pass.
The government has already agreed on sanctions against Ford. These, they hope, will act as a deterrent against other firms settling outside the pay code.
But Todd's claim 'realism' has not met complete approval from Ford workers. The union negotiators only voted 33 to 12 in favour of accepting the offer. secretary Bernie Passingham outside Dagenham plant. 'WE HAVE got to be realistic'. That's how Ron Todd | basic rates just to bring explained the unions' acceptance of Ford's latest offer. It is claimed the offer will add £12 or 17 per cent to the average earnings of a production worker.
It has driven a massive hole in the pay policy, through which other sections of workers will try to The powerful shop stewards' which met on Tuesday morning endorsed the offer narrow margin of 97 votes for with 64 voting against and 4 for abstentions.
WITn Graham told us: "Todd's not Body plant steward Barry realistic. It's not a clear 17 per cent rise *Our claim was for t20 on living standards back to 19/4 The company's offer is worth th ht on the basic tae ors grade workers - the majority of production workers at Ford.
THREATS Dagenham *The company has made committee great play in supposedly by the attendance allowance in favour they supplementary lowance.
'Words don't change things. The penalty clauses are stil there in a watered down form. Particular v the threats to shor stewards organisation.
Every time stewards need to go to the membership over routine internal problems, such as health and safety, they will have to convince the workers that it is worth sacrificing 5 per cent of their weekly earnings for any action whatsoever.
*Ron Todd said at our last mass meeung mnar rord nave never given us anything, we've this offer will make "What's more the negotiators pany's refusal to discuss the shorter working week. CONFIDENCE But TGWU Murphy won the Dagenham stewards meeting. He appealed to the stewards to have concence negotiators and to maintain the unity unar nad ocen bunt up during the strike.
That meant unity behind the steward said-parodying Murphy-"There's not going to be a retreat there'l be a miltant advance to the rear.' similar manoeuvres and evenour Ford WUINCES meetings on Wednesday.
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As Donations Supporters of the left-wing wert intending to fight the recomHass worker Rob McCrae said: "It will be very difficult to fight. Workers are feeling real financial hardship leaders are negotiators:
Mick Murphy said he was sure we could win more money out of the company if we were prepared to stay out until after Steware:
Coventry.
But we are strong and the company is weak. This strike Coventry has cost them nearly £450m in lost production, but this offer is decision virtually no more than mented. the offer that we rejected at the Fellow mass meetings a fortnight ago.
"Moreover the company saic back dating. She ofter will run from the day that we go back to *They've moved the settle from 21 October hoping weaken the possibility of strike will bring Ford UK ena ol year Germany, This is no *The Ford Workers Group campaign during the strike has included producing support (here's the crunch) badly in The Group's activities have heoun to win for it g res base among Ford workers, and it neeos cash to nep a contnue CLU. FWG,