01-359 8180/9. 91-359 8371. Distribution/ Advertising I WONDER why it is that every time the TUC and the Lab some een agreement, i with some new agreement, starts with the letters Do you think they're trying to tell us something!
these Ward, secretary of Horsham branch of the Engineering Union, agreed to individual sponsor the Anti-Concordat.
Dave and Chris Horsham POEU vice-chairperof sponsors Anti-Concordat document.
It brilliantly exposes many of the half-truths and fabrications contained in the governmentTUC text.
Facts and figures are used to unmask the real meaning of the The new 'con', the starting point of which is fundamental clash of interests between workers and bosses The Anti-Concordat shows that the proposal for an annual tripartite arrangement between unions, bosses and the government is in reality nothing more than designed, like all the others, to carve into standards.
*The very talk of dividing "the cake" sumption, public expenditure" pamphlet explains, rests upon the assumption that the present wealth and privileges employing class are in no way going to be challenged.
It continues: What is most revealing about all the talk of "tripartite meetings" is that no one says it should decide the allocation of resources between profit, dividend interest, rent and managerial salaries and perks on the one hand, and wages and social services on the *No, that would let slip the secret that we live in a class divided society.? The effects of the previous "con', were declining living standards, massive cuts in social services and growing dole queues.
The Concordat is a response to the rank and file rebellion which opposed been "con" Roland Stirling Trades words Dave cil;
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To weaken the IN ADDITION to the one Bernard hundred signatories listed in the pamphlet, Socialist Challenge informed rulerton following additions: worn NUt Sheret, secretary Westminster Council; John Denn Trades Council; Neil Duffield, secretary boron rades coun Lacey, CrOR COU secuon cxecutive, rat nicke chairperson, Senior Steward T&( WUVU Mover solnul: Kaonio ansan sec, T&G steward Rover Solihull:
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person, Glasgow Norin Dass - Mike Anderson.Ren frew EIS association execut neen, roc Jeremy Horsham POEU Ternent, metropolitan district Jeff Lever, NALGO metropolitan district NATFHE, suddard, Stafford NUPE branch secretary; Pam oroanisel Harindev and slindion DHS JONE secretary SE ASTMS -LeedS ASIMS union conference after another, and SCS to the massive strike wave of the last picketing, the means closed shop workers have at their disposal to defend and advance their Regan secretary East London NUT: Ken Jones secretary, barking Nui. Islay president. wands.
Carole ILTA council NUT Fitzpatrick ILTA council NUT; Kamlesh Gandhi UPW Cricklewood; Mai- Archie colm Bass, branch committee.
Howitt, nationa executive committee member Larkham BLOS branch Rees SPCS; R. Banks convenor; D Manganese, GMWU; Daener Electro Dynamic AUEW; Colin Metal box. NGA Weinstein shop steward wandsworn branci NALGO: Norah Carin secre TAry MICeY POV NAT-HEK , President Newcastle Coates SEnIOl rep Impertai Metals the interests, the Concordat oppoLUSH unofficial strikes, pul. forward proposals for a code of and a so-called 'flexible' interpretation of the try to prevent workers from taking action - as in the civil servants' but its DOWCI lies ability persuade, in ATES ideologica This has led some political commentators to argue that the Concordat is little more than a piece of paper and, after all, the refuse workers have shown us where bits of paper can be stuffed!
But this would be to oversimplify matters. Certainly the Concordat has not had the dramatic enect one early days of the Social Contract, Labour government has said that it does not intend legislate the Concordat.
But the Tories certainly have legislation in mind, and they will ask: Why will you accep these policies from Callaghar when you won't accept them from us?' This is what makes it all the more important to fight for an alternative to the policie: of the trade union and Labou leaders here and now.
The Anti-Concordat does not contain such a thorough going political alternative. job is to generate the maximum resistance to the TUC-government pact and to foster the maximum unity in that task.
The document indicates the need for such an alternative. It calls for real efforts...to unite left around fighting demands that can mobilise rank and file trade unionists to fight working class interests against those of the employers and class collaborators' least because the new bac stands against the policies adopted by almost every labour movement conference.
That's why the campaign to throw out the Concordat needs to be coupled with the demand for the immediate recall of the and Labour Party Conference to remove the right-wing leaders who over the policies these conferences have voted for, and adopt new policies for the fightback.
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