Dear Leyland worker. This week I have been making a number of appointments to higher management in British Leyland, I know some of you are upset that | have not managed to find a place for Derek Robinson, the chairperson of Leyland shop stewards and convenor 20,000 workers at Longbridge.
I want lo assure you that I had only one reason for not Promotine Derek he is do too valuable a job moment to move him Let's be honest about the sitnation.
In his famous speech to the Twenly Club my Richard Dobson had this to say of Derek: "I happen to know the chief convenior at Long bridge. He's mist- 1 must say that 1 like him because he's good at getting people to what Sir Richard meant Or course. in the past Derek has blown a bit 1975 he said: "In a situation where the Corporation try lo enforce rationalisation with all the organisation at our command' NAUGHTY But nobody took those sort of sentiments very seriously at the time, and seeing Derek week which involved the loss of 12,000 jobs, I think that has been proved right.
1 really did appreciate that vole of confidence from Derek Allet MEl was somewhat naughty in not taking my plan LETE PARALIAO CORRIE or "car council in which 1 know Derek SITong y favour. Just to show you how difficult his vote for my plun must have heen in view of his advocacy ol participation or. ag be called it September "limited workers control', Twill quote the recent Communist Party pamphler said on participation.
Ir sugeested parsicipation Futurer des say in the decisions investment and location of work. the unions are receiving long term warnings. where the queston of redundancies has arisen... the unions are recei ving long term warnings of this Yes, quite.
UNGENTLEMANLY Ofcourse Derek is the first to аррение алете не procicms with this particination lark. For instance. in November 197: Derek wax one of the members of all ad hoc shop stewards committee set up under Ryder proposals to aversee the move rowards corporate bargaining Part of this was Leyland's "security of earnings scheme, which you probably. reblember advocated penalties the Derek's engenremanly coll cagues, blurted out proposi ready, al a meeting gave bim a right telling ofl. But VOL participation business must That tha representatives koop everytitine they discuss well away from the shop floor.
And 1 do not blame Derek for the vote of the workers which rejected that scheme 1 know he tried his best to get it accepted. But then Derek has a o goodteasom in trying at allooshi s to stop strikes. I was reading in an UT THOU HILLUTE CHIE inolmakers strike in February/ March last year, when Derck went all out to stop that action.
His words агс the repeating today I think: "The worst thing that can happen to British Leyland and the country is for groups of workers to think they have the God-given right to take sectional action in tions, can't afford BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
strike!
these How belpful Derek's opp: were ation to the toolroom strik of was, and support for the Social Contract Has been, T know he has lad problems bolding worth members. Didn't be say Rustration over his her frustration over wages. leading to a negative attitude. Unless there is some reversing of the trend we will not be able how belpful Teel back. bis understand his problem.
shop. collective April, by our members' арадесов consider in same end, and together.
Yoursmost sincerely.
Michael Edwardes.
Young ground ordinary has points.
execution Socondy.
pervert? the vote to the und ROY Derek was referring here to the end of a Phase Two which, to give him his credit, be backed Consumer throughout, He did ar the time necessary make working after Phase Twa, but honestly 1 Kemember April 1977 ar che conse newared levline stewards free bargaining? They acreally called a strike for 19 but as Derek explained later: We have to bave a token strike. If we are not seen to do somerbing we will be overtaken STILOT SRAE thinking whic made me think very seriously about giving Derek a job u Eboke, pressed certainly potential and 1 will nfa promise. But in the meantime Derek has his job to do and I Have mine. Twant you to know we are both working for the Wank insubordination WE HAVE been watching 25 m rule standing around there and we Chutk you are a wanker. This deathless prose was repeated to wock. Constables Toal and Not the lice Squad arrested Michael Paling for masturbating in the lavatories at Procadily Circus Understation in Loadon One of the Vice Squad officers explained: "We have heen doing this for the last three off a wanker. They always plead (guilty) to it.' One problem a man member raincoat bripade bur a Special Branch officer? An Old Bailey him (aot surprisingly) and he against Toal and Young for BUTTE brough charges wrongful arrest.
