Canteen women picket factory

Completely dead. Let's ston the rot and let Leyland recognize the combine committee as a tiger with some teeth,' he said.

From the Cowley meeting, Thornycroft representatives travelled to Birmingham to seek support among more British Leyland workers.

THE IRISH television network RTE has been asked to stop co-operating with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which is establishing its own television service.

South African Corporation officials have been in the Republic of Ireland gaining technical experience and looking for staff. Members of the television section of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union protested at the arrangement and called for its termination.

They also urged their members not to take jobs in South Africa.

The union said: 'There can be no doubt that the South African Television Service will be used, is the present radio service, ropagate a doctrine of racialism and white supremacy.' THIRTY-ONE women canteen workers at the main Courtauld's factory in Coventry are in the third week of a strike for a 5p-an-hour increase. They are being supported by a few cleaners came out in sympathy.

The strike has been declared official by the Transport and General Workers' Union; Ron Marsden, the organizer attempting to get the firm to accede to the women's demand.

Mrs Samsons, the shop steward, told Workers Press:

'We put in for this rise six months ago. At first the firm only offered 3.25p per hour. Now they are offering 4p per hour-but we want the full 5p per hour.' Other pickets told us that they have not had a rise in wages for three years. The current wage is £l4 for a 40-hour but many canteen workers work 25 or 30 hours a week.

The canteen workers have had sympathetic response from the factory workers. Shop stewards have promised to help on • the picket line.

The executive been forced to go for their lunch.

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