From Scotland: SALES of the Sun have LUNC dive in Scotland since the News began.
Reports from SOGAT Edinburgh area branches also indicate that no copies of the Sunday Times and of the World were available at the beginning.
this month. Their distribution around the rest of Scotland is still With only one excepfion, wholesale centres from Falkirk LUll to Dumiries have relused handle Murdoch's titles. In addition Glasgow East Klinrice nave withdrawn the four titles trom buonc nolanes.
At Glasgow's Wapping equivalent, Kinning Park, there 1S now 24-hour picket in operation. So far successes include British Telecom engineers refusing to cross, as well as local workers autonly the cleansing department. As the uncollected rubbish builds up, the working environment is getting even gilles.
From Wales:
IN WALES West Country no copies of the Sunday Times are being distributed. only half the usual supply of of the Worlds getting through.
recent SOGAT branch survey of 60 towns and cities in England and Wales showed that distribution of the Mur doch titles was much worse than News International claim. Of the 60 cen71 per cent received LICS no News of the World, 16 per cent received no Suncoves and aure. 16 per cent received it too late to deliver to homes.
16-year old South Wales paper boy, Roger Davies, has been backed for refusing to deliver the Sun. His aaa is a miner who was on throughout the NUM dispute.
Roger told SOGAT: '1 don't want to Wales and West branch have promised to tind him alternative work.
From electricians: THE EETPU's largest branch, Glasgow, recently passed a resolution against the conspiracy between their union leadership International.
The resolution of the 4000-strong branch reminds headquarters not to take the loyalty of their rank and me memocis lo. granted Other EETPU branches have expressed support for News International strikers and invited speakers to put the Case Over 30 EETPU branches have now passed resolutions rejecting, actions of their national leaders. A NEW grouping the journalists against The called on exThey have also journalist that: 'Journalists were put under first day, From Australia: THE Australian print unions have asked their British colleagues for a report on the situation with News International.
They particularly want the names of any Australian In telegram to Brenda Dean, Chris Harvey, national secretary of the Australian Printing and Kindred In dustrial Union promised that a full report of the British would be taken at a meeting of chapel representatives from across the continent.
• Much of the information in the Solidarity colwas compiled SOGAT Bullell No 1, published by union headquarters available from: SOGAT 274-288 London Hadleigh, Essex SS7 2DE (phone: 0702 553131). The latest isses or Liabin, the GA Broad _ Left avaiable from: Link-up, 21 St Louis Road, London SE27. Any requests for a copy of either newsletter should be accompanied by a donation. Joint M'cr Trades Council - M'cr City Labour Party SUPPORT THE PRINT UNIONS DEFEND TRADE UNIONISM MASS RALLY, Gt. Hall, Manchester Town Hall TUESDAY MARCH 4th 7.30 pm SPEAKERS Gen Sec N.G.A. 82 BRENDA DEAN Gen Sec SOGAT 82 TONY BENN M.P.
JOHN AITKEN*
EEPTU Fleet Street Electricians Leade JOHN TOCHER AUEW BOYCOTT the Sun, the News of the World, the Times and the Sunday Times
Socialist Action 28 February 1986