UNTIL they reinstate those that have been sacked we'll be on this gate. We've always fought redundancies: This sums up the miltant response of GEC Alsthom workers in Manchester to attempts to sack nearly one third of the workforce, on strike for over a month.
Despite hetty profits in 1991, GEC sacked 12 workers and have now threatened to sack a further 225 out of workers' answer was clear - five out of seven are on strike and maintaining a 24-hour picket. More are joining them each woek The threatened sackings follow 12,000 others by GEC Asthom in the last two wears, and an announcement last year that another 13,000 jobs were to go. This producthity drive had a lot - - -•----A GLOCHINE SMAR AT CHET FITEEN ICUNIS.
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to do with the company's 346 milion profts up to September 1991. The strike has united shopfloor and office workers from the engineers union AEU, the general GMB union, and office workers' unions MSF and APEX. Most of those stil working are non-union. and some are trainee Stokers are now going out to win support from other workers. GEC trade unionists in Crawford have started a 2 a wook levy to support the action, while over Preston and Manchester. French GEC workers struck against sackings last year and may take action again. Union branches and Labour Parties and send delegations to the picket line. Wnite to: Dave Hughes. 23 Prince Eoward Avenue, Denton, Manchester M34 1AF. -Subscription rates Return to Socialist Outlook, PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU ----na No. 15 Feb. 1, 1992