D.A.T.A. men in 16-week wage strike

Workers Press no. 7, 7 October 1969 · scan page 5

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NINETY-NINE members of the Draughtsmen's and The men, working on Allied Technicians' Association (DATA) at David Brown tallation at exhibitions, have Tractors, Meltham, Huddersfield, are in a long drawn- be increased from 9s. 8d. an out fight for a substantial wage increase.

They are demanding parity with draughtsmen in the tractor industry, because their wages are as much as £10 a week less.

Negotiations were concluded as long ago as April 18.

These are scarcely 'wild-cat' strikers sine the first 30 men were not called out until eight weeks later.

Lock-out The men allege that the management subsequently statement, Cardowan must locked out another 24 men be closed because Colvilles for refusing to do the strikers' refuse to pay the £3 10s.-awork.

ton increase required to offMeanwhile the design team set a £100,000 - a - month applied sanctions, but they production loss. were also called out following a union claim that a man was threatened with a lock-out if he did not work normally.

The dispute is now entering its 16th week and so far the management has only offered £l.

The management has been trying to force a bonus scheme on the men since September 1968.