Support the Meaker's Electricians

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From an Industrial Correspondent. Ail maintainance eleetricians employed by MEAKER'S LTD., the Gents Outfitters, have come out on strike. They are protesting against the victimisation of one of their members, Gery Lawless. Mr.Lawless was dismissed when he refused to co-operate with the management in the sacking of another worker. Briefly, the background to the dispute is as follows: Meaker's electricians recently won a wage increase of 1/- an hour, Following this the management instructed Mr.Lawless, the chief electrician, to reduce the labour force. Mr.Lawless refused and, as a result, was himself sacked. The reason given by the management was that he "failed to agree with members of the staff." For some time Mr.Lawless had been in dispute with the Management over safety regulations: he has been insisting that the rules and regulations of the Institute of Electrical Engineers be strictly applied. This created a situation in which the management were willing to seize the first excuse to sack him. They have done so now as a result of his standing by basic trade-union principles. The men involved in the dispute have organised pickets of certain Meaker's stores and have appealed to all sections of the labour movement to join them in picketing stores throughout the country. For details ring O1-TER-1714. E.Boyhan, 22 Duncan Terrace, London, N.1. The following is a list of Meaker's branches. Get your Trades Council to organise a picket: BALHAM: 107, High Road, S.W.12; BARNET: 76, High St; BEDFORD: 6/8 Silver Street; BEXLEYHEATH: 133/135, Broadway; BOSCOMBE: 562, Christchurch Rd; BOURNEMOUTH: 72, Old Christchurch Rds; BRIGHTON: 203/205, Western Rd; BRIXTON: 404, Brixton Road, S.W.93; BROMLEY: 81, High Street; CAMDEN TOWN: 137, High St., N.W.13; CANTERBURY: 20, High Street; CATFORD: 191, Rushey Green, S.E.6; CHARING CROSS RD: 137, Charing Cross Rd,W.C.23 CHEAPSIDE: 74/75, Cheapside, E.C.23 CHELMSFORD: 86, High St; CHICHESTER: 18, North Street; CHINGFORD: 26, Old Church Road, E.4; CHISWICK: 308, High Road, W.43; CLAPHAM JUNCTION: 59, St.Jom's Road, S.W.11; COLCHESTER: _ 19/20, High St; CROUCH END: 3, Broadway Parade, N.8; CROYDON: 147, North End; DALSTON: 10, High Street, E.8; EALING: 49, The Broadway, W.5, EASTBOURNE: 125, Terminus Road; EDGWARE: 138, Station Roads; ELTHAM: 93/95, High St. S.E.93 ENFIELD: 7, Church Street; EPSOM: 34, High St;