Leyland workers must reject mouldy carrot

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INDUSTRY Secretary Eric Var ley made it quite clear last week how the Labour Government Intends to try and impose continued wage cuts on British LeyLand workers. He announced that the National Enterprise Board would be providing another E100 million for Leyland If it was satisfied that progress was being made on industrial telation reforms'.

Varley made it quite clear that in addition to corporate bargaining, this meant respecting Healey's pay norms. velled blackmail is nothing more ban an alempt to split th workforce ner or jobs may be threatened.

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words backing them up, Leylan managemeat are attempting to forestall a wages offensive by question of uncmployment and Leytand workers Faced with interim claims by Jaguar and Triimph workers Who refused to sertle under Phase Two, for between Elf and E20 a week, Leyland management have working made an oiler to ad-hoe committee which will go to the senior stewards' meeting in Birmingham on Thursday.

The offer dangies a rather mouldy carrot of ElO a week for some Leyland workers - parity payments in four stages over four move years! But even this doesn't come keep for nothing in the Leyland world of corporate bargaining and a common starting dare for all rises is asked in return.

The deal is aimed at soothing the toolmakers in particular, who are striking order to hold a national meeting This thinlyreassutin ootside Phase 2. next Monday in LUCAS МАМАСЕМЕКТ Workere at Lucas in Birmingham are faced with the continuing threat of a lock-aut in response to the foolroom dispute over a bonus system. bonus eystem was agreed prior to 1975, but the management says it Ja to consider further action over parity and differentials, a the same time as isolaring the Jaguar and Triumph workers who EnTEaCE 10 open the way lor other Leyland workers to restore налів tbe cuts in their living standards.

The working party set up by she unions which discussed this deal with the management is the same one which put forward the "security of earnings document so roundly rejected by Leyland The offer must be rejected WOU SEE SEETINGU plunts should submit claims to Triumph workers to restore livLOBBY THE TUC

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