others to lose their credentials. explains what happened in the factory. FOR SOME time now the company has been looking for pretexts to get rid of these SCARISE Their pressure succeeded in getting the trade BOON QUESTO SCIA CENSO the shop stewards threatening them with discinlinary action. The so-called crimes of these stewards have been that thes Well. The have conside noly They have consistently fought against speed-ups, dangerous working conditions and sackings.
CONFRONTATION This has brought them into confrontation, with the venors and union officials. The latter have over the years developed a cosy "don't rock the boat relationship with the company. This relationship was cemented by an agreement after the paint, trim assembly plant strike last June. Over the last ten days the Ford management, aided and abetted by union Convenors have succeeded in sacking one militant shop steward and causing two The terms were as follows: the company would give a 24-bour notice before provided that all disputes were taken through procedure. The convenors and union bureauc rats were only too happy accept. is It strenathened their position in relation to the shopThe result of this has been that the senior stewards on the joint works have become the MOCCA TOESICASE IT Even worse the letters sent by the T&GWU and the AUEW to the company in October 1975, stating that any sacked workers would get unmediate union COn- backing. were withdrawn.
SHOP STEWARD Ibe reasons given by the company for sackine sbop steward Tom and ham were that 'sabotaged a Fiesta underbody and urinated in an airduct" Much to their displeasure and CREWICH ATACE HERCI admitted responsible for the damage. He too was sacked. The depart ment where Tom Bermingham works voted on 10 January to strike against the sackings, but any Iny-offs La third to a ball resumed work beavy pressure.
ta CP COLLUSION The remander were to be dealt with by the trade union officials.
Committee members. included longstanding bers of the Comminist Party, colluded with the management to send telegrams culling the men back to the department for a meeting the following day. J was here that the Works Committee members recommended an unmediate return to work without Tom's reinstatemen militant It was accepted.
Berming- Ibe following day the com had ралу, encouraged success, threatened another sack Mick that he had been Wray refused The Joint Works Dave Wray. who 'strong trade union mient. The by its have drawn shop steward, Dave Wray, In the same department with the Murphy, the T&GWU official suggested to Wray that he should resign his post in order to keep his job.
and was supported by his branch. The following day the Joint Works Committee members called HOCS EE another meeting and persuaded ITALIANS BOL TEnSED it would "create more trouble'. They accused Wrav or being "irresponsible" for not giving in this atmosphere of confusion Digures confidence was passed against SUCCESS The compery had suceeeded, in connivance with convenors and union officials, in inflicting a defeat on what is known as a departrepercussions of this will be felt elsewhere. The company are boasting that they trout eaten up a list o Aberdeen,