Vote Tocher | Socialist Action 1983

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the AUEW presidential memorial service for cleared it up.

Nigel Lawson, Michael Norman Tebbit, and David Owen.

But homage for vices rendered to capital by Terry Duffy was not the only reason for the Tory SDP The memorial service 'fortunately' coincided with the announcement of the AUEW results. The coincidence allowed the biggest possible press coverage for the message MENT YOUR RIGHIS IF THERE was any doubt about the importance of the recent Terry Duffy should have mourners present senior engineering employers' representatives and a most impressive array of ruling class politicians — Heseltine, Leon Brittan, favoured by the right-wing leadership of the union — 'the king is dead; long live the king' Bill Jordan who topped the poll in the first ballot for the presidential position was presenica as the heir apparent to Dutty.

For the Tory government, both the vote on AMALGAMATED UNION OF ENGINEERING WORKERS -ENGINEERING FOURORY AND CON cash for ballots and for AUEW president are central. Winning acceptance of state-funding for union ballots is crucial to the enLic package or anti-trade union legislation. ContiLIC right leadership of the the long-term aim of dividing the ment.

Gavin Laird's statement on Weekend World, made two days earlier, that the AUEW was prepared to split from the TUC was music to the ears of Tebbit and co. Their presence at was a way of saying 'thank BRITAINS But the eager Tory cry of complete victory still premature. It masks the obstacles that lie in the path of the Tory governHICHE The claim that Bill Jordan's vote represents enthusiastic membership backing for the executive's line is Despite backing from the government, the media, and the eadershil Jordan till only gained 32 per cer votes cast. His 72,000 Vote represent seven memberser cent of the registered vote.

But the voting results were undoubtedly bad news for the left-wing in the union. They represent shift. away the broad left candidates compared with the last round of elections in March Right wing candidate Jackie Crystal won the post of assistant general ELECTION RESULTS President Jordan 72,311 Tocher 50,754 Graham 32,089 Russell 25,563 Powell 21,554 Lawrence 15,059 Evans 6,346

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