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The Broad Left in the Engineering Union will be fielding a candidate with a difference in the union elections to be beld in the West Midland: No 16 Division next Mareb. Mick Rice. a shop steward al Lucas BW3, is standing for of newly Crested Brutiotham south district on a programme well to the left of the run-of-tbe mill Broad Left candidate.

It includes demands for a 35-hour week with no loss of pay, a sliding scale of wages which would automatically compensate for rising prices, nod opposicion to racial and sexual discrimination.

Rice is also demandiog greater democracy within the AUEW, and to back this up bis election campaign will make Strenuous efforts to brine the issues to the membersbip. Plans are underway to visit branch meetings throughout the new district, together with arranging shop stewards committees.

The local rag, the Evening Mail, will undoubtedly be intervening on the side of the right wing, and whether or no the left obtains a right of reply, it is planned to produce campaign kaflers and organise door-todoor canvassing.