MAGNET workers in Darlington face their second Christmas on the picket line and don’t expect that local MPs Tony Blair or Alan Milburn will be joining their picket line party.
Instead they need our help to maintain this vital dispute. A recent leaflet explains:
"To maintain our present level of hardship payments over the Christmas period , we need financial help to support us during this very heard time.
Can you organise raffles or bucket collections or have one of us to speak to generate donations?
We have over 200 children to provide with Christmas toys. Our children’s ages are from 9 months to 16 years.
Can you help? Clothing vouchers would be most welcome. Get your thinking caps on and find a way to help us through the holidays.
The support we had last year was fantastic and the Christmas Day celebrations on the picket line were not to be missed. It would be a smack in the eye for Magnet to repeat that experience and show them we are not giving up."
Send letters of support and donations to The Magnet Family Hardship fund, c/o 109 Jedburgh Drive, Darlington, Co Durham DL3 9UP.
Catch us on the internet: http://www.gn.apc.org/magnetstrikers/