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Workers Press no. 1058, 27 April 1973 · scan pages 2, 3

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labour'.

The judgement said that union members in the government service would in future face criminal punishment if they initiated labour disputes.

A majority decision by the judges said that the basic working rights of public workers are 'not absolute' and needed to be limited 'in terms of the common benefit of all Japanese citizens'.

Japan National Railway (JNR) workers have borne the brunt of this year's wage struggle called the Joint Spring Wages Offensive.

On March 13 passengers rioted and beat up railwayOn Tuesday they again ran amuck at 38 JNR stations during a go-slow.

Trains were burnt, stations wrecked, 238 ticket machines smashed and more than 50 railwaymen punched and kicked.

At one station railwaymen were 'tried' before a kangaroo court and then forced to walk • several miles to another station as 'punishPolice are questioning 138 people about the riots and they've publicly denied that many of the attacks were led by right-wing groups

hi Stalinists cover-up for the TUC RAGE Workers: Press, April:27, Friday ACCEPTANCE of the Tory government's pay laws, announced "by" Victor by allowing the TUC to abandon the hospital workers, the gasworkers and MORT We KNEW The CHAINS OF LABOUR FiRTONI EARLIEST CHILDHOOD!