IMGpapers 1976–79

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

We need democracy

Socialist Challenge No. 73, 23 November 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 182 words

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page 5 of the scan

Ford RON TODD [foreground] waves to Ford national convenors RON TODD's approach to the Ford Motor Company | COLIN RYAN represents the majority of B-grade operators at Ford's Southampton plant.

Lobbying the talks at Ford's Bayswater House last Friday, he strongly criticised the union *They shouldn't be discussing the attendance anowance *The only thing they should be discussing is me run clann decided on by the national conterence *he vote was taken at the conference that it should - DE implesteward, CHUCK MARCZAK took up the theme that democratic control by the rank and file is vital.

There should be forums where people could go put positions. Everyone had their opportunity their piece at the Sal Southampton mass meeting.

*If you had regular meetings, you wouldn't get these splinter groups fighting for secret ballots.

'At the moment, workers are forced to get information from press media's biased.

Bill Canes SHOU CAROU Dodds and his return-to-work crowd, and try to get the wives against the strikers.

But if they understood the issues through meetings want them to go back to work.'

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