stitches up Timex strikers POBT CHEO ЛЕХ SUPPORT ACKED TIMEX WORKERS his knees, the ceremony will be a doddle. GAVIN Laird, the Tories' favourite union leader has picked up a knighthood as the latest mark of appreciation from the capitalist class. After a lifetime on With Laird as General Secretary, the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers has connived at all the Tory anti-union laws, merged with the strikebreaking Electricians and Plumbers (EETPU), signed single-union. deals with multinationals, left the Timex workers to isolation and defeat, and helped successive Labour leaders attack Laird has been lavishly rewarded for his efforts. In addition to his generous union salary, he has picked up directorships from grateful bosses, sitting on the boards of Scottish Television, GEC Scotland and Britannia Life. In December he was appointed to the Board of the Edinburgh Investment Trust, picking up a cool £7,500 a year.
Trusty Gavin was even nominated by Margaret Thatcher for a term on the Board of the Bank of England!