BETTER PAY Now it's the strike process at Grunwick!

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do noLsna sone ine irico strike remains the most important industrial struggle currently taking involved in determination needed to fight for a woman S HOn O wOrk same rates as men. All those involved in backing the strikers have the responsibility to look for and exploit every area of possible JANET MAGUIRE National Coordinating Committee Against Cuts in NHS process workers last week walked out of the Chapter Road and Cobbold factories of Grunwick Film Processing, which operates under the names 'Bonuspool' and "Truecolour". Sine workers are demanding trade union recognition-an earlier attempt to form a union a few years back having been smashed. The need for a union is vital: the process workers are paid f25 for a 35-hour week and £28 for a 40-hour week, and overtime must be worked when the management demanas i.

The Association of Professional, Execuave and Ciercal stall (APEX), te union involved, declared the strike official almost nave aiready been set into mouon. Loca unions are already expressing support, and Brent Trades Council is co-ordinating solidarity work as well as helping the strikers.

half the ADDIOX mateLY WOIKCES are tablished that women will play al equal role alongside the men-they are half the strike committee, represent over half the officers, and for negotiations it is agreed to have 50 per cent women Previously workers have been sacked for their efforts to improve conditions. and re instatement of these workers is also one of the strikers demands.

In addition to management, the workers have had to contend with the police. The latter are harassing the picket lines on the excuse that they are intimidating workers going into work-and then getting hold of the worker and saying: 'You do want to go to work, don't you? But the strikers are confident and have organised themselves very quickly and efficiently.

With so many women and Asians involved, the strike has a particular importanc for all militants, and as much support as possible should be built. All messages of support, monies, etc. should be sent to: Sunil Desai, Strike Committee, Trades Hall 375 High Road, Willesden, London N.W.10

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left which had briefly flickered with their abstention on the first considered so important by the Confederation that they didn't even send their banner along