WE ALL BROKE THE LAW WHEN WE FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHTS THE TUC has called a special conference of union executives in February to 'discuss' and almost certainly reverse its defiance of government cash-torballots legislation.
The move is backed by Norman Willis, Ron Todd Communist member Mick McGahey.
It follows an eight to one vole in favour of accepting cash-for-ballots in the AUEW. down from the (welve to one majority recorded Lulc erigineer's first ballol, the vole was conclusive. In a 34.9 per ceni turnoul, 239,875 voted 31,569 against. The EEPTU has recorded a similar large vole.
The voles have significantly strengthened Some union leaders seem to think that if there better.
David Williams, president of health union COHSE has said the AUEW and the EETPU should be suspended. The Morning Star 1o0k lhe same posilion on 18 December.
bul a soul on ins nalrow issue after thousands of EETPU members have registered their votes, would completely disorient the labour moveEETPU leaderships are themselves leading a drive to split the TUC around much broader The ISSUCO responsibility for this has to be laid al their door. Scab Their goal - • at Tory instigation IS lo 01Umote scab outfits, such as the UDM, suustIluIc 'no-strike' deals for trade union righis. and to inrow Irade indsuborpendence dinating the unions to the This in turn means open war, in collaboration with management. on ine existing trade union movement:
Later this month the EETPU has organised joint with the UDM with which already collaborates through the right wing. organisation Mainstream "no-strike' is entering scab agreements with Rupert Murdoch unoin-buster Eddie Shah. Murdoch has already announced he will be making a separate agreement with the EETPU concerning his plans to print the London Post at his plant. EETPU members have already helped shir against tion. Nissan The AUEW is trying 1o exclude the TGWU GMBATU in a similar deal with Nissan ('Imagine a company where nobody strikes') for their North Éastern plant.
With such moves any DICICHLC of trade union unitