Defend Cowley militants in Leyland

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begun to gather momentum in the union.

HICKEY elected offices bave signed a statement supporting the conFerence, to be held in Oxford on 8 April. They are calling for 'maximum pressure to be put on the relevant regional national bodies" disciplinary measures.

At Rover Solihull, the 5/909 branch and tbe TaG Hewards have voted to send delegates.

DETERMINED The union officials appear determined pursue present course of pulline the eleven on trial for "bringing the union into disrepule. They are attempting the charges, but are trying to get motions of support ruled out of order-on the grounds that the matter is sub the properly constituted bodies of the unicat.

In any case, they point out, the Cowley members have the right of appeal to the appeals comunittee. In effect, they are saying that the memocramp should now be involved in the More than ninety holders of | issue. The union structures can deal with it.

In this way. the effectively hope laying the conducting the inquiry, hear and ing case, stop sentence and result in silent reverence.

SNOT But the membership is not prepared to accept this attempt to curt the power of the shop Порг.

The union policy at Leyland is one of complete support for management, which is threatEbeir ened by independent activity from the shop floor, The union leadership knows that it cannot continue Justify Jiving standards, dundancies, and impose speed So the independence of the shop stewards judice Lions aod the branches has to be reduced.

DEMOCRACY

Becuuse the shop stewards organisations element of direct democracy, the officials want them to have an little power as possible Even the weak and ineffectual Leyland Combine Committee is pot given official recognitDefence of officials members priority for all 1&G members mILS 1o get away But wider issues are raised by charges, this atlack. The bodies of the union have for too long been passing thie able to ignore the wishes of tbe rejecting the Icmосга. full-time sbould be and recall and made accoun idefinitely to cut accept reBogues,

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interpret this as a soctarian wel Central must approaching It is on this basis that our Sammy will be Socialist Unily МАНТІН and other sociallat organies.

Barr convenor shop stewards at Scotstoun Just over three weeks ago, SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 23 March, 1978 page 7 ECTS SHOu SWAin Yanows and a member of the Glasgow Central EETPU

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THE CAMPAIGN to defend the 11 Cowley militants under attack by the Transport Union bureaucracy has The conference called to discuss the vicimisation senior stewards and dranch of from shorite PAT senior stewards and branch officials, writes

appeals, The membership will then be expected to accept the

EARL DEMAND WITH DECENT PENSION