by acceptance.
own union's policy. The policy, carried by a 50-2 vote on the AUEW's national committee in Mas resus This national commictee instructs the executive to call for an ive bargaining at the end of the second stage of the Social Coemade to have this adopted by the TUC in 1977.
an orderly return to free collective bargain immediate return to free collective burgaining — not the 'orderThe 12 month rule was passed by the TUC on Wednesday one of the most amazing breaches of workers democracy the trade union movement has seen for a long time. Hugh Scanlon committed his 1.2 million votes in favour of the 12 month rule, and thereby secured its ly' return Scanion wanted and which the 12 month rule reproSETTES Indeed the engincering workers' delegation at the TUC DY AT LO NO WIER ERECE SLOWEE ions and two absent) challenging Scanion's right to dictate the But Scenlon refused to allow a discussion and refused to recog Subsequently the 12 month rule was passed and now meant lo be bind ton us all. No doubt trade unionists will he told such is "trade union democracy when the votes of the secon "YOURE WANTED AT THE TOP TABLE, HUGH." largest union in the country are cast in direct contradiction to the wishes of the members, then such march ind hat of atte deserves no respect, по тосовBON NEED OCCUILT The real feeling at the TUC rather than that manufactured by Scanlon and the other lackies of IDE MOSE Can wing Gosernment gives the groen light up country to immediately begin the fight to regain the Already the stewards committee has announpursuit of their demand for a 20 per cent increase seich promises to drive a tanker through the Government's pay policies. It is true this committes is "unofficial' — Issue of union democracy foe the Iris pommittee is clecied by rank and file dockers throughout the coun Whether in the docks, in the engineering industry or on other factory floors a way forward is needed if the strike is to win: and of tyrants.
union bureaucrats.
Labour the war for trade down they can start the process. which rises as leflation rises La dema paid wurker in the future.
bet again it is an DUCE CITAL!
Hows LTD. TEWAPE SOUTE BEEN HER Ful fight can be waged to reverse the decline of living srandands opportunity is there for a fight. the ng unity of all those willing to suicies of the Labour Gover the fisht-wine and the scabbing trade which demands no Immediate E15 increase to make see them.
gives would moment. protect both the lower and higher A national minimam wage und immediate equal pay for women, would farther protect those whe have been hit hardest by the These are the policies which Merthsr can spearhead the fighthuck.
Scanlon and obers in the rish wing of the labour movement do not like it, the rising workers offensive can sweep them aside.
apology. have 'received a lot of sympaiby" Duffy's daily mail REMEMBER the long article in Socialist Workers Party after Lewisham? An article full of slurs racisin. Well at leust one section of that sort of self. The right-wing Engimpering Birmingham lapped it up and had photostals made. Theat were left lying around in ALEP offm where more active members could Some were probahly SONED INE DOS M MCD WOULDNI cannot confirm this al the In normul circumstances we would have assumed that this was u run-of-the-mill incident. cold war, after all, I still being talks with the reporter con fought in the ACE.H. Calhulic Action is atill alive and well. An adven in a new publication of Pioneer, placed by right-wingers, urges readers got to vote for episode cond well he part of u imilar cumpaign to discredit the SHP condidale for he ALEV Presidency, Ian Morris.
All the news thatstinks REPORTSOFcomplaintsagainst dealt toothless Press Council often reveal just hav unworthy some readers are of the unimpeachable show thar the London Evering Frenchhasapoint!' News is chemplary in chis respe Tan reckless complainis (both one of the surhors who now unaccountably upheld had been SUMICISS impeccahle ar-left ha record of the capital's comoerns.
Mr. P. Cazaly of Bramley, Ken obicct 10 the Tact thar remarks atributed to him on the subject of whether women wark harder than ten hore no relation to whar he had said on this subject.
Cazaly was surprised that ace isstill incomplate reporter Martin Turner shauld only have noted down bis name, address, ag: and occupation in the course of the interciew. And was pearled to find — when he To the other men ques ioned for the war pop feature that they sil sunstantial y asreec with his complaint. Naturally the Evening News die not trouble its Rand Daily Mail Another surfeit of press free dom in tbe News upser Maria Lavender. farmer TECHSHEI Sporting Staffordshire Bul who faund To be. and was unitoressed b this reporter's explanation that shie had Tung number she voice at the other end agroed with the quotes.
Cormoisseurs of Press Council wiseiy treated these complaints virtual contempt, is Associated cablemare ferent attitude. lic complain bro pain agains quotatiens, had apparently led to irreral inquiry by ma Who tall t Council be'd made a thorough investigar son" and had 'severa connection Out of the Ghettoand up the ladder IN THE centre-spread this weel we give readers a flarour of som of the undertood discusson wich are shaking the Communis Party. During the recent Commu nist University. Bert Ramelson saw a weH-known pany un Sectua. Alan Hunt, with a copy af Out of the Ghere. Alter Cong Hunt as to why bo reading such nonsense, the CP's Industrial Organiser exploded: The latest adjudicacions that you begin to feel that mayte What iseven more ironical is tha caricatures the positions of the distinguished pedigree. Dave Punde member of the Incernationa in 1968. later joined 1972 in the Communist Party. I bisnew pamphlet is any indication Shell shock THE PICTURE of a peacefu -South Africa name fully puined by thar motion's especially free pres i supported. the following Horice pinned up by monegemen in the Johanneshurg ofice cf the Wehave rently hodu shooting ineldent in zhe banding. Thavealse been informed of orher incidem wich have taken place in the past legime ugainst the righr of maly members to corn weapons would like so make it absolutely
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