Dockers disgusted by Jones' 'end picket' plea

BY OUR OWN REPORTER DOCKERS at London's Midland Cold Store urged port stewards yesterday to hurl T&GWU leader Jack Jones' 'stop the picketing' plea back in his face.

'He's gone back on his word' said one angry picket. 'When the Jones-Aldington report came out he was still telling us to pile on the pressure. He only wants us to stop rocking the boat now because he's worried about getting another fine.' The men said there was nothing Jones could do to discipline dockers' leaders who had called for the picketing and blacking to go on.

•We'll just ignore him', said exPentonville prisoner Con Clancy.

Unofficial leaders are considering extending their blacking campaign to all ships using unregistered ports if the committee of inquiry set up by Jones-Aldington fails to bring them within the National Dock Labour Scheme on October 31.

"This fight is not over by a long chalk' , pickets said. You be sure and print that there have been as many jobs lost in the past week as Jones said he had gained.' About 140 men AUGUST FUN TWO DAYS A GOOD post yesterday of £135.91 brought our total up to {1,338.81. Keep up this great last-minute effort—you are almost But unemployment continues to rise and the Tories continue to step up their attacks.

Our paper must rally all those who are becoming even more determined to fight this Tory government. A clear lead and this Tory government can be made to resign. EAST COAST of Scotland dockers • struck for the second day running yesterday over ships blacklisted during the recent national strike.

Several hundred dockers were out at Leith, Dundee, Aberdeen, Kirkaldy and Burntisland. Strong pressure to join the action was expected at a meeting at Grangemouth.

About two dozen ships were blacklisted in the area for attempting to break the national strike by using unregistered ports.

have sacked from Borthwick's wharf, Deptford, and a further 84 from Nelson's wharf, Blackfriars. Jones promises.

As rumours swept dockland yesterday that men at individual wharfs were calling off the blacking on their own initiative, Midland picket Bob Moon told me there was a danger of those campaign becoming isolated the who wantee to go o Jones is taking advantage of the port employers' sacking threats to make out that the stewards in this division are a Our Fund, therefore, is vital. We need all your support to help us improve and develop the still need £411.19. We have two days left. Collect more wherever you can-if possible add something extra yourself. Rush all donations immediately to:

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Ernie Davidson, Aberdeen delegate to the unofficial East of Scotland strike committee which agreed the blacklist policy, told employers were making a stand and seemed 'determined to provoke a conflict with the dockers'.

On Monday, Forth Stevedores Ltd at Leith rejected an offer to work the 13 other ships in port besides the 'Fastnet'. All the ships in port must be worked, the company insisted.

bunch of anarchists. The next next thing will be the law down here turning us over.' Other pickets added that Jones was bending over backwards to win the approval of transport workers and, whether through redundancies, disciplining or disenchantment with the union, seemed prepared to lose a large section of his dock membership.

They claimed that Jones' tactics following the collapse of the national dock strike have spread widespread confusion among dockers about the next step in their fight for jobs.

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I am opposed to sending anyone back to work until we get a national agreement. We want the £30 for 35 hours 'All workers must now support the building workers. Because if said or kelly: the Tories will crow,' He said if the union leaders didn't want to fight they should Tes190 'We send them there and pay to fight. And they're getting paid while we're on strike.' Federation steward Bernie Batcheldor was also opposed to separate company agreements. He also wanted to know why the 'Charter' had not appeared during the strike.

Another picket told Workers Press: We want action from the executive. It's as simple as that.

'We're having it hard with no strike pay. Now we're having a terrible fight with the social security for some money.

'The employers should have been hit right away with national strike. But George Smith (UCATT general secretary) is a middle-of-the-road man.

Look, the Transport and General Workers' Union is one of the biggest in the world. It has plenty of money and many members.

'We need the support of other unions. At the moment the building workers are a lone voice in the wilderness, with no leadership,' he said.

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