An example of the pressure was seen last week when the Stock Exchange was bayconed by the engineers. As the branch the Landon City branch, said, this action hit at the bastion of capitalism' Combined with the deter mination of the large majority of union members to win the pay or productivity strings is only the first step Some have changed the 35 inscriptions on their campaign buttons to '26 They know the radical steps which have 1o be taken if nes technology is going to benefir the working class rather than increasing the misery and waste that presently exists Without ever letting up or the strugale for a united figh around the widely supporter demand for 15 hours. the general principle of work sharing without lost of pay has to be popularsed and defended in the traule unions.
Diherwise 35 hours could be a divisive demand, used to isolare those who go for lccessarily more ansbicious But in anorher sense too the labour movemen: 125.10 80 further, I1 has to ensure that the job-creating effects of a cut a hours are not eaten up by overtime, rising output per hour and falling The demand for the 35 hour week thereforehas to he part of -SITSELL against Lenemployment for the trade them and will offer fall sapport to all show fighting for sosaint democracy. 35-hour week is the increasing effect of their actions.
The Post Office has now five tiger are ch engineers affecting business. That Six further reasons why the workers should continue their union movement. Higher basic wages to reduce the need n work nverlime are part and parcel of any such plan move broaramne useful pubbie works can start to create job, and meet social need, Aiming lo take out of private hands the commanding heights of the economy, which dictate developments in the rest of the conomy, and place them under workers contret has to be the mainspring or such a SHATTE The trade umon leaders will never set to work on such a plan. Following the example af the Lucas workers, in would take workers meeting in every sector of industry econunty -asi whale and coordinating their efforts anc knowledge central level This scale of planning in the workers movement may som gigantically experienced militants. But the developments that we will have to confront in the next 12 years are peanlically threatening.
It will also he a giant step on the road replaciag the capitalist anarchy of a system based on profits willt a sociahs system based on social need.
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