Their given financial compensation. The strike fought by Linton Lodge hotel workers for six months ended in victory last Saturday. All of their demands were met.
union, the Transport and General Workers' Union, was recognised. The management agreed to reinstate the shop steward and three other workers. And three workers who did not want to retum to Linton Lodge were
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HOTEL THE LODCE RESTAURANT THE DRAGON barder nut co crack. And 1лас 5 мле пошели, зирро is crucial now, * On Serurday evering, a IGERE SHOTESAE PERE WPUmounted outside the Night -normaly one dr ds bustest evenny Business dwindied on Saturdis an oniy a few peopie went in. accompanied by chants of the pickers. There Heavy police presence ana one mitten? was arrested Support 10: The Night Out Strikers, cro Transport House, Broad Stren, Bir mingham. JO TOSTI, shop steward at Linton Lodge Hotel, told Red Weekly what the lessons of the sirike were and how the Lodge workers intend to support the continuing fight againet the Trust Houses Forte management.
ine sinke nas odon an eye-opener. None of us had DrONOS lence, Wo now see that everything is set up in sociely lo help peopio with maney. The role of the police on the picket linos made it obvious They amesled pickels for minor offences but took no action when assaulled the pickets. And It was Courts who tined pickets, while a custowho punched picket in front of a policeman got free.
bul wo wink une traco union leadership was one of the main obsiacles. Two weeks ago Jack Jones sald wo couldn't win. Aller 6 monihs, we proved he was wrong.
In the very first week IWAS clear would have to fight the UROn ORTOrD we could get at the bosses. The TGWU was very reluctant lo take any action. In fact, besides being on the picket, most of our time was spent lobbying union meetinga and fighting the bureauc тасу.
We made a mockery of the industrial tribunal as well. Il went egainst one of us who used it and ruled in support of piwon lne e oe picket lne state's 'concillation" machinery, ACAS, sald we should accept the compensation offer They advised agains! holding out for the rein. stalement of the shop SWW1ID.
We hope our struggle will other hole workers the determinalion to carry on. Our struggle Is an axample for people who want to join a union - DUT On it they are prepared t fight for il. The struggl against Trust House: Forte is continuing. We will help them as much as possible. Our ricior wili be a gresl morale DOGC BE SOM We will Join them on the picket ine We have decided to donate our strike fund to the Randoiph Hotel.