There are four lessons rank unionists must draw from this слоепелсь. 1. Within every union we must struggle to establish full democratic control by membership. rank and file organisation must make it impossible for the top UNOR OCRS LO UCaL us anu our unions in this way again. the 2. Within each industry and Act. workplace we must campaign to establish a clear minimum basic weekly wage of at least £60 a week and secure one hour oTt ine working day 1or workers. Our demands cannot But at the same time, different animals.
So in addition to adopting a the militant posture, they forward in the Concordat the idea of stopping unofficial strikes.
The whole of the General Counci are united in tneir desire to control this situation more.
Another thing that obviously relates to the General Council's unanimity is that the traditional the The to they important be ned down and file trade "comparability" or restraint of kind. They determined by our needs.
3. We must recognise that the the Concordat is a potentially The strength of highly damaging victory by the right wing of the trade union movement. This calls for real efforts in every industry to unite the left around fighting demands mobilise rank and file trade unionists to fight for working class interests against those of the employers collaborators. 4. must left has come out with they're alternative to the strategy of the Labour government put What implications do you think this has in terms of what's necessary to reverse the trend?
It'sgoing to require the building of an effective rank and file movement within the unions. It's going to require a political strategy which is harder. by 'norms', must be and office District, Area and mCCUEES, argue: [i) union and more wage restraint.
that can Wing now! (iii] Defend the and strike.
take the right to picket.
It's going religiously belief in people who members of it.
strategy. campaign to defend our basic trade union rights into the heart of the movement. At shop floor meetings, shop stewards' and branch meetings, Regional and at Annual and Biennial Conferences, we must Reject the Concordat.
No more social contracts. No [ii] Free collective bargainright to (iv) No restrictions on the an to require strategy which will distinguish within the Labour Party the people who are clinging to it because their Clause 4 and the cynically waged? dIC The planks are already there actually. The revolutionary left have the planks of a socialist resistance What is necessary is to put them together and to launch a the concerted attack on the way ferences.