reports.
The siens were mere way a withdrawal back in June. Remember the massive advertsing campaien which showed Scottish footballers cheerfully jumping in and out of Chrysler cars?
Success would breed success, argued the advertising whizz Failure?
BANK Not quite. Just as Scotland's soccer stars carned tens ol sponsorship fees despite theit on the football field, so Chrysler UK will be crying about the los of theit British interess all the was to the bank.
First, Chrysler have received E225 million from the French company, which isn't bad for a company which is supposed to De malking a 108s Second, they have been given 15 per cent of the shares in Peugeot-Citroen, which is now the largest motor company in Europe COUP Most snectacuar o all. Chrysler have pulled off a coup which has reduced the Labour Loveram JAUEHENE stock of international capital The story hegan in 1975 when of Britain altogether. Fearing the Insol tre involved In such handing out Lutte Ouvrière's Citroen's Paris works.
We were right to be nervous. A hundred vards away approach to the factory was walched by a dozen rathei large men. No worker would THE CHRYSLER take-over by Peugeot-Catroen seems-like something out of one of those marathon American TV series currently adorning our screens.
Unfortunstely it is all foo real. GEOFF BELL Government intervened.
In the end they save Chrysler all they asked lot, and company has CIrCU L0l million in laspayers money since The one alternative considered wis the nationalisation of Chrysler.
In return for their E81 million Chrysler agreed not to take any sen or nermit any stee 10 be taken which would have the thousands of pounds in effect that Chrysler Corporation would be the absolute owner of leis than 80 per cent. of Chrysler"
MESS Needless 10 say, Chrysler kept the Labour Government in toral datanem abou negotiations with the French company until these had been virtually completed.
The. Covernmcat's entire "industrial strategy for the car industry is now in a sorry mess.
It was based on the good old Labour tradition of a mixed industry — Leyland be nationalisco, ainouga Tun capitalist The chels ol the Peupectr Chrysler deal doesn't Americans has proved money Paris tube station, writes RICHARD KIRKWOOD. With 30 others I was guarding the three comrades factory bulletin for take a leaflet there More of these gale drove slowly past us every few We had other reasons too. especially the the their The creation of the new car piant will pur the long term stability of Leyland itself even more at risk because the latter - wauld wil ne severels secicheo to keep up with such competition FIGHT nnly Government could tell Chrysler thas it won't sanction the deal. si cola say saar in rouira tor Chrysler breaking the 1975 them Citroen workers — had held a dance workshops where they 3q9a0g At Hom they were invaded by a gang of 50 men armed with characters pick-axe handles and iron bars When they were driven off they took with Two of the grabbed. They turned out to be worker forernan Both were members Confederation of Labour) in Citroen.
Citroen has aways been a stronghold of the CFT. In the Aulnay-soas Bois penns being operations the Labour and bring standards Tabour Young the real unions weak.
gang орегано, and his of the pro-boss CFT (French - the Paris arca The there has agrocment the company will be taken over without a further paid to the abeeler-dealers ar. Chrysler.
It coulé decide to merge its W'ILE SOUSE Leyland and ask the workers to attack would saleguard Jobs Govermnent And that's all the more reason why we should fight for it now Taxing E42,000 of LEONEUS ment duced The merger of Citroen with Peugeot, joined two firms of hasically similar traditions.
Peugot's factories in East- city arcas. ern France are also heavily dependent on migrant workers makes bo There too the CFT is strong and Now thiey are joining hands with Chrysler. whose French politically formerly called orientated." Simca, vies with Citroen for the tille of most thug-run factory in Simca independent unico. forerunner of the Cru. movement was Tounded by a leading member of the Gaullist party's 'heary squad with the aid of Hahan "foremen drawn from ex-members of Mussolini's Avenger cars stockpiled al Ryton duriag the 1975 crisis Community project under Strike!
THE TORIES in charpe of outside Nottinghamshire Copety Labour Government's polics spending. reports DAVE ROWLEY.
LILOUCS ETC MIRATINI urban aid funds Vortineham drivers au what wes tappen ing. they stopped their vehicles. got our of thei, and joined the The strike began on T August after the local Tory Council bring contract building labour to do repais normally undertaken by the direct labour ers were given no reassurance froi the Council that the Contract labour would be withdrawn. So they came our on strike, and now 300 manual workers from all depariments -We want 1o give jobs to who are 'the strikers More workers are neoded and have been needed for years."
A Socialist Challenge Youth Manchester WH July GRAHAM HINDIE reports Discussions were held on the problems young people face an society and the need for a socialise answer lo the crisis The main aim of the group is to La uniled revolutionary gouth opposition lo the present The fiest step we ate takise to do this is ta organise a public debale on the strategs for Tighang south unemploymen Al present there crist three bodies: the Right to Work the Campagn Agalist Unem ploy ment, and the Youth Cargaign apainst Unem playment.
We believe the only was an effoctive fight can he launcised is by weiting these three groups vout The debate will be at UMIST union al 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 August.
The group can be contacted Challenge Cerare.
Piccadely: Manchester. Tel:
D61-236 2352.
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