IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

All hell broke out

Red Weekly No. 185, 3 February 1977 · p. 3 of the scan · 412 words

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in the first em bloyees Clearly this development shows CHARLIE GALLAGHER Last year in August an Ad Hoc Committee of senior stewards of Leyland Cars division was formed on the initiative of management.

Teach In October waS given the document called 'Security of Earnings', but was sworn to BOURBS waD SHOD rank and le in my bant until meeting of all eleven Rover plants Instead of a 40 page document shortened 2 mace version. the convenors mee to force a vote through. Then all We demanded to before we voted. After a resolution conterence At a meeting on 27 January of representatives rom eleven mover cocument was the final August 1977 staff status for all hourly rate DIUS olutions carried at our meeting:

Common cover date from independence. Red Weekly would not be in favour of a vote for independence. At this stage the working class will gain nothing from the dismemberment of Britain into various local sub-units.

there are no concrete forms of national oppression in scotland which separation would remove strength of the Scottish working class still lies in a united labour movement with workers in England and Wales.

That unity socialist federal system of government of the future the widest possible campaign of the labour movement in the factories, workplaces and housing estates to argue for a clear vote in favour of a directly elected Assembly. This means support, however critical, for the Government's Devolution Bill. During the campaign they will be using the occasion of the referendum to explain that only ar executive formed by the workers parties, based on and accountable to the working class, can ever realise any of the hopes that the Scottish people have in the Assembly Such an executive, if it was to carry out policies in the interests of working people, assume powers to control the hold of private capital, to rip away the veil of commercial secrecy for ending the anarchy of production for private profit.

over the previous 12 months (b) A commitment to eliminat aroskills are of a similar or broad, (e) An agreed method to achieve this grade rate structure to be worked out, and an understanding reached tha results to be back-dated to 3. LAY-OFF PAY The elimination of all penalty clauses prope procedure fo manpower surpluses

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