Edinburgh Unemployed Workers' Center location 103 Broughton St., Edinburgh Tel. 1990 Lothian Regional Labour Council withdraws funds because of anti-poll tax activities. Centre continues with all volunteer activists. The 7 trustees for the center are 4 independents and 3 Labour hacks. A couple of days later, independents reenter bldg and reopen centre.
Centre continues to run anyway.
February Labour Council inspects bldg and issues fabricated report that bldg is a fire trap and the kitchen is unhygienic. Centre volunteers get bldg inspected, prove the Labour hacks knew it was a fraud and force them to publically admit that they were lying. During this time centre workers talk to Community Council which agrees to ask for the lease and keep the centre functioning as a collective. June 28 Labour COuncil meets to decide on lease issue, but Convener Brian Cavenaugh, who hates the centre, refuses to bring the issue up until centre is vacated. We have barricaded the door and tell them we won't let them in.