Ehbw Vale' GORDON GIBSON reports adviser to the Ebbw readers of thie faultiess tactics Woekers' ELCIE told Mail of the BSC Fitse W'AS INc negotiation for a closure programme. After long talks, the plan was rejocted by the Not long after BSC came in with a full and accelerated programme no talks, according to Willis. Al the ensuing aegotiations, the unions agreed to original scheme.
afler of accelerated closure of oue part of the works -return for a stay of execution on the others. Then, Willis, "A fex months after agreement was reached, changibe trade circumistances meart the dose teas sei ldn to De closed as wel since. course — unfortunately -asolute guarantee had been given concerning this closare).
This sort of tactic, linked to the desertion of the steelworkers by both local LUETAHS incudine WHIGHC Foot, MP for Ebbw Vale and UDOnS left the Works Council isolased, writine wis on the aal!
The story of Ebiw Vale is a inle oi woe Not isE Ior aME works under the axe. The sane applies to Port Talbot, one of Phoio: CHRIS DAVIES II the "Big Five" in the siecl industiy. The workers been corned. The E182m desclopment of Port Talbor works has been on and off more times than it can be worked out on a pocket calculator.
Last year's electricians" strike was one excuse as Les Sexton. who was one of Lae LeSbeIS, exOL31s Lo. CODEINES Challenge, "Productivity deals, natural wastape. INCHESYE schemes, .Inc TUC/BSC EMUS BEENVERLI Last week, the British Steel Corporation put anther nail in the coffin of the Ebbw Vale Steel works. The Western Mail, South Wales' authoritative morning Vale is still in chaos and the workJorce w ssl beins askoo to accept closures and pay rises below the magio 10 per cent'.
Port Talbot will get its investment & ACN SEDO WHE 1 almost oertain — but not before boC MaKes A Tew mors TATcaEs AsSexton says, "What happens TETRARE works 1s pitca gainst amothet the set the chep. Port Talbot wil VODS JAU LOW YuC aIC!
developed (but not to the degree thar was first promised). In the meantime, GKN in Cardiff can Import steel billets, Eversone agrees that poo In production is the problem. And when the bottom drops out of sags the market, uneconomic units nave d go. BuL 1s underdevelopment which made the whole of the Britsh steel indestry unccosonical, and not the workers. - по As the unions accept all sorts Vol deals to protect the bag plants with the high union: ship and Bill Sirs of the ISTC poli- goes head over heels oftend the Inhour Covern ment, many steel workers carl sce ams war pul except lo lods afler theinselves.
Les Sexton soms in teeth. there are cnough people ready to take the golden handshake to pet out of the industry For onoc and for all. Hut chis is a to agreeto. "They have no right to sell joh potential for the hempiusmend is toxo severe a strike -it is, and short term answers are worthy ol the Experienceshows that BSC will keep biting at the apple and ail the workers will be left with is IE COre : Shotten, East places like MT LISS has membernot ta future.
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Michael Foot. MP tor Ebbw Vale. embarassment.
Scanlon offeasive. for esecutive Monitors appealed 1o STEILSSE the South one of us." Hughie was nut in a reciprocal mood. Heresponded by attacking the firefighters for COASSI SEHESTEBOT ment's offer. This was greeted with oers, to caborns prcal Ir is precisely the inability of the Broad Left to wage struggle against the likes and Jones that weakens it and leaves lt prostate in the face of tbe combined Labour and bosses Some whimper!
'IN THE EVENT of a nuclear wur there will be survivors. Will you he amung them?" No. aot a question minsed vul of Kmus quiz, but part of ar advertisement for 'Survival Shelters" sold by a fiem called Greenbowsin Leeds.
These shellers certainly look useful. Lavishly kitted out, loes cun uso be used 8s a luxury basement Mat, vault or wise cellar', That's a reliel, we hought — we're a bit pushed space in our Upper Street offices.
Bat there's a problem - - the sheiers are ooly wulluhle le "knowledgeable military, civil, leaders', some of whom UR-AUS ONENOTEER start a nuclear war, are the only Ih8S. people rich enugh to survive for whom?
TELEX MONITORS Led. is a London-based company deal mg un second-nand news. Thes lape all news and current affairs programmes on TV and radio. and then sell transcripts to various clients. The latter are usually firms and embassies interested in knowing what bas been said about their particular product or regime. The spectrun runs from Tate and Lyle, through Grunwick, to the embassies of israci and Egypt.
Telex itself is ferociously hostile to trade SUH-OTS. National Union of Journalists memoers woo work there have ACAS after the firm' s refusal lo neroliate. Onc that memher who indicated that he was stout LO DMAPEX was threatened with instant Ic is hardly surprising that the fra's most important client is African emhassy.
Normally they are concerned solely with programmes dealing with their "internal' affairs, There has ODe norahle exception. Followine Brazil nuts CONNOISSEURS of indoctrination might he interested in a glossy publication currently circulating around London schoois. Callal Irual Land of the Present and published by the European Brazilian Bank, the brochure provides fascinating details of industrial progress, investment prospects, The onc tiny omission is the lack of comment on Brazil's shining human rights record and its well-known commit ment to political pluralism. ll seemsthat the bank is concerned that British investent is not in the "Top 5' foreign powers, but they are going about attracting capital in a strange way. With teachers" pay whittled away by inflation, it is unlikely that they have a lot to offer the land of the tuture.
Anti-racist teacher victimised DESPITE THE swift and wide spread opposition to the 'Spot A Red Teacher' campsign, reported elsewhere in this paper, the fascists have received 3 hoosd ul one scliool. Dave Potter, secretary of Hilingdos NUT. hasbeenput on 'extended probation" after being suspended indefinitely befare ChristPotter was originally sepended for using "semational political literature"..in the classioms, MALI-E Nazi leaflet written in "National Front style"! In addition his motives for teaching at all were mistinned. beine uccased ol being a "political catalyst" and soerecof 'generul unease" in the ullegations were conlined in u letter from Potter's heudmaster. Many are based on heursay evidence from a smal minorily of stalt. And all of them seein to attack a teacher's autonomy in the clussroom, and specifically a teucher's right to oppose racism in an active and creative way.
Apology IN THIE last NFN, we asserted Doug Hill. the literary editor of prepuring to relinquish his post because of disagreements with editor Richurd Clements. These concerned the sapposed nompublication of an article concerning the recruiting tactics ol SLADE.
Wenow fally realise thai there was no truth in these assertions and that we were misinformed. We apologise for any embarrassment that has been caused
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