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More than 2,000 workers at Nottingham Raleigh factories were sent heme on Tuesday, March 19th., because of the strike of 74 men from the polishing, bending and pressing sections. They struck in ‘protest ageinst the transfer of highly skilled men te another part of the factory with subsequent loss of wages. Four weeks before th: strike two.men had been transferred from polishing to the frame shop with a loss of EA per week. Further transfers were in the offing and when the manazgemon. announced that one of the polishers was to move the menstruck. The officials of both unions concerned, the Metal Mechanics and the T.G.W.U., were in frvcur of making ths strike official, After receiving an assurance from the wanagenent that the man would be reinstated in his original job the mon went back. Raleigh has recently become part of the Tube Investuents combine end many changds in management have taken place. It is clear that with T.I.'s policy of rationalisation there is a potentiality of a Fords' in miniature, especially in view of the deter mination both of the strong shop stewards com. J ittoe and the unions ‘to defend Raleigh workers conditions.