ALAN THORNETT, the Cowley shop steward who has been at the centre of the light to throw back management's ofTensive British Leyland, is to stand for the position of General secre tary in the Transport & General Workers Union.
Nominations close this Saturday for the election to decide the successor to Jack JonesDACKER and architect of Labour Government's Contract policies. Other candidates include Moss Evans, who has obstructed the development or a ngni-back in the car mous try against rationalisation and participation schemes. the prahable choice of of other careerists.
Not included in this latter category is the candidate of the Right to Work Campaign and in the International Socialists tommy Khey. Khey is a deputy senior steward in the Men sox tacory ana stanus for building the strength of the rank-sno-He in me union on a fighting basis. But he does not have the record of struggle of Alan Thornett, nor does programme include many of the essential policies those centring on workers con trol which have fought for by Thornett.
Thornett's nomination came at a meeting last Monday of the BICA T&GWU Cowley 5/293 branch.
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