International Marxist Group Archive

Magazines, bulletins and booklets of the IMG and its forerunners, 1961–1984

Godber Wants Strike Penalty

· The Week Vol. 3, No. 25, 24 June 1965 · p. 9 of the scan · 71 words

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from a Parliamentary correspondent

A clause in the Redundancy Payments Bill amending the Contracts of Faployment Act to provide that continuity of employment could not be broken by strike action was attacked in the House of Commons on June 17th by Mr. Joseph Godber, "shadow" Minister of Labour, Mr. Godber was incensed because a man could strike and not suffer if he later became redundant and claimed compensation under the Bill.

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