AT THE big mass oth shifts of the Dagenhum assembly plant in June, "Freaky Fred' Transport Workers Union, tried to sell us out with a 13-Poimt Procedure Plan that dida Teven mentinm lay-offs:
TOnE smeggled a powerful publie adress systema through the picket lines enough to drown any heeklers. They set it up in the car park or the back of the plant so thai "Blake the snske could do his staff.
workers thought meeting of differently. They dide't wanl Fred. wanted lo from Brian Elliott, convenur of the ussembly plant. They crondhit nervous. Siling sheepisbly, he adjusted bis lle, aad spoke BEOLICS. was a roar of ubuse: Puck off sumerful you seub...' 'No brother Ered became Flostered. But his neihiemsouH COYNCa S1RE ody nicked hes microphone.
Freuky Fred went pule.
påp SOCIALIST CHALLENGE. P.D. Box 50, Islington, London N1 2XP scutrled off the platform and run hear away lo hide in the manageniend's offices, refasingto conne tuE agRin.
The mike nas control of the workers, Sot just the cuavenoes or the stemards. but the workerstoo! A mery rare Immedintely there event fer Fords Dagenham.
Ford chought they were clever: ibey cut off the bie amplifiers sell- To cuntinue the meeting, one o SELMAIS have told the amplifier mun that if he dide't switch on the sound sustem ugain, there might be a