widest possible forces on class struggle The POEU conference saw i big advance for the left. forced the executive to step up industrial action for the vital demand of a 35 hour week.
Although the conference accepted a pay offer within Phase 3, we sent the executive straight back to management with a demand for ay per cen effective from I August this усат We also forced the executive to call a special conference 10 discuss our policies against the fantastic implications of the PO's modernisation CLIQUE Our ution has been domimaled by a right-wing cliqu called "The Bloc' for almost 24 years. Bur tbis year, the vote increased substantially in BC cAccane Comand y won an outright majority on our umon's deleuntion to lie and Labour WNTCTEAEES In my option this advance was. due only to the increased feeling of militancy among the membership, but to the fact that the Broad Let has started to come out into the open and involve the rank and fil part of the reason for this is that under our rules the issuing for Canvassing is forbidden. sul hawan taot woat we vitally need —-a national journal of the RULES We can start to change this now by drawing up clear policies through a democratic conference of the whole left in the union. This will prepare thie way for a big campaign to our rules levison conference wareh is coming up soon.
anxious to learn from the experience of other left formations in the unions.
Se war Mean of the Stewart McLennan CPSA civil set rants Broad Left to speak at a mecting of our Broad Left at the POEU conference that these militants received ampaignin! democratic sroad Left in our union is on SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 15 June 1978 page 4 DAVE WARD was a delegate to the Post Office He sees this as part of the advance of the left in the union, and recognises the need for democratic left tendencies in the unions, which would involve the That's why Dave Ward is coming to the Socialist Challenge Trade Union Conference. He explains:
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pro- SCTU Conference, P.O. Box 50, London NI Cheques payable to It also showed thas there is lett definitely need exchange of expenences octween militants working different unions.
This is not to say that there Party ditticullies building a Broad Left In the POEU. The first problem is the Bloc.
MACHINE But there people an the Frightened of organising the left in a more systematic was, an case il appears we are merel building a left-wing version of -STEINS machine, Socialist Challenge supporters in the union will be fighting with others for campaigning Broad Left which draws in the membership in the branches. Tha journal, and democratic conferences.
Il incans that ail political tendencies must be tenresented on the leadership of the Broad Left - we can't light for one thing in the union and organise our own house dilferently. POLICIES Above all we mood policie that can deal with both offensive on POFU memheri and the problems facing whole working class. So I will he coming to the Challenge Trade Uoion Conference to contribute experience in fighting for these things and Listen experience of others.
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Engineering Union conference last week. Standing on a slate backing the policies of the Broad Left, he came close to being elected onto the executive.