Projectile workers stop work and lobby MPs

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On May 4th several hundred workers from the Projectile and Engineering Company factory, Battersea, stopped work at 3.30 and marched to the House of Commons. Led by a pipe band they were joined by workers from the Woolwich Arsenal, Both sets of workers were protesting against the threatened closure of their work places, The closure of the Projectile factory will result in 1,100 workers getting the sack, and is due to take place next year. A take ov er bid has been reported for nearly a £1¢ million for its site, In the evening a meeting was held in Central Hall, Westminster, which was attended ty hundreds of factory workers, Three Labour M.P.s spoke and they promised that the Labour Government would review the whole position. Also on the platform were a large number of union officials. Attention was drawn to the fact that whilst fantastic profits were being made by Ferranti's, Government factories were being closed down through lack of contracts.