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; profits, In his opinion the a was to nationalise the industry with industrial democracy 7 ¢ € meantime G.E.C. must be made to take public interest into Saaad - The closure threatened the whole character of Harlow, New Town ich relied upon the provision of suitable local employment, ; : Also speaking at the meeting, Mr. Charlie Adams, the worker conv announced that shbp stewards and union officials had asked the scaetine Council to get the G.E.C. decision reversed. Another speaker, Mr, Ron Halverson, A.E.U. District Secretary, told the meeting that ALE.U. members in Leicester — where some of the work is to be transferred — had been asked not to undertake any work normally done at Harlow. He pointed out that "Profits in A.E.I. have been higher each year but they have been achieved by ruthless slashing of 8,700 of the labour force, We should fight for this decision to be rescinded, there must be no sackings," he added, At the end of the meeting, the 600 workers present voted overwhelmingly to ban all overtime at the plant. The meeting voted unanimously to | deplore the decision to transfer the process control plant to Leicester, thus making possible large-scale redundancies, The resolution added: "We have noted the complete lack of prior notification or consultation on this decision, which clearly indicates a contempt on the part of the company for their workpeople, the trades, and the wlefare of the town, and we demand that the company gives immediate assurances of security of employment to all of its employees in Harlow,"