Challenge to docks black

agreed to release point today. Heatons Transport (St Helens) Limited intends sending seven ships despite frequent pledges that unless lorries to the docks as a direct confrontation to the union's blacking would be held back by the labour force. policy. -would like information abou THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE Fill in the form below and send to NATION, SECRETARY, SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGU 186A CLAPHAM HIGH ST, LONDON, SW4 7UG. Name Address THE CONTAINER row at Liverpool docks reaches another flash### WEATHER CENTRAL, E England, Wales and Scotland will have a mainly dry day with sunny or bright periods. W England, Wales and N Ireland, will be dull or cloudy with drizzle and hill fog.

Temperatures will be near or Just above normal but rather cold on the East coast of Scotland.

Outlook for Tuesday and Wednisday: Perhaps some showers in SE England but mostly drs with sunny spells elsewhere. Registered as a newspaper at the Post Ofice. Published by Workers Press. 186a Clapham High Street. London.

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SW4 7UG. PHILIP WADE IN LIVERPOOL If, as expected, the dockers maintain their black, Heatons will almost certainly initiate further contempt proceedings in the National Industrial Relations Court in London.

One dangerous escalation in the dispute could be court action against Merseyside shop Decks Leaders I spoke to at theres were mad were made. hat if any against "individual dockers, there • would be an immediate mass walk-out.

In yesterday's capitalist press there was speculation that future fines against the Transport and General Workers' Union would be drastically' higher than the €5.000 already imposed.

The £5,000 contempt-of-court day after T&GWO perused to attend court to explain why it should not pay.

Their boycott ef the court is in compliance with the TUC policy not to co-operate with the Industrial Relations Act. The union now has three weeks to pay before its assets are seized. • At the same time, the order against the blacking was made permanent.

But further action against the union was deferred to see if a negotiated settlement could be reached. • Doug Farrar. Manchesterbased T&GWU regional secretary, hastened to Liverpool and convened talks for Friday evening. These only lasted ten minutes.

Heatons demanded the lifting of the black and a return to the stalus quo before talks could begin. The dockers refused point-blank and Heatons walked out.

Liverpeel deck leaders are sticking to their criginal position the blacking will not be called off until the firm signs the agreement declaring loading and unloading of containers to * be dockers' work.

Heatons' continers and general cargo are now blacked at several ports £1,250 APRIL REACH £352.84 THERE IS 15 days left to raise {897.16 for our April Fund. Let's step up the campaign and try this month to once again raise well over our target.

Major issues face railwaymen, engineers and carworkers as the clash between the Tories and the working class comes to a head. Workers Press becomes more vital than ever.

Our paper speaks out each day and prepares workers for the clashes ahead. Workers Press Is winning greater support amongst all those who are determined to fight the Tories. It is decisive In the struggle to force this govern. ment to resign.

So go into action today. Raise is much as you can for our April Fund. collect donations everywhere and post them all to:

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