Cammell Laird 37 vow to fight amid Labour disillusionment
SURVIVING members of the largest group ever jailed for union activity have vowed to continue their fight for justice – despite growing disillusionment with Labour.
GMB general secretary Gary Smith, Ian Byrne MP and Chris Pearce of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign addressed the former Cammell Laird shipyard workers, including leading campaigner Eddie Marnell, at a Labour conference fringe event on Monday night.
This year marks 40 years since workers occupied the Birkenhead shipyard in Merseyside in a bid to save their jobs at the site.
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