towards a national response. In particular this means preparing the ground for solidarity action plant leatlership THISmilitant has fought tooth and nail for the interests of car workers. He has been elected into the leadership of his factory on that basis. Now he faces... EXPULSION FROM THE UNION: In a docision taken at the wardes highest levels of the Transport and General Workers Union an all-out assault is being aimed at revolutionary militants in the Leyland Cowley Assembly plane Ar least eleven trade unionist: will appear before the weion': disciplinary bodies on the 27-8 February charged with bringing the union into disrepute.
Althouglt too right wingers have been included, the real target is the revoltionary icht, Alan Thornet is the main Thornet was recently elected deputy senior steward al the plant. Managercor refused to recognise the result Now Brian Mathers, Recion al Secretary of the TGWU, ha informed Thornere that the court will have before them a recommendation tor hus expulsion from the union, Others, including the secre the Cowley 5/293 branch, Frank Corti, Tace belts banned from union office Toi The mores started last ycar, but were brought to a hal around the time of Thorpett's drive election. The new arrack added another militant to the lis, Tony Homer, and fits in neatly with tbe rapturous recepticn given byzanion lenders to Ley Michael That response meant the green light for Leyland man agement in cheir campaign to chop 13,500 jobs. But il also meant dealing with a revolutionary alternative lo the collaboration of the Communis Party and the Labour lest sen ior stewards.
DEMOCRACY So the fight against the vic ley is not only a fight for deniacy in the linian. bil against the Edwardes plan as a However time is very short.
recall con ference of the Campaign for the Labour Movement has been called to plan the inuediate action necessary to defend workers democracy Given the way in which won Jeaders and management are Perking nanu in hand in LesJand mass action will decide the outcome of this victimisation. Suppor must be sought in Leyland plants This means immediarely starting to counter the enthusiastic campaign which the press wil make behind the mmon's disciplnary Ir is the union leaders working hand in glove with management that Scines the union into disrepute, not those who tight to defend the interests of their members