RULE 14 TUC'S | IMGpapers 1976

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conterence win a majority at the last TUC the CP from its campaign to win. support for Rule 14 in Camden Trades Council. Following the February decision, the CP secretary of the Trades Council wrote to the TUC informing them of Camden's decision. An evasive reply came back suggesting that the trades council might not be re-registered if it failed to toe the line.

This was enough for the usually constitutional sticklers of the Communist Party At the March meeting a motion from Charing Cross ASTMS branch formulating prop osals for developing a campaign against Rule 14 was ruled out of order by the chairman, who refused to give any reasons for his decisAt the same time an emergency motion - which broke with procedure in that normally only resolu tions from branches are accepted. and only AGMs can change the rules - accepting Rule 14 was put to the vote and passed 36-30.

CATCH 22 Despite the fact that a two-thirds majority is needed to change the rules, the CP now had the bit between its teeth. Off his own bat the CP secretary has now informed the TUC that the Trades Council has been suspended for April and will reconvene in May with delegates only from branches that ac

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