IMGpapers 1976–79

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

TEmPORARY HOARDING

Socialist Challenge No. 56, 3 August 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 414 words

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contested.

and Duffy president.

hood inchustry, Wright's presidency Both sorts of people think something Incredibly serious that nobody And both of them are equally SEPTEMBER will see a new round of elections in the Engineering Section of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers. Two vitally important positions for the Executive Council are among those being writes AUEW WHINDON.

The two places vacant on the seven-Derson EL are lor l Midlands and Manchester area CHIL South-East. The former, Division No 4, is Bob Wright's oldseat, won by Terry The bocame The Broad Left candidate is John Tocher, and his main opponent is right-winger Bill Jordan, the current Divisional Organiser, Thisis an important seat. covering British Leyland and the main centres of the car The other EC contest is a three-cornered fight between the right, the Broad Left, and toolmakers" chairperson Roy Frazer.

The prospects for the Broad LE EUSEOU bleak: Since defeat for the Inevitable demoralisation has set in.

The Broad Left leadership has done nothing to counteract this. There has been no national meeting to assess the clection defeats, nor any self-criticism on any aspecis of policy.

Unless the left begins to building support for issues like the 35-hour week | remains the key task shop steward S.

- the outoome will only be furtber defeats.

Of course militants should still vote and campaign for 'Rinad Lei cancidates where alternative TISH-WIRE NEEDES Or COURO But unless these campaien are fought out over alternative membership will become ever left-right split. In that situation, the right will be the only winners Simply indulging in the usual Irenetic activity of March and September election periods is not cnough, Militants should consider how a campaign around the 35-hour week can be launched during these elections to win the Tank-and-File tc alternative policies in setion Ic those of Duity and Boyd.

But the lead for such a campaign is not going to come from the Broad Left leadership. The need to build a united SALESE opposition in the AUEW which can fight both inside the Broad Left and independently for such policies

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