IMGpapers 1976–79

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

NO RETURN WE'VE WON

Socialist Challenge No. 69, 26 October 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 186 words

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page 5 of the scan

THE LACK of democracy in the running of the Ford pinch.

But without any forum in which to counter Birch's kind or talk suen demorans ne 1aeas press will tend to win through.

With frustration building up, OCaT attempts to impose people would definitely come meetings. Worker would see that it is of practical cent not too late to do The national stewards conterence coma stul be recallea recallable strike committee elected to carry out militant As for secret ballots, we're main absolutely opposed to them. They're a tactic of the bosses to get at every worker in isolation, so that the full weight of the and uner personal situation can be brought to In a secret ballot each worker decides on their own; in mass meetings we decide together.

You only have to look at the indicated 2 to 1 support for the sell-out. But subsequent mass meetings at Halewood rejected the deal by over 3 to 1.

TrUC that the more TCLUSeC vote in the secret ballot. But the factor is Inat Illas. meetings make workers more confident of their strength the

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