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Science (DES) in Almost every striking The marchers were joined THE SHOP stewards' negotiating committee at the AEC Southall factory decided by a small majority of right-wing stewards not to call a stewards' meeting yesterday to defend victimized transport steward Tony • Richardson, a well-known supporter of the All Trades Unions Alliance.
Yesterday the transport section came out on strike for the afternoon over the sacking. "Tony Richardson was sacked on Friday by the AEC management on the grounds of his attitude to work. The management claimed he spent too much time on mi union On Monday, the joint shop stewards' committee asked for his reinstatement while the management put the case through procedure.
AEC were willing to suSpend Tony Richardson on • full pay while procedure took place-they clearly wished to keep him out of the factory, where negotiations are progress on a …new wages contract.
Opposition
The AEC management want to use the pay negotiations to introduce a close move towards Measured-Day Work, including job-evaluation designed to stop wages rising.
Tony Richardson is known throughout the factory for his opposition to productivity deals and Measured-Day Work. By our industrial correspondent AEC management's determination in this case is.. an index of their need to steam: rolter all opposition to such deals.
Like the rest of the British-Leyland combine, AEC desperately needs MeasuredDay Work to compete in tightening motor markets.
This is the context in which the sacking of Tony Richardson must be fought.