London talks on Swindon

LATENEWS SEVENTY-two a sit-down at Kent, yesterday reasons'. BRITISH RAIL management at Swindon workshops yesterday refused to pay five charge hands for the period of their suspension in a dispute on the movement of repaired work and components to outside depots.

Management took this position in talks with leading shop stewards at the 3,000-strong works yesterday morning.

The talks followed the sit-in strike starting last Thursday afternoon, by 450 men in two departments. The strikers were back to normal working yesterday pending the outcome of the negotiations.

Yesterday afternoon in London, national and local unions from two unions—the engineers and the electriciansaccompanied by their convenors held talks with British Rail Engineering Limited.

The talks were believed to concern two issues:

The "black' on the movement of work; and • Local management's refusal to recognize a shop steward for allegedly calling an unofficial meeting over a previous dispute. • British Rail has just announced the names of 630 men it intends to make redundant in December. Union officials fear a further 300 jobs will be threatened in January as part of BREL's plan to phase out locomotive work at Swindon altogether.

Manager ent is fighting hard to CeD there issues separate.

TALL TRADESTU The currency crisis and the working class CROYDON: Monday July 3, 8 p.m. Ruskin House, Coombe Rd.

DAGENHAM: Tuesday July 4, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, Fanshawe Avenue, Barking.

SOUTH WEST LONDON:

Tuesday July 4, 8 p.m. Clapham Manor Baths, Clapham Manor St, SW4 NORTH LONDON: Thursday July 6, 8 p.m. 'Bricklayers PRESTON: Thursday June 29, 8 p.m. Railway and Commercial Hotel (near railway station), Butler Street.

DAVENTRY: Thursday, June 29, 8 p.m. Social Club, New Street, 'Build Councils of Action'.

LEICESTER: Thursday June 29, Estate. Tight the Ties tas SOUTHALL: Thursday June 29, 8 p.m. Community Centre, Bridge Rd. 'Force the Tories to resign'.

SEVEN Republican prisoners on remand in military custody at Curragh Dublin, went on hunger strike yesterday demanding political prisoner status. Some of the men, who are waiting to be tried before the no-jury Special Criminal Court, are from Northern Ireland.

prisoners began Maidstone Jail, for 'unspecified MORE THAN 100 laboratory workers at CAV's Acton plant yesterday staged a sit-in following a visit by executives of major European engineering companies. Their section had been 'springcleaned' by management for the occasion. ETINGS Arms', Tottenham High Rd, (nr White Hart Lane).

LUTON: Thursday July 6, 8 p.m. St John Ambulance Brigade Hall, Lea Road. SOUTH EAST LONDON: Thursday July 6, 8 p.m. Depttora Engineers' Club (opposite New Cross Stn).

ACTON: Monday July 10, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, High Rd. EAST LONDON: Tuesday July 11, 8 p.m. 'Aberfeldy', Aberfeldy Street, E.14. (nr Blackwall Tunnel).

WANDSWORTH: Thursday June field po. Balan Baths, Build cimfield Road, Balham. WEATHER AFTER a few early morning mist patches inland, most districts will have sunny periods and scattered showers. Over Northern Ireland, Wales and South-West England the showers will become light and infrequent later in the day.

In South-East England and parts of East Anglia and centralsouthern England it will become cloudy during the evening and there may be rain in places.

It will be rather cool generally.

Outlook for Friday and Saturday: Some rain or showers at times, but also sunny periods. Temperatures near normal. Registered as a newapaper at the Post Office. Published by Workers Press. 186a Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7UG.

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