Undefined The undefinable and immeasurable norm of responsibility also reared its head in the case of Ms P.M. Iliffe, who The Tribunal assessing her claim for the same pay as a male worker announced that it is not satisfied that the work which he does is substantially different from that which is performed by applicant'. The Tribunal also agreed that the man had 'constantly failed to undertake" more "responsible' work than the women was doing. Nevertheless, the wo ANOTHER STRIKE for equal pay has been going on for six weeks at Jeavons Engineering in Tipton, near West Bromwich. A nuncree women memers or ine iransoor & General Workers Union voted last Friday to stay out in support of their demand for equal pay for women who do the same work as men and regrading for those who do semi-skilled work but are classified as unskilled.
Management's latest offer of a E3 rise was rejected by women, who are determinec to win a minimum o zo Diu: regrading to achieve equal pay. An effective daytime picket has been organised, and sinoucn manacement are sim smuseum in goods at night and trying to persuade office workers to workers at the factory.
The union, however, has failed to make the strike official - apparently Jack Jones and nis tellow bureaucrats are more con perley than they me about fich the par poucy: man mey women's rights. No strike pay has there- about fighting fore been forthcoming, and although collto help ections - nave been organiseu hardship cases, more money is urgently needed Please send all donations, resolutions of James Goldsmith declares that in the case of two former directors who owe money 'there is no use in driving them into the ground".
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