Building strikers spurn Feather intervention

Workers Press no. 851, 25 August 1972 · scan page 12

Topics: Trade union leaders and the TUC, Building workers

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EIGHT MEN appeared in court at Birmingham yesterday following clashes between police and building workers pickets outside the Rugby Portland Cement depot.

They were remanded until September 21 on £40 bail.

Prosecutor D. Emrys Morgan said they would plead not guilty.

All the defendants were building workers except Vincent Flynn (26), of Lordship Lane, Tottenham, North London who is freelance journalist with 'Socialist Worker'.

Striking building workers will march through Nottingham today in support of their full pay and hours claim More than 50 sites down and the strike involves about 4,000 men. Since the strike began the local branch of the Union of Construction, Alliec Trades and Technicians has re. cruited more than 400 new members In Aberdeen building workers spoke out against rumours the morning press that the CBITUC conciliation machinery was to be used in their strike.

Ewen Sinclair, chairman of the Aberdeen strike committee said: 'We are doing quite well ourselves. The men will not accept this type of intervention from the CBI and the TUC.

'We don't want to be the scapegoats for Feather's scheme. The problems we have now are the result of this leadership. They refused to fight the Industrial Relations Act.

'Feather should buy his own yacht and go with Heath-that seems to be the way he is going.' Building strikers at the Mowlem's Shell Haven site, Tilbury, have been told they will not get strike pay from the Transport and General Workers' Union They came out in support of the national claim two weeks ago and were told the union would pay benefits.

Officials have now told them, however, that UCATT has no funds to pay its members strike pay and the T&GWU officials have voted to stop strike pay to their members as well • More building news, page 10.

Bill ALL TRADES UNIONS ALLIANCE MEETINGS MUST BREAK OFF ALL TALKS WITH HEATHI MAKE THE TORY GOVERNMENT RESIGNI NOTTINGHAM: Tuesday August 29, 7.30 p.m. People's Hall, Heathcote Street. "Victory to the building workers'.

PRESTON: Wednesday August 30, 8 p.m. Railway and Commercial Hotel, Butler St_(nr railway station). "The Tory government and the building CAMBRIDGE: Thursday August 31, 8 p.m. Red Cow (behind the Guild Hall). 'Lessons of the dockers and Builders' strikes'. SLOUGH: Tuesday September 6, 7.30 p.m. Slough Community Centre, Farnham Ha. 'Force the Tories out! Expose the traitors in the labour and trade union movement! Speakers: Frank Tomany and Brian Bailey, both in a personal capacity.

Lessons of UCS and Strike.

ABERDEEN: Monday August 28, 8.00 p.m. Trades Hall, 24 Adelphi.

DUNDEE: Wednesday August 30, 8.00 р.т. УМСА Constitution Room.

FOUR LECTURES THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MARXIS given by (SLL national secretary)