Strachans stabbed in back | IMGpapers 1968

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the Strachan's workers in the back. After 17 weeks a struggle to save 600 jobs is over.

Since 1 March the workers had remained solid in the face of lies and dis fortions by the press, the snoopings of the Special Hranch and a massive police attack on the factory.

Support was increasing The blacking campaign had begun to bite. Dockers at black rom products from 29 Jun. As Fards were the firm's main contractors this could hyperscaled a victory for the sinkers On Friday 21 June members of Manches ber T.O.M. were delivering leaflets in Ancoats, a working class housing estate in the centre of the city. Soon after they commenced leafletting poliomen arrived in panda cars and took two of them to They were held and questioned by plain clothes police officers for an hour and 3 Jai, Cey were aiked cuesbions about where the TOM met, who It Rod Weekly

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Police harass TOM militants

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