Tailors' Union Launches Raciul Ting Driva in the Past Midlands Arza

The National Union of Tailors and Garment Vorkers is engaged ina campaign to build up membership in the Jast Midlands area (this area does not follow the usual understood definition of Jast Midlands) The Union is facing a really tough policy from the bosses in view of the Governments general wages policy, the credit squeeze and the recently imposed purchase tax on clothing. The Jast Midlands region is a weak link in its organisation - its main strength being in South Yorkshire and parts of London whore the workers wrk in large units. In the Last Ilidlands, as in parts of London and other IMidlands areas, the trade is plagued by large number of 'make and trim! firms which spring up during a boom poriod in the trade. These firms sub-contract from the larger firms, who usually haven't the labour to meet a sudden increase in work. They offer higher wages for an initial period thus making the labour problems of the bigser firms worse, then when things settle down and there is less work, they sack the workers or cut down the piece-work rates and sometimes just disappear, Owing to most of the workors being housewives or potential housewives it is extremly difficult to combat this method, The Union is holding a meeting in Tamworth on Wednesday the 4th of July and one in Cleethorpes the 5th of July to try to mild up membershipe The Union: would like to recieve the assistance of all trade unionists particularly those who have wives who work in the trade.