abolition d the ThE A will meon a poor standard of education for CHILDREN we would expect even the THE 7,000 workers at Rover's Solihull plant are still on strike. Now into their fourth week, they are dogged in their determination not to go back to the wages and conditions being management on behalf of the government.
After eight years of the thought of rebellious action by workforce was nearly SUNKCIS Most pickets would say cats whisker a small concession, The negotiations would have tinued eight ycals peace.
By Steve Griffiths The absolute intransigence and arrogance of Rover management, order to "profitisation' preparation for a sell oft. underoins the company's refusal to talk The strikers realise that the management want to im pose another eight years of allO tinuous production.
on Mondays' mass pickets operated by Land Rover is defiant. No one is allowed to pass unchallenged.
UCV workers and the old hands, are drawn together to show the company 4081 eight years of Land Rover peace 1s ovell There widespread support. For instance social Wood, dormitory town In the East Birminghan arousand people last week attracted solidarity ot people anxious to know what's happening The Leyland back to work movement has tried to get organised. There have been fascists promoting it. . But it has beel confronted by the Families movement TOT with women in the lead.
Strike activists on the pickets are looking for a way forward. It is felt that supplies to the Sherpa van site, and to the car body taxi building firm, should be halted effectively.
The tough nature of management has posed a difficult problem for Land Rover workers to solve The TGWU and its local discipline statement to be made to all those who are sale wanting return to work.
tremendous aren response auring this last week. starting on March. has shown that the officials not get awa with this sort of statement.
Bul Land Rover workers also realise that the stakes high. If management's strategy is to sit out the opposite MUSE , be thi • case for the trade unionists at Rover.
movement to open up an offensive againsi the company, and to gain the support of other workers, is an absolute necessity.