But there are tep interesting Fint, Paling -was pursuing a suspect when he was arrested. Is it uscini practice for officers to be arrested in the of their duly? whal Happened i Paling had noi been an SB but one of the hundreds of innocent lavatory wers who are also picked up or indecency charges on the whim of seate zea us Vice Squad BASNETT'S DREAM OR TRANSPORT House correspondent inforins in that the Municipal Workers leuder David Hasnell, is busy working on a new plan to "democratise Labour Party Since Conference has rejected mandatory re-selection of MP's by constituency parties the whole question of parly democracy has hang in mid-air According to our informant wants to enlarge the National Eseculive Committee by another 30-40 members authorities. This does appear to the esen for the ation block Throuchs. bul nothing should surprise win So all socialists in the Labour Part:
the for Democracy in the Labour Party should be prepared.
HATTERSLEY, the Labour Minister for Prices and Protection, has £500. recently addressed a number of gatherings the class universities Oxford and Cumbridge. Roy taid any undergraduate pre over a drink that he had some After Him, there would beanew too arrogant and loathed by all sections of the party to become Leader, (e) Who did this leave to lead the nation? Ar his student admirers indicated that they were unaware of the supposedly obvious answer Hattersley pointed at himself.
choke, puip. sup laughter. anotber tound on the new Leader AÇer took NOT TO BE missed. Next Saturdus, 11 February, BBC.2 is serening Before Hindsighi, from 8.45 lo 10.25 pm. It is a revealing documentary on bow SOCIALIST CHALLENGE. B Februery, 1978 page 3 cinema-goers in the "30s were presented offerty the so-called newsreeks. The film. directed by Jonathan and produced by Elizuoeth Taylor-Meades, wus reviewed in our 24 Novemher Needless to say, the mass media's presentation of current affairs has no! radically changed. As Jonathan Dimhlehy points out in Before Hindsight: "The obsession with bulance frequently distorts the truth fundamentally."
At a discussion uffer a recent showing of the film at The Other Cinemu, Richard Fran cis, head of news and current affairs at the BBC, was closely questioned by Ibe audience ahout television coverage of the war in Ireland. Frascis, forme controller of the BBC in the the classic: We do not give equul time to right and wron And what was the BRO policy on Britain's present-day Nazis? The revolting Franch replied: There Is strong pressure from the public that we do not interview the IRA. 1 hope that is not now to be extended to John Tyndall.
A CAUTIONARY tale for al our readers who may fin themseives arrested. Nick Slater was a regular supporter of the Grunwick picket and was arrested twice. He was found both occasions (surprise surprise), once for assault and once for obstruct.
As he saw the police coming for him a third time he was begianing to wonder if hed done something to upset them 'How do you know I'm not they dragged bint off to the van. Right,' said the arrestiny officer, who, like all cops, is a bir deficient when it comes to humour, Well have you for impersonating a police officer When Nick's case came up he was apprauched by the police who implicitly admitted that this was rather a silly charge. They said ley'd drop it if he pleaded guilly charge abstructing the police. Nick agreed, and, no, healind t ge tack or the Instead the magistrates gratefully accepted his guilty plea, fined him the maximum penally of 1200 and hound him oner for two Fears. he "husbenaves', be will forleil Nick training to be a solicitor, so the mapistrates thoughtfully nob fied the Law Society, effectiv cly ruining bis career. And tbe moral of this story: never plea bargain with the cops, because if they don't double-cross you someone else will.
IDES OF MAY DOWNING STREET analysis are suggesting that Callaghan is thinking of I going for a Maj This popularity is ar its peak. He has Red the Class struggle and appears as the best possible Jesder at the moment. su wh risk wasting any more time. al another leader who thought along exactly the same lines even years ago. He went for a election in 1970. He lost, muc to his surprise. Whar was tha ahout how history repeated itself the sooond time as farce!
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