worker for refusing work 'blacked' machinall the AUEW foundry members struck in support.
The production workers have been suspended on full pay, so the stewards of are producing a bulletin te explain the union's case. These are also being taken to other Lesney THE POPULAR press has been very keen to give Duffy the credit for the engineers break through on hours. With elections taking place again in the AUEW next year their theme is simple moderation by goods. The truth is far from that.
demand for a cut in hours dropped early on in negotiations Broad Left on the AUEW Committee that forced them to keep demand, for moderation succeeded in doing was making the employers more confident that the unions had no real stomach for a light.
Moderation in the form of the electricians union spoke out publicly for a 'quick settlement' to the dispute — threatening to negotiate a separate remain firm and denouncing splitting statements which employers' confidence, Duffy defended their "right statements' Moderation meant there was no tor resolutions that stewards meetings up and down the country. Instead went off to secret talks and negotiated a deal which ties the union's hands through no fight delivers the wanted to the - it was the moderation. National All Halverson, of insisting the strike strengthen coming pressure make public strike, despite spot. effect Duffy over hours for four long years.
The membership won this victory their disciplined and determined strike action. Duffy led « over le claim, he just negotiated the settlement - and by no means the best that could have been reached. This victory was not won because of moderation, but despite The Broad Left can take the credit for forcing Duffy to eat his words of last year: If there is to be any clash with Mrs Thatcher we won't start it'.
National Committee delegate Ron La prominent member the Broad Left, is dead right to call for the membership to reject the deal and Kut the brogr Left too must learn a lesson.
Only the escalation of the dispute to all-out action could have ensured complete victory. No such call was him. it was for despite the upon him. unofficial call that the Broad Left should have been organising The Broad Left put Duffy on the Hut I take initiative for all-out action it left the struggle totally in Duffy's hands. If he then sells the members short of what could be won, the Broad Left must share the responsibility.