SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

750 jobs to go at BP Llandarcy

· Socialist Action No. 102, 17 May 1985 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 340 words

The scan: 102-may-17-1985-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Llandarcy, fin of an already high unemployment area.

Socialist Action Committee for the following details.

The 750 jobs will be lost as a result of BP selling cracking capacity of the This will leave the plant with the capacity produce lub oil, which is profitable at the moment but has an un sure long term future. The Committer bel ieves that in two to three vears br will declare the whole plant unviable and close it completely.

It is thought that Texaco are withdrawing from Rotterdam in exchange for this deal - yet another example of how workers suf fer at the hands of the multinationals. The action committee believes that the deal may be in contravention to Article 85 of the Convention, which that transfer jobs around the connually. MANAGEMENT OF the British Petroleum plant at near Swansea, recently announced the axeing of 750 jobs out of the 1,133 jobs at the plant. If these jobs are lost it will be another nail in the cofspoke to MALCOLM GUNTER and others on the newly formed Action Not only will the loss of jobs be a huge blow, the knock-on effect could be even more serious. Researchers for John Morris МЕР have estimated the loss of four more jobs for each lost at i the BP plant.

Another BP plant at BagBay, which receives products from Llandarcy could be jeopardised. This is along with a gas bottling plant in Aberdulais rail jobs at the Llandarcy depot. Swansea Docks, whose capacity has already been cut from of to ships a month, will also be The loss of these jobs, with no prior consultation with the unions, also shows up an often repeated Tory myth. w ne the government sold off

page 12 of the scan

ACTION SoCiAList The Anti Apartheid Movement's national committee has decided on a programme of action, ending in a national demonstration on Sunday 16 June. The theme will be an end to the police killings and a demand for the British government to act against the apartheid regime.

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