Two weeks ago a new issue ol Engineering Voice appeared, re-ors Weekly talked to John Graham, an Amalgamated Union of Engineerinc workers snoo stewara in bir mingham and a member editorial board, began by plaining the role of the new paper ana wny it nao been relaunchec 0n3 n310na 03sis1 As in all sections of the labour movement, the right-wing policies support uicy aven oy The races Union Gongress nas produced a protound crisis. Not only have jobs been among those who wish to fight the I therefore see the first role of the paper as bedinning to unite all those militants who want to fight the Social Contract. But this can only be done in the framework of a Tun, democratic deoate wiien re that at present we uniortunately not yer agrecu upor one oanicular ine or march He encineerine industry as to une choineerine voice was bom ou or the allures or ine broad Lett Tole ponticaly aovancee union members with une ?allure or ine brose Len to concollavoration!
every ever or ure stucce in enparticipation, over amalgamation, But this process nas only Jus started. Many trade unionists inEvolved in supporting Engineering | can be won to fighting policies.
Tony oe toune our in ine course or the struggles in engineering over the Broad Left despite their inadeThe new noncoack acainst me empiovers and right-wing How do you Voice developing? ne baber muse present mitants not only with a forum for extends to This is decisive.
Takes a muHan stance on He ne questions it will not win suppor over redun- Secondly Engineering must groups, paper, but to establish in each the Broad organisations of militants wno can tent in practice tor te policies of Engineering Voice in Line ocar ene neerine unions that the Broad Left Through taking up on important wil COTTEC work in and with and struggle for a rea Labour Governcuestion or a brooramme see Engineering but also a clear way forbe sorted out.
voice supporters there are many, It tants in engineering.
campaigns ime. The Taken Ue Engineering South Africa. factories Voice will develop both as a paper Secondly, tants against the Social Contract. cies oy the paine the adequate poli you think the present What is lacking is not so much a common idea of how to fight for with the building of a national conference next year and struggles in the NAME.
Tuture Ins question wi Decin to Whatever the present weaknes Voice, and only alternative offering the pros Dect or some son or Ten oach. i should be suobored by all mi
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ultimate solutions. What has been the role of the Broad Left in the last few years?
That is very important. basis of a very deep, genuine dis
front the collaboration of Scanion policies of the Social Contract
wage-cutting against the Social Contract.