Demonstrations
Sep. 09, 1976 - All-out strike by the seamen: Britain's 38, 000 merchant seamen are to go an strike from midnight on Saturday in support of a pay claim which, if conceded would breach the strict genera meant - tuck wage rise guidelines. all cross channel and short sea vessels crowed by union members will be affected immediately the strike starts. Men in deep-sea vessies including passenger ships, tankers, bulk carries and comtrains ships-will ban overtime if they are at sea or at foreign ports and will go on strike when they reach home parts. photo shows Mr. Jim slates, semwen's union general secretary announcing national strike decision at the union's claptrap headquarters yesterday
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