Transport and tonk the form of disciplinary TGWU.
Predictably, an attempt by one of the 11 — Frank Corti — to get a High Court injunction to stop the trials failed the day the hearings began. Bat as JOHHNY HAINE seports, the elesen's real strength lies in their rank and file support.
In March 1975, the JSSC launched a campen tor Levana to doco une company books. Parsons dissociated himself from the Fi aler that venr evlang launchen a "quality offensive" on the Princess line, We JSSC countered by proving taat poor material rather than workers was responsible for low standards and organised a fightback. This led to a joint management/union enquiry which cleared the workers.
In December, 1975. Parsons was elected Senior Steward, Thornett and Corti werc elected chairperson and secretary ofthe TUWU 5/293 branch, which covers the Cowley assembily plant.
Six months later the battle lines becoming cleas. In April 1976, Jack Jones appointed David Buckle Cow ey Assembs Planl as welae Body Planl In May, Thornest was elected chairperson of Parsons arbitrarily declared the JSSC "unofficial body", timing the declaration with a statement thuar distribuling "anoffcial leaflets' disciplined.
The Hussain case in August 1976 showed moce of the character of worker was sacked for asking to have his job re-timed, and Buckle refused to support bim organise support, only to find four of them had lost their recognition by the company A mass meeting voted to support the sacked warker but Parsons and Buckle refused to take the case up. In April of the touowing year, an inquiry into the casc by the Committer aliered that the four stewards were "working to undermine the nuthority of the SCOSCHATO During 1977, as union collaborators were working out the dinastrous participation policy with Leyland management, Buckle attempes to recreanisc the structure of the TGWU Cowley, to undermine support for the lefl.
In October, an Oxford District Committee meeting broke up in chaos when chairperson Bill Roche simply refusod to allow discussion of various items of busioess. The committee set up an 'inquiry' to hear charges of disrupting ies meeting and of transmitting union business to unauthorised persons through the герои.
Vorkers at Cowley have themselves showr hal theu lhiu đl Lic Ch 5 Domber Bo Fryer, a left winger was elected conreoor. Alan BOLILEE MUCULUEUdisciplinary charges, were elected deputies.
Trorskvie extremssts -were "supremo" of the anyone found would be Buckle, A black then Senior. Steward, Stewards began to Regional *For 8 national slewards. called by with no loss of pay 5/293 conterance - Politicel Committen, DOEE ALTEOTUE Parsons. betore the clecton, in a leaflet diuributed ar work benches, said: Il appears now that our elections are here again, 1 am Bike Iot Bt my depunes Lbe subiecL OI UBSLDCO socialist swill (really identified approximately 20 members and supporters work in this factory Their object of course is to undermine the democratically elected leadership they disagree Helostto Fryer by 200 votes.
FIGHTING BACK conference *Support those who demand the occupation of Unge Liverpool Trades Council lo go ahead WI TOIE LOaO Dran International Marxisl Group Left MIDLANDS IMG Bemingsam cemi nete n ene sertaien presents Wsd Wicke and tngiie treatre 16 Merchr Ahaar it Pristor TO POIECA What ia the British @cvemment Irying io de in trelanc? Do the British Inooga The badge with the anti-racist slogan that no militant should Btus Toul. Ortne: Drp Bach Box Landon POrcheques should be made oul to J. Wilson
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