Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 82, 29 April 1982 · scan p. 12 · about 182 words

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RUSSELL, LAIRD I WHYMAN WEAKLEY told there would be a total closure by July 10.

We approached the union - our local District Committee, who I must say are one of the best in the country - and they went through procedure. When the nrocedure had been fight these redundancies."

the verdict was to fight.

He was told, this is a workers' decision, not a shop stewards. And we went to London.

We phoned up on the way down to see how this meeting had gone. And lo and behold, with the 'extremists'. activists. Teds'.

That meant Laurence ready to take the world on. fed.

The following morning we were at Scotts when the local delegates told us what had been accepted. that money except you. So Duffy knew that he ould not accept anything on our behalf. He knew that according to the rule book he could only accept proposals and bring them back to the district whose fight it was.

He broke three rules. well, Laurence Scotts wouldn't back down. He

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