The Cine Technician (1953-1956)

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April 1954 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN 59 Alf Hunter was in one of the two Technicolor loud-speaker cars; the Committee, he said, had contacted the Shop Stewards' Committee of Fairey Aviation, and each Steward had taken a hundred collecting sheets. " We had a wonderful reception there," and backed by scores of Technicolor technicians with leaflets, Alf Cooper, Cllr. Perkins, Melvin Harris, John Read and Alf Hunter addressed the aircraft workers, who were "terrifically impressed" by A.C.T.'s case. Another Technicolor member chipped in, " And we also were very impressed and heartened by their support." The other loudspeaker crew of John Mackintosh, Rae Sharpe and Jimmy Wild had an equally encouraging reception at EMI, Hayes. That was on Wednesday, 24th March, and the following day the Technicolor members had a mass meeting at the Granada, Hounslow, followed by a march to the Technicolor plant, and as the six hundred of them slogged along, they sang to the tune of John Brown's Body : From Hounslow down to Technicolor, what a blooming walk, We only had to do it, 'cos the bosses wouldn't talk. But if they will negotiate, then we'll 'pull out the cork, And we'll all come back once more. Glory, Glory for the Union (etc., etc.)., Hurrah! for the A.C'.T." And all along the way, airport and garage workers cheered them on; an especially loud cheer came from the girls of Magnatex, when Melvin Harris in the loudspeaker car in front of the procession announced : " We are the Union that fought for Equal Pay." When the marchers reached the gates of the plant, they all sang their song at the tops of their voices — the hundred pickets, the footsore six hundred, the loudspeaker vans and all ! Their approach had really impressed the management, who sent the blacklegs home early, so that they should not become contaminated by the loyal Union men and women. Next day, Friday, another excellent turn-out at Lincoln's Inn Fields in London : Technicolor, Pathe and Humphries members, mainly with TV newsreel and press reporters covering it. This was the day of the annual meeting of Technicolor Ltd., at which record production was to be announced. Flanked by police and our own members dishing out leaflets, we marched in small groups, each carrying a poster, to the shareholders' meeting at the nearby Waldorf Hotel. Right in front, carrying the giant-size poster, END THE LOCK-OUT, were Dave Selby and Arthur Hicks, and handing out leaflets, Jimmy Wild — all from Technicolor. Helped by his white stick on one side and Jack Lucas on the other, the ever-cheerful and popular Alf Tyson of Humphries, who is blind, marched proudly with the rest, and dotted among the groups were members of the Executive : Frank Fuller, Stan Warbey, Alf Cooper and Len Runkel, being in dispute, were of course there, and they were joined by Studio Vice-President Charlie Wheeler, Newsreel VicePresident Ken Gordon and Shorts Vice-President Max Anderson — a fine act of solidarity and leadership, that showed all how close A.C.T.'s leaders are to the rank-and-file. FILM WORKERS WANT YOUR SUPPORT the colourful posters told the public, and when the Waldorf was reached, the shouting started : ' What about some lolly for the workers? Come out, and pay up!" THE MERRY-GO-ROUND AT TECHNICOLOR! IN OUT HAND"**!* .-, r*l r An employee's impression of life there in recent months — by J. Cook U