Pinning any hopes on that would be foolish when the inflation forecast is 20 per The problem is not comparing wages with other workers, but tecting wages to inflation.
This was the original objective of claim by the National Union -of Public The ployees for inflationproofed wages through automatic increases.
United fight this winter around these policies can defend hiving standards. Those Callaghan and Gormley who stand in the way must by be removed.
proagainst THREATS of a national overtime ban and one-day strikes came from the National Amalgamated Union of Engineering year's Workers last week, Negotiations have been taking place over the union's Em- claim for a rate of f80 for skilled workers and a 35-hour week.
The right wing, now in full control of the union executive trying to negotiate the claim away. First they agreed to shunt discussions like on the 35-hour week and maternity pay off into a separate working party which would report within a year. Since the vast rates well main Committee of the National national minimum time has been hour cut majority of engineering workers negotiate loca over the minimum tira rate, the 35-hour week demand was component of the claim which could unify any fight.
Then the right wing tried at the Committee to make the implementation date the main pol of issue with the employers' offer of £68 for skilled workers. But this was rejected. The executive was also told to demand from the employers a der this year, further reductions to 35 hours by 1982.
A national meeting of convenor and stewards in the industry has bees called for 7 July in Sheffield is. attempt to force the executive to Socialist Challenge 21 June 1979 Page 5