EEPTU-beware | Socialist Action 1983

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ONLY A matter of weeks after the TUC declared once more its opposition to money for ballots, the EETPU and AUEW reopened their offensive against this policy. In advocating the case for taking government money for ballots, course for expulsion from the TUC.

*The special TUC at Wembley in 1982 rejected this offer of Judas money 1 clall their unions' integrity and independence outside influence. may claim that they want to give the unions back to members but, as the TUC has stated. the rea intention of the Tories' anti-union legislation is to weaken the unions their ability to serve and protect their members.

Independence of the bearing gifts taking government have they have put their unions on a headlong trom state interference central democratic traditions. The EETPU itself has past been one of the most outspoken critics of state Mice CuCt union affairs in some of the East European coun tries advocating the case for independence from the state Their present nowever. sion and discord within the TUC at a time when max. imum unity is required it we are to return a Labour government. The EETU must stand by TUC policy The AUEW that there contradicTUC policy and the actions of other unions she Tright is that The unions accept money for governmel TUC education, so why not for ballots?

Whatever the rights wrongs _OT taking government money for education, there is no TUC policy against it Simply because democratic decisions ap, it does Dea conductory not give the AUEW icense (especially after th 985 TU conference) to flout those decisions.

One could have some sympathy with them they were arguing the case that their bed-partners, EETPU and others, the should be electing all their full-time officials like they do, therefore costs cause the TUC to rethink its policy in this regard. enemies "Contradictions' well arise however for both EETPU LUC AUEW if they continue to By lan Brown EETPU, Joint Craft Convenor, Shell Carrington, (written for and on behalf of the Joint Craft Shop Stewards Committee)

pursue the case for accepting monev ballots TUC policy. recently received massive members for the polthat 'yes fund now deliberately inciting their members to contradict their own earlier votes in favour of this fund. If they now vote to take government money they themselve outside TUC hence be ineligible for af filiation to Labou

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Socialist Action 15 November 1985

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