who runs country, architect of the Social Contract, the big boss Transoort and General Workers Union - Jack Jones? This is me alest Issue to occupy the minds of the media pundits.
For the capitalist press, it is an important issue, because they need reassurance whoever takes over will direct Britain's largest union along Aware curle profit-boosting road as Jones. But for socialists the election is an important opDOTTUNILY class collaboration of the present "leaders"
laud For both the decisive question is: 'Where do the candidates stand on the Contract?' APPLAUDED It is not hard to see why the , capitalist press has applauded Moss Evans. In his election address he says: *The sacrifices that have been made by our membership over the last few years, during a period of world economic crisis, justify now a return to free collective bargaining in order to defend the interests of our membership.
Sounds militant, but in fact he is merely reiterating WordS nis mentor Jones — a more flexible' pay DOlICy needed. but which avoids a 'wages exploSIOn Then there is Alex Kitson. Kitson religiously avoids even mentioning the Social Conthat dilo Jack tract or wage restraint in his election marking that bargaining with Jack government and arrangements reached must not substitute one for trade union action to solve better standards and tions. Which says little and means less. An ideal candidate for the Communist Party to support. *THE WAY things are going, the (AMALGAMATED)
TRANSPORT HOUSE SMITH SQUARE LUNDON SWIP 3JB Another 'left' bureaucrat is merely re- Honn Miller.
spells it out capitalist market however, wage should have no part whatsocondi- ever in negotiations [with the government of the day].
But Miller has done little to Groanise T&GWU against the policies of
Jones
SUeS personal against Jones Jones', he SoUl while have less Jones & Co. union Akers Party) and Alan (a member Socialist League)
support it.
alternative.
tancy: I'm standing wage freezes, At least Miller take any more cuts. clearly: In a however. restraint strengthening policies a fight inside the ternative to Jones.
He ane is cronies would rather keep these isgenuemanly disagreements, and goes out of his Red Weekly. way to snow ne nas noting word to him:
We must give credit to Jack says, for leading the campaian on higher bensions, raising our sights beWOrK places. The pensioners meanand leS. spending power - thanks to the Social Contract policies of RANK-AND-FILE • policies against the Social Contract we nave to look armne canoeates from the rank-and-file of the Tommy Rilev member of the Socialist WorThornett of Workers Both say boldly and clearly where they Social Contract, and they are since against those in the union who But in putting forward an Tommy Riley offers little more than milican say: We've had enough of so you we've had enough of sackings, we won't Having had enough of them T&GWU members the task of Miley only gives £34.50 a 'rank and file' organisations. Nothing is said women Or programme which can offer a political alThat is why Thornett, a canCaSe sistent struggle to build an opposition in the T&GWU to Jones, is being supported by We give the las "I therefore oppose the Social Contract and all CUTS ir public spending. I call for the opening of the books of all the employers who declare redunEIGHT WOMEN on strike January moto agents T.H. Nice Ltd. in Bury bE Bomunas, sunrolk, nave been sacked. Their claim The women, who are clerical workers, nave demanded tna their pay should come into line Line lowes paid male workers in the motor trade — - 270121 the firm itself does not employ A pump anendant get week, following recent 12.50 increase Learned between £16 and 132.64.
tions have refused an offer of between £3 and f5.
The management say that the pay policy stops them fron going further, and that in any ComOanSOnS dancies or closure and support occupations demanding work-sharing on full pay to maintain jobs. I am for the of any employer who refuses these de mands and for the removal o Callaghan and Healey by left MPs who must form a government who will support these cemanes a group struck for equal pay recently at Magnavox, in Barking, they came up against job grading results, no loubt, of a job evaluation scheme. While the lowest paid male worker was on grade 5, all the women had ended up at bottom of the seale in grades 6,7 and 8.
RALLY This is just the tip of the iceberg. At the Rally on Women's Rights on 26 February, women who have gone through fights like these will be explaining wise te cassion nas mean for them. On the basis of this experience, - parucular the fight at Trico, it should become cear mar women cu only win their rights by relying
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