Yelled | IMGpapers 1976

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The vote was taken and UCATT boss George Smith found himself committed LOOSENE UCATT's votes Murray and Callaghan at the Special TUC. But George wasn't going to let that spoil things for him. He yelled at conference: "The executive cannot and will not accept today's decision', and arrogantly proclaimed: "If the conference persists in carrying improper resolutions they will not be acted on.' Smith ordered UCATT's delegates at the Special TUC to abstain while a postal ballot was held.

There were similar goings-on in the National Union Mineworkers, where three members defied mandates to give the supporters of the 4½ per cent deal a one vote majority on the executive. Thus did the 'moderate' supporters of democracy defeat the 'extremists'.

The simple point is that the trade union bureaucrats can get away with it; they will ignore their membership, conference decisions, and even they have taken themselves but later prove embarrassing.

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