settlement we ever had at in weakened organisation.
on the company believed ras no way we could take er we had taken them on for in 1977, they still would not because they thought the ald crumble. Ihen, in the , the national shop stewards - called an emergency meeting ampany was preparing for a work the following day by at the flipping loads. But the at vote was 37 to 5 to continue From that moment onwards any realised that the union = to be reckoned with. A week. ad won.' nchester meeting was able to high-level behind-theves between the management bureancrats. Through the the rank and file was to own views about when the uld end and under Boulter stresses the importis democratic organisation: * Manchester meetings, when a rise in the pipeline, the tiators met the company and ou a couple of days later you ce an hour, just like that. i no right of report-back. no eptance or rejection. But the lop stewards committee was the basis that it votes that everything goes to the The decision-making power he shop floor.' ational shop stewards now.has effective recogthe TGWU bureaucracy, in s the lay delegates on the egotiating committee are •of the shop stewards which in practice the claim.
come about because the a of the rank and file has combinea witn winning unity of the work force king demands on the union ¿ just the organisation of the ers that had changed in the reen the acceptance of the ductivity deal and Lne on to fight in 1977. There changed political i come in between was the experience of the fight Heath government. BOC ere involved in all struggles, like the marches against the OUTRAGE from trade union leaders has | sliding scale composite to debate.