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Polaris base walk- provoked out provoked-claim

By Gerry Healy

Workers Press no. 862, 7 September 1972 · scan pages 10, 11

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OVER 1,500 workers joined a pay strike at Scottish Polaris submarine base in Dunbartonshire claim management provoked walk-out.

They returned to work yesterday after a one-day token strike on Tuesday in protest at management's policy of sending men home after a series of 'guerrilla' strikes on Monday.

The men have been operating an overtime ban and work-to-rule in support of a wage claim being negotiated by unions and • the Admiralty at national level.

Poet Laureate left £52,571 POET LAUREATE Cecil DayLewis who died on May 22 aged 68, left £57,868 gross £52,571 net (duty £3,407). Day-Lewis, of Greenwich, London left half of all his copyrights to his former wife, Constance Mary Day-Lewis, and the remainder of all his property to his wife—Jill Balcon, the actress.

Soclalist Labour LECTURES THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MARX given by (SLL national Development of Marxism through working-class struggle Tuesday September 12 Nature of the capitalist Tuesday September 19 Historical materialism today Tuesday September 26 AEU HOUSE Mount Pleasant Liverpool 1. 7.30 Said convenor James Bunce: 'We have been provoked by the management into taking this action. On Monday they sent about 50 men home and were going to send more home today working didn't resume normal An Admiralty spokesman said that because of the guerrilla strikes a 'number of workers could not carry out their normal jobs. Some were offered alternative employment, but where this was refused or where there was no alternative employment some of the work people were sent home' Subscribe!

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TODAY AT GAMES. 7.05 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.50 11.20 12.20 FILM: 'HELL AND HIGH WATER'. Richard Widmark. A multi-nation crew takes a submarine to the Arctic Circle to investigate communist activity.

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THE AVENGERS.

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ADDICTION. September

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