IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

AUEW Broad left Still honouring Scanlon's memory

Socialist Challenge No. 22, 17 November 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 524 words

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ETABLISKMENTS WORKERS at rbe Hotel Metropole in Paddington, West London have Deon COSM WA SW NETOTUR TRE HAOUTAULNDBIUO Management are using their union's (GMWU] support for the 12 month ruke to realet the ciaim. Pickers are needed every day, with mass pichets on OUT SLAVE LOBOK DR T-W officials thar they had are stampeded through, but his dues is not the best way to fight As Kent area national execuuve memoer Jack Colns Point out: "The ond time we've ever now complete wy wos Д fa strikes of 1972 and 74, because of the national power loudine agreeMent mice Dur vartay ewry The lessan of that experience is Te srigge ror the £135 must begin now. The miners labour movement to ut the knife to the pay policy Every day that passes, with a Union approved pay deal, strengthens the "legitimacy" of the 10 per cent norm and the 12-month rule. Every day sees a further drop in working Wrighr Wright's good the THE POLICIES of the Engineering Workers could be a major factor in the fight role in the demands for • return to free collective bargaining, met on Monday. JOHN GRAHAM reports. Left wingers io ine AUEW are exoeitei lo Tal lor iocieae 0f ahour 30 per cent and reduction In bours, while the right are likely CEO GIOCKAS BELLIERCU CIEUICEC CIRCUCI IONY IO TEHYEHIOL national agreement, which was suspended during pay TOTTEAEAC HI AOICE HILA to the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions mitted to the Engineering Emplayers" Federation centres round of the clection of Hugl Scanlon's successor. Left wingers have no opcion but to vore the Broad Left candidate, Bob the only alternative being Terry Dutly Duffy is an arch right winger. who has made no secret of his support for the Labour Govern ment's ware restraint poncy. Thi Broad Lefl's national asserbly meets in Birminghar i on Sunday and will no doubt be celebratin performance in first round of the ballo his cond hep to cover soae facts the Broad Lelt Joay Amalgamated Union of like to forget, for despite Scu ES OII ICHIU DIHAI never dissociated itself rom him And Communist Party mem bet Les Dion aiso a member of The resolution which eftei ar the naH voted allowed Lewland to sack the too! makers during their dispute in spring.

Dixon is billed as a peaker al Sunday's assembiy, SUTE indication that the Broa Left, far from discussing these issues, will be using the meeting to whip up support for Wright While it is vitally important to prevent Duffy becoming the next president of ibe AUEW, there b alsa a need for national coovenors and he New Year LUELETCUCE the This could launch an inde peodenl campaigo in support ol a pay cizim to delend basic rate and reduce the working week to 35 bours without less of pay The Broad Left Assembly it at Toc poco Civic tenere, mingham on Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.

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← NUPE rejects 10 per cent offerThe threat to teacher Farsky and Rich →

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