After being on strike for a week, the workers at Whitworkh Glostor Aircraft (Coventry) Ltd., decided to stand firm by their demand for the reinstate~ ment of the chairman of their negotiating committce. Thus on Tuesday 6th February they rejected the mangement's offer to withhold his notice. The strike has been declared official by the executive committce of D.A.TeA. (the draughtsmon's union "LOCK-OUT" IN SOUTHAMPTON
Sixty men omployed by a Southampton construction company, the Hill Construction Company (Enginoers) Ltd., have been given notice for refusing to work with non-unionists. The men are mombers of the Constructional sngineering Union. The firm have declared thoir intention of adveftising for more labour unless the men return and are willing to work with non union labour. ‘The workers have declared their intention of stopping out and are picketing the works gates.