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The closed shor makes lective action possible, and it vides tramework nocracy through conectve the lective strength of the shop that the Tories want to The democracy of the the ers is not the same as the By Tessa van Gelderen THE claim by workers British Oxygen for £25 across the board, shift allowances, and drivers' meal allowances has been met in Management cared in Transport and General Workers Union's demands after two days' overtime ban.
The average increase is 42 per cent. This means that the shop floor will now be better paid than the foremen. claim lasts. for culminating in a rise of £32.65 on the basic wage in two stages.
It the length of settlement that raises a smali question mark over what is, undoubtedly, # massive victory for BOC workers. But a clause in the settlement states that if inflation goes over 30 per cent it would be renegotiated.
Although the company has said that in the event of a Tory freeze would Experience has shown that this honour the ACCLICUL. is by no means automalic.
John Walsh, convenor of Hackney BOC, believes this is a real danger. But both he and Micky Baulter, Hackney, that in the event full. freeze they would have to take to the On the Lories.
There is no doubt that the BOC workforce organised and very The fact that after days of management capitulated indicates the strength of the BOC months, workers. No doubt management was moved to reconsider its offer because or ine total the support for the overtime ban among its workforce.
With a proposed strike in the new year, this would have resulted in a long and costly dispute for the company.
The level of militancy organisation which has led to this extremely favourable deal still will be the that 20-month implemented in full.