IMGpapers 1976–79

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

WHOSE CLAIM?

Socialist Challenge No. 15, 29 September 1977 · pp. 1-3 of the scan · 951 words

The scan: sc-n15-sep-29-supp-fraud-news-ford-workers-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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IF WE accept that the Ford wage claim druma up hy the union official and the com - is bused on a genuine destre to improve the lot of the Hard worker. then there these questions which aced * Why was the claim not put May maIs meetings efore it wis submitted to the Why did the platform refase to: allow any voles on the propusas нані втопови ро orward by individual af the nutional shop stewards conference held in Coventry? * Why have au plans of action to uchiere the claim beea disPUSO DE DECIDE SERPIE BE BOTO meetings or at nutional stup steward level!

the recall shop stewards conference in discuss to achiere-the InE claim been postponed 0r cRacelled!

The denial of workers democacy has meunt that we are lei ih o clais that does ne adequatels meet the needi und aspirations of the Ford workera. Pas. hours of work, and heulth and safety are all clearly insdequate in the clasm. Nevertheless, we must sup port the claim as it staod: despire its shortcomings. Dur Joh auw is to unite around a strategy te fighil for the chuim We on the shop Noor canno afford to rely on the trade union side of the negotiuting committee to decide our future We're left it to theon over the last three years, und where has It got ust On our hehalf our representatives have supported the Social Comenic meant at least a 25.A per cent cut in real wages!

The trade union officials have shown that they will ese ans methods necessary te implemaguinst the rank and Mile. For example, in the summer at the Ford plant, the union officials even tried to preveut the convenor from addressing a mass meeting unless he agreed to call tor an end to the lus-off pay strike.

Shan steward who recoemiss the oficial sabotage have heen ham-strung in trying lo take up cluim against the slitting tactics of the trade union negotistors. An example of the sabotage was seen at the slage-manseed Coventry stewards confereace This conference look ap is time than the afterwards: Its only lunctions seemed to be to rubber stamp the official wage claim and leave everything in the negotiator's hands ai Pod meter mane begin 10 organist gainst ans back-siding awa rom an all-unt ligar for th complete claim. Thie which bu he done by bringing the negor ators under the shup floor. We must make sure that all decisions affecting the sulcome of the claim are put before masa meetings. We must decisions abo demand that stewards conference is rocalied Imediately, *, plan and coAssemble ordinate an action strategs tor all Ford workers to schieve the daim. In the event of a strike, the shop floor strike committee to run the day to duy acteities and organi sation in the planis.

li E in this rank und file Ford workers, esm beconte confident ouneves do muke the best condicions possible in taking a sep forward in wurking and Eving conditions. presa conference will enly control of the the shop way that we, the Fraud. MORE night work.

Not to mention the Big Fraud Benefit Package: long holldays Iwhenever you are laid off; exceller funoral facilities, fren tallet paper and that specie Novar-Never-Never car purchase plan. Henry Ford needs YOU!

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