Campus staff strike

CATERING staff in two of Kent University's four colleges staged a two-hour walk-out yesterday in protest against the proposed 189 redundancies and 10-per-cent price increases.

Determined picketing by academics, caterers and students, effectively disrupted meals facilities in a third college.

The actions were supported by the university branches of NUPE, G&MWU and the Kent students' union executive. Further actions are envisaged. Chaotic day for striking pupils CHAOS and confusion reigned as pupils from schools througho one-day Schools Action Union :

£10-a-week occupation ABOUT 250 members of the Transport and General Workers' Union occupied a Midlands factory yesterday in support of a £10-a-week wage claim.

Negotiations broke down when the Blackheath Stamping Company, Staffordshire Since last made derisory £1 offer. Since Thursday the men have been staging a series of lightning walkouts but without result.

Works convenor Maurice Brown said that when the 6 a.m. shift arrived the workers were told that work cards would not be issued on the instructions of senior management.

The men replied to this lockout by chaining the gate and piling bins of work across the entrance.

The firm makes drop forgings for the car industry. at Trafalgar Square yesterday it London gathered to join the rike and demonstration.

Police refused to let the youth into Trafalgar Square where they had intended to assemble for their march to London Education headquarters at County Hall, Westminster.

They were directed to County Hall and from there re-directed to Trafalgar Square. Pupils wandered round in groups, some trying to fight their way through police cordons. Scuffles ensued and two youth were detained.

SAU leaders then decided to march the remaining youth to Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park.

Meanwhile, several hundred pupils reassembled at County Hall and tried to invade the building. Police forced them into the streets and scuffles again broke out after at least one youth had been carried away by police and attempts were made to stop a police van leaving the area.

When the remainder of the demonstration, about 600-strong, arrived at Hyde Park, Maoist SAU spokesman Simon Stayne told the marchers: 'We cannot now march to County Hall and most of you here don't want to march either.' He said that they had delivered an ultimatum to the Inner London Education Authority that if their demands were not met by tomorrow, they would reserve the right' to call 'days of disobedience' in the schools until their demands were met.

Without any more explanation the youth were then told to go home' Almost all of the youth still remaining with the march at that point expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the way the march had been organized and wandered about trying to find any remains of the contingents they had arrived with in the morning.

WEATHER EASTERN coastal areas of England will be cloudy with some rain, especially in the south east.

Western Scotland and Northern Ireland will be rather cloudy with local dirzzle.

Eastern and Southern Scotland, western districts of England and also Wales will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Temperatures will be near normal in most districts, but it will be rather cool in East and South East England. Outlook for Friday and Saturday: Changeable with showers and sunny spells, and near normal temperatures.

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