the T.&.G.W.U. membership led by Jean Jepson stood to lose as much as E6 u week without the agreement Jepson lost her job because she fought for the interests of these workers in accordance with the instructions of her union, but without any effoctive support from its national leadership.
In the absenoc of a coordinated strategy, the lock-out had also created divisions within the Swinemoor plant itself and this has hump cred the struggle against the victimisation. Decisive leadership from the local full-time officials of the T.&.G.W.U, was clearly colled for. But within weeks district official, Les Upfold, was crossing the picket line outside the factory to orgunise elections for a new conveno Although 130 T.&G.W.U. members had followed Jepson out of the gute on 14 January, and in spite of a massive boycott of the shop stewards elections held on 5 February, regional officials justified their inaction by parroting manage-