since.
This week BSC announces half HUN OF E1Y0m at is expected to rise to 1400m end of the financia.
has been in put "in order' and the prospects of Private enterBritish steel industry is very dim RESCUE Finnision 'scommentsareworth membering all the same, ecially as the present boss Corporation, Sir Charles Villiers la dropping hints that 60,000 jobs when the Wilson Government rationalised steel it was not some ensure that the industry was run for the benefit of those who worked in it. Rather it was a operation intended to bail at the private owners of the • worthy a source as the Business ommented in July 1976: 'When ee was nationalised most of the dustry's plant was clapped out.' set.
Accordingly. nationalisation was expected to te-organise the Way back in November 1974, the then head of the British Steel Corporation, Monty Finniston, commented: 'Once our house is in order there's no need for BSC to remain nationalised.' GEOFF BELL explains what has happened industry and obtain via the State the capital necessary for modprise was unwilling or incapabie of providing.
But thiam have not worked out like that. Steel production has stumpod, Jobs have gone, been delayed time again. Only the smiling: approximately a quarter of the losses BSC faces this year come from having to foot the bil for the rest bosses The bosses about ruch hings as pay productivity me to le productivity ndustry, which is certainly very low compared to that Tor steel In other countries.
BACKWARDNESS But the reason for this low productivity has nothing to do usual apegoats Je at's failure historic backwardness. industri the fact that, after the last war. private owners cling to the outdated open hearth process.
Accordingly, the demand that Yelled lines means that t crisis their Certainly modernisation of steel Industry is necessary such modernisation would ROUGE BISC It is an ideal opportunity for, steel workers to insist on a cut in the working week, without loss pay and without mass re dundancies.
and time UNEMPLOYMENT Such a policy would be entinely counter to that being adopted by don't talk Bill Sirs, chairperson of the TUC interest steel committee and leader of the Iron and Sice Trade Contader in the ation.
this month: is a crisis and we are prepared to help.
Being 'peepared to help might mean the union giving the go ahead for the closure of steel plants at Shotton, East Moors, Clydebridge, Ravenscraig. Hartlepool and Hamiton, man 10 which are areas already suffering from heavy unemployment.
Such a SOURITE CAMOS DI CUTLERE CTISI British capitalism as a whole — methods romething which is neuber their TAKE TIC fault or their - is promised folloes hands of Full MIGHAEL EDWARDES up the theme to the I they succeed in 'legitimisin le new laws with lurid tales i In old folks being deprived of their homes the legislation can more occupacions, student sit-ins and some types of picketing Already the Tories bave heer able to get an extra anti-squatting snuggied final stages of the Bill because of the lack of an effective counter to But squatThis weekend's CACTL con Faces and Tash experience tele Tacts and mas experiences. campaign Wishour it the would have been much more like Tory the all-embracing law originally envisaged by the Law Commiss on which was asked to Crall il by the Heath Government.
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through at all if the fight agninst HISTE Vol Bur U10BHOD points lo available.
and cut Sir We reingmie there said good for responsibility. package well 2s Enose Rates will liaison unionists, squatters. organise and mobilise - In at the into force demand hur majorities.
has lad an impact.
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CACTL NATIONAL CONFERENCE Saturday und Senday, 26 & 27 November Diebech Civic Hall, Hirmingham Plenary session on Saturday to inchide speakers squatting movement, and industrial, hospital and student occupations. Various workshops on both days.
Registration: £2.50 [claiments E1.50]. Creche and Iransport For full details and briefing elington street, W2 0 11930710 A 0/ Increase ATTACKS ment's nasrerity Social Contrac Over 100 trade union delegates are expecied at the conference, as have to borning mimi reasons. 1a proposing that committees of trades bedone. NOW OLICT against any atreropts to put the new Inas that fight is the local authorities, or Derck Whitaker called the viclory for corporale bargaining Within three days of the result working party which pre sell out has been reconstituted as the Leyland Cars Joint Negoriating Commitree bandle much of the bargaining This boug scheduled for the group's 100,000 hourly paid warkers. So the old negatlating bodies are dead in all but even though the funeral will be postpooed until 1979.
Management has changed its presentation af the agreement since the "yes" vote. They now deserbe an intentive scoome in the original package as giving employees a 'chance of a honus on top of their wages. The parity schemie is bow seen as a staged "provided product The company sees the package workers. Edwards said: -If me take tough action in respect of some people to protes the furure of many many thou sandsor poople, logic says it has to The implication is clear: Ley Sers face rodundancies. speed up and closures. When the Dolomite car reaches the end of its production run at Carley for crampic, mere wil oc no hen model to replace it The Speke plant will not get a replacemcnt for the Stag. This is going to Salihull where manage night shift. The conditions of Rover workens will therefore • COLONE WILC HOCILHO BICE in Liverpool will rise.
BOOST Edwardes strategy of plant hy plant controntation was given a CAUSE DYL CAMELE Cowley hrew Tel branchi boen Tonned Cowley with Cy Blake as chair porson. He is also a deputy senior ateward and has attacked i responsible minorities in trade unions'.
Reg Parsons, senior stewar for 1500 assembly workers supporied him and declared that Your main objecrive is to see that this plant survives and Leylanc prospers." He threatened "to sift put the cutside forces that are working against the well being of wardes later fort time Edwardes ereat comfort. Cowley workers will have some MOLSE TO SHE VOCEE in the not too distant fisture
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