OUT NOW!

Times' this week quoting Mr. Townsend as saying he may 'set up a factory in Dundalk, Dublin, Shannon or Cork', after ENV closes. Is there not a credit squeeze in Eire?

In conclusion, we would remind you that in numerous press reports and by implication from some of the management's statements, it has been suggested that our own militancy is responsible for the factory's closure. We are, of course, proud of our record as tough negotiators on behalf of our members but we utterly reject the suggestion that we are responsible for the closure. Again and again we have expressed our willingness to enter into productivity agreements with the management. We were naturally forced to object when, instead of discussing such matters with us, the management sought to break up all existing negotiated agreements with us by means of a totally unconstitutional ballot.

We are convinced that if you consider all these points together; the general atmosphere of optimism and the assurances about growing demand; the long-range control of a big export factory; rumours of large defalcations; the suggestion that the firm move to Ireland and the refusal to discuss ways of increasing productivity with us-you will appreclate our request that the firm be asked by you to hold off the closure until the whole affair has been investigated by your department.

Yours sincerely, Shop Stewards Committee, ENV Engineering, Willesden.

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