,SACK$ ,MAGNET ,WORK]S ,BATTLE ,ON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,ALMO/ EI<T MON?S 9TO !IR DISPUTE1 & ! WORK]S SACK$ BY ,MAGNET1 MANUFACTUR]S ( KIT*5S1 9 ,D>L+TON CONT9UE TO BATTLE ON = RE9/ATEM5T4 ,\TSIDE ( ! NOR?-EA/ LITTLE HAS BE5 HE>D ( ! DISPUTE4 ,YET ACTION HAS CONT9U$3 ONE EXAMPLE BE+ ! ANGRY DEMON/RATION :I* MET %>EHOLD]S ON !IR WAY TO A MEET+ ( P>5T COMPANY ,B]ES=D 9 ,LONDON LA/ ,JANU>Y4 ,! EV5TS L$ A SPOKESMAN = ! GR\P TO DESCRIBE ! BATTLE AS 0! MO/ VICI\S DISPUTE 9 HI/ORY04 

,IT ALL />T$ LA/ ,AUGU/ :5 MANAGEM5T TURN$ D[N DEM&S = A PAY RISE4 ,WORK]S1 SOME ( !M ) OV] #c YE>S ( EXP]I5CE1 SAW ?IS AS ! LA/ /RAW 9 A GAME ( PATI5CE :I* HAD BE5 GO+ ON S9CE !IR LA/ PAY DEAL 9 #a#i#i#b4 ,AS NE>LY #c WORK]S WALK$ \T1 ! UNIONS 7,T@&,G21 ,U,C,A,T,T1 ,G,M,B & ! ,A,E,E,U7 SET AB\T TRY+ TO >RANGE A COMPROMISE4 ,9/EAD1 BOSSES AT ! FIRM'S ,Y>M ,9DU/RIAL ,E/ATE GAVE ! /RIK]S AN ULTIMATUM3 !Y C\LD RETURN TO WORK )9 ONE WEEK OR ELSE FACE ! SACK4 ,SEE+ ?IS AS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISS$1 ! COMPANY ALSO ATTA*$ ! CONDITION ?AT ANYONE RETURN+ TO WORK MU/ SEV] !IR UNION MEMB]%IP4 

,SURPRIS$1 BUT UNDET]R$1 MANY ( ! /RIK]S DISMISS$ !SE ?REATS AS HOLL[ & SET UP CAMP \TSIDE ! PLANT4 ,) NO BACK D[N 9 SI<T1 ! COMPANY FULFILL$ !IR PROMISE & ON ,SEPTEMB] #cRD #aiif ALL #c W]E SACK$1 :ILE ! FIRM PROMPTLY BEGAN RECRUIT+ SCABS4 

,CLE>LY %OCK$1 ! UNIONS ATTEMPT$ TO RETURN TO NEGOTIATIONS CAP 9 H&1 ONLY TO BE %[N ! DOOR BY ! BOSSES4 ,S9CE !N1 R\ND ! CLOCK PICKETS HAVE CONT9U$1 9CLUD+ SEV]AL MASS PICKETS4 ,M>*ES ?R\< T[N HAVE RECEIV$ A GOOD DEAL ( SUPPORT AMONG LOCALS1 EV5 EXT5D+ TO /AFF AT ! T[N'S MA9 ,JOB ,C5T]1 :O 9ITIALLY REFUS$ TO DISPLAY C>DS FROM MAGNET T>GET+ POT5TIAL SCABS4 

,9DE$1 ! FIRM HAS ONLY BE5 P>TIALLY SUCCESSFUL 9 5DEAVORS TO F9D REPLACEM5TS = ! SKILL$ M5 & WOM5 IT (F-LOAD$4 ,DESPITE ,MAGNET'S CLAIM ( BE+ UP TO FULL PRODUCTION LEVELS1 MO/ AGREE ?AT ?IS IS LITTLE MORE ?AN BLUFF1 ) ! NUMB] ( SCABS PROVID+ ONLY A SKELETON OP]ATION1 COMP\ND$ BY ! FACT ?AT MO/ HAVE COME TO ! JOB UNSKILL$4 

,!Y DO1 H[EV]1 PROVIDE ,MAGNET ) ! K9D ( WORK=CE :I* ! CAPITALI/S 9CREAS+LY DESIRE AS WE NE> ! MILL5NIUM4 ,UNION TIES HAVE BE5 BROK5 ) ! COMPANY AS IT 9TRODUCES ?AT T]RIBLE WAT*WORD = ! N9ETIES3 0FLEXIBILITY04 ,?IS1 COMB9$ ) O!R TR5DS SU* AS %ORT-T]M CONTRACTS1 CASUALIZATION & ! GR[? ( DE-SKILL+ 9 MANY SECTORS1 ALL S]VE TO DRIVE D[N LABOR CO/S1 PITT+ WORK] AGA9/ WORK]4 ,9 ?IS 5VIRONM5T IT REMA9S DIFFICULT TO SEE H[ A NEGOTIAT$ SETTLEM5T CAN BE REA*$ = ! FOLKS 9 ,D>L+TON4 

,IF !RE'S ONE ?+ :I* ! PICKETS HAVE PROV$ AS !Y CONT9UE URG+ ! PUBLIC TO BOYCOTT ! COMPANY'S GOODS ?\<1 IS !IR RESILI5CE4 ,BOSSES AT ,MAGNET W]E SURPRIS$ ?AT ! PICKETS HAD CONT9U$ BEYOND N9ETY DAYS1 LET ALONE EI<T MON?S4 ,) NO SIGN ( \TSIDE SUPPORT WAN+ EI!R1 !RE C\LD BE FUR!R SURPRISES 9 /ORE = ! COMPANY1 :OSE P>5T %>EHOLD]S >E V]Y KE5 9DE$ TO SEE AN 5D TO ?IS PROTRACT$ DISPUTE1 EV5 IF IT MEANS A DREAD$ BACK D[N4 ,WE AWAIT FUR!R DEVELOPM5TS BUT 9 ! MEANTIME3 ,! ,MAGNET WORK]S >E 9 DESP]ATE NE$ ( F9ANCIAL HELP IF !Y >E TO CONT9UE !IR FI<T1 A FI<T :I* REPRES5TS A CRUCIAL BATTLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM'S CONT9UAL ASSAULT ON WORK]S1 SE5 ALSO 9 ! SACK+ ( ! ,LIV]POOL DOCK]S4 ,IT'S AB\T TIME WE WON ONE6 

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