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Red Weekly No. 197, 5 May 1977 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 544 words

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Ninety per cent of all of London's Adventure Playgrounds went on strike for the first time averon Monday This action was taken when Francis Pridesux - a playlesder and community worker at the Notting Hill Adventure playground since 1969 — was made redundant.

If curbacks are accepted at Notting Hill — one of the 2ILU2 well-known piaygrounds workers realised that this would be of further culbacks in play GENES. The decision tor official strike action was ETRIOUS CACITE DA otiations with the management committee of the playground had proved to be an atter failure.

The strike was called on notice. Yet hard work SHUT from the Strice Corpinities resulled in lots of local publicity. The day began with over 400 people pickering the playground, peti cloning in the locality, and making haziners stickers and placards. All the chudren supported the action and helped to ensure its strength.

Monday caded with a well-supported march from Holland Park to the play ground. Over 200 marchers represented such bodies as of NEPE, the public sector The march was folunion.

Jowed by rally and a picket of the Notting Hill management committee's regular meeting, where calls reinscatement of Prideaux made.

But management has not budged. The next step in the CHAN Meeting scheduled for 15 June is also planned. There will be an artempt to change the committee, which presently such personalities as Richard Fleck, Chairperson of London Adventure Playground and Pulpe Viscountess Astor One danger confronting clarworkers is the tendency ISS Lahour's overall policy of cuts in the social services. The only way to avoid the second danger local lation of playworkers and who support them - is by winning support other workers who are up against from the Labour Government May. The most immediate other workers is to turn out in force on! May. This will be a good opportunity to raise of strang appeal for support in the fight against redundattack ancy at Notting Hil. Paris in a mini-bus. Wom Socialist 140 milliants conference of the Socialis Students weekend dopted • resolution map ping out the the organisation for cam paigning activily term. the los palan and two conferences no to oscuss 1A0 195918 of that campaign were ag reed as involved in bullding for the HAL COMONTO U May, the conference of th Ireland on 15 May Students ra attended the Dlecussion on calibles of how TELE signing Conte orm part or a through the of socialist at siso leaders If the SSA Is to overcome Ita the base adly has in the c to be orgi

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