However, if the AUEW Executive Committee nad sent out a namonal direcave on blacking, lor which a page in their journal is no substitute, such 400-mile excursions would not be necessary. The human resources of the Strike Committee are arcady desperatel there can be little doubt that the blacking of all wiper blades, backed up by national action in solidarity with the Trico women, could have won equal pay weeks A specially convened meeting Greater London Association of Trades was positive in words has so far turned out negative in action: a weekly recall meeting of the GLATC, together with outside bodies supporting the strike, could have mobilised on a London scale within two weeks, and called for stoppages to ensure trade unionists could attend.
That this demonstration should take place soon and be successful became even more imperative last Thursday, when layoffs of production workers at both the brenodare Normamsion raciones were announced by management as from the next day. wnetner or not tis was a res ult of the non-appearance of the plumbers, management could not continue production -a delinite victory for the strikers