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That is the new date which the Crumwick strike committee bai tamed as a day of mass action when it is calling on our entire movement to use its full power to compel a spendy and victorious the Cale bar been chosen, tor two reasons, Firstly, the Scarman inquiry is expected to publish its findings on 5 August. There is widespread optimism among the committee thar Scarman I that bappens, said strike committee member Jack Dromes last Friday, We will give George Ward 48 hours to make up his mind to accept the recommendn CorS The second reason is that the following week is Wakes Week' in Yorkshire. So the mass pickel was brought forward from August as a way of securing tbe TUTECT BOSSIUTE from the Yorkshire miners.
SUPPORT As well the miners, already committed 1o a mass mobasson, are Londol printworkers, the of Councils, the Soutb-cast Region al Council of the TUC, and a large number of delegations from are expected to follow suit.
many towns and cities throughout the country Birmingham, Nottingham, Covenry, Bristol, are some of the most prominent. having been brought forward a week, soch actay nceus to Dr duplicated and accelerated. GRUNWICK is the most important struggle so far in the no authority will be given.
considering the latest role Gran Bce wracks on the picket.
TROUBLEMAKERS the APEX newspaper, Granchan first day of the mass picker by saying:
of pickets in London for 40 years.
the 'untortunate. 'encouraged mobilisation There need makers" in cheir thousands on 8 Yorkshire workers and about the right to belong to & traDe Greater LonTrades in apposton to cne tactics cl uding on the SIT THE BAL BE CIL solidarity commit established in Manchester, TEAL WARE Labour With the date are saying that For This attitade is not surprising Wrising in the latest edition of The police in London had no BADUHEL mast picket as an misjudgement' troubletrouble Because noW exploitation of Asian and women union. ll is about working people organisin hemselves and fighting for right For three years trade unionists have suffered loss of wages, high unemployment, and cuts in social It has not, and now the revolt against such misleaders is showditber side.
COCCULE after union conference. But the Government TUC are not finished yet. They observe the "12 month rule on The Grunwick picket has a rea connection with all this Just a over the Social Contract, so they have been drawn over 8 August; THE HOOG HOTECT TACTICE LIL forces are involved on The latest nose of the Labour Government on Grunwick is to supply the strike-breaking police helmets The TUC says the mass picker is a 'poser". The trade union leadership in the shape of Gransham Moderation, moderation, and in the same gutless tones as it was spewed out over the Social Conmouths But those who have led the LunwIck swiKe nave no cine Ic all chat, In calling for a mass picket on 8 August the strike committee draws lesson:
'It was miss action that got w where we are today. It will b
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life of this Labour Government. And 8 August is the most crucial day so far in the course of this long struggle. date without my authority and
August co pur such crawlers in the