TitleRoberts-Arundel Strike Committee: papers 1966-1970
ReferenceEVT/ROBERTS/1/24
Date
Dec 1966-Jul 1970
Production date 1966-12 - 1970-07
Scope and ContentAppeals for support, including for local levy; Appeal printed in "The Week" printed on reverse of article about need for strategy against wage freeze; replies from fellow trade unions including letter from AEU saying unable to support half day strike as Roberts-Arundel not part of federation so strike would breach agreement; letter instructing members to continue normal working from 1 Sep 1967 on instructions Lord Carron of AEU and letter from district secretary to Amalgamated Society of Textile Workers and Kindred Trades advising that following breakdown of negotiations approaches to be made to renew blacking of firm's goods and asking for assistance with the Dunlop factory in Dunfermline. Updated list of firms dealing with Roberts-Arundel; notices for public meetings, pickets and demonstrations; article on strike from "Solidarity" and from DATA (Apr 1967); Resolutions from Farnworth Labour Party and Walkden Labour party to MP and US Embassy respectively supporting strike; letters in guardian giving both sides views; Letter from Home Office responding to complaints about police brutality; Names workers giving donations in dispute at SH Heywoods Ltd (Acrow Group); Letter explaining latest position in dispute and on how levy is being distributed (Mar 1968); Letter from secretary Walsden branch AEU about election of Hugh Scanlon as president of AEU 1968 and cutting on re-election 1970
Oversized Box: Handwritten undated letter to Hugh Scanlon from Rank and file members on voluntary picket
Oversized Box: Handwritten undated letter to Hugh Scanlon from Rank and file members on voluntary picket
Extent1 folder and 1 item
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordRoberts-Arundel, Amalgamated Engineering Union, Lord Carron, Amalgamated Society of Textile Workers and Kindred Trades, Labour Party, Home Office, Scanlon, Hugh
SubjectStrikes, Picketing
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationAG Roberts Arundel Box 6 (Room 37) and AG Oversized Box 4 (Roberts Arundel folder) (Room 34)