IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Democracy in the strike Ford militant says we should have mass meetings

Socialist Challenge No. 69, 26 October 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 283 words

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page 5 of the scan

Brian Grogan.

They called the "71 strike t big stay at h In first day. They have held one in Halewood, but there was no discussion just report and a vote of confidence PROBLEMS People argue, even militants, strike is now hitting the strikers from all sides.

On the one hand there is the call for secret ballots from the press and the bosses; on the other, union leaders Reg Birch and Ron Todd are negotiating with the bosses over the heads of the National Joint Democratic mass meetings and the election of strike committees become more and more important, as Ford Dagenham worker ROB McCRAE explained to have f problems and the mcala is tuil or red nerrings the national interest, *yellow penn trom Japanese strike competitors, that the wives are On top of this propaganda they have to face the OCCUTIEV single handed, they lack information about their The Ford Workers' Group (formerly the Combine) has done its best to overcome this isolation, producing a broadSHICCI leaflet containing CHOULI!

Democratically

each ПОСТЕЗ LUCA 10 everyone comes in to collect their strike pay throws up We Could arguments in the bosses' press.

We'd be able to discuss openly the the merits and otherwise of any We could reply to officials like Reg Birch who talk about "the ghastly mess' that "we' are now in.

Yes. mess. That's what we intended 2h0 10 0 all dions. unars ine way to make them pay up.

weekly the latest is not run and week ИПСИ would mean mass counter the importance to them.

sometning now.

Coventry shop and the company is in a negotiations. Militants lobby talks between Ford management and unions

← productivity plan ...and now for your new work programmeFord Belfast- divide and rule on the shop floor →

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