weir Hospital in Balham, South London- under threat of closure day of action one fuly. This ha 1 сети 00009-1 NUPE workers three South London bospitals, the DHSS branch of the Civil Service workers union, the abop stewards committee of manual warkers on cils, and from hospital workers in COHSE in the Sutton Area. The Soutb London medical branch of ASTMS has also joined in the fight to save che Weir.

I this kind of support for the mass picker of the Aren Health Authority offices is built upon. there are strong indications that viciory is in sight.

Just walt *SIXTY-ONE women working at Wye Flectronics Is Chesterfield have been laid off, altbough the tirm nas contracts to meet, eme reason is cheir decision to jola the Lalan Sut moeths ago. This was confined when 17 women who resigned In by management.

Despite the clear attempt to break trade onion oceanation at the factory, the ALEW officiais have refused do make the dispate 0lC8l on le croonds that the union ir not rocognised by the factory..." Tomern were iald aff in the first which pisce!

The ALEW has told the pickets to keep it cool until Wye's boss either reinstates or sacks them. The unlon hasn't stopped at that. lecision that ACAS should b called in.

Messages of support to Aleen Iron will * THE BRITISH Steel Corpora tion hasannounced its intention to close the plant we are occupying on 8 July, comcerned we'll say put.' These decermined words Morgan O'Brien of the occupation commirtee in ESCs Creenwich plan.

On Tuesday, supporters of the occupation marched from Hyd Park Corner lo Grossenor Place, home of the Although 20 workers have been forced to leave the occupation to take other jobs, and the prospects dim, Morgan O"Brien is clear about who should take responsi belity.

page 6 of the scan

WS Benyon's restrictive abortion bill wouldn't have a chance in a million of getting through Parliament this session. Yet now the anti-abortionists" battle to put the Bill to its final vote in the House of Commons seems set to succeed.

DODIE WEPPLER reports tion for the standing committee which is considering the Bill to СС НЕН НЕВЕЯТЬ ВИ three days a week, abortionists are increasingly conneat that their measures will be put to the vote on 15 July The National Abortion Camstepped campaign for free and the right of TO CIMOSC action on 25 June brought thou sands of street meetings were held in every Benyon's march to date.

the to the abortion on 1200 AYOT supporters into action:

important. there will be others on the way mingham A serious tight by the MPs will so mens abortion right massive support who claim to support NAC were in their constituencies organising the factories for the day of Every effort must be made to The national demonstration to he held on 24 Ocrobern Hir with it dearth of ahortion facilities thanks to reneSORT ORC BARCODES CEO Tessor Hugh MoClaren unify the local campaigning actition movement. SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 7 July 1977 p6 Iso agreed to support the call t CHoo Mouton Kist Campaign for a lobby of th Labour Party Conference on :

wach is an imporan means of hringing home to deleand the party leadershi that women are determined lo fight for control of their fertility

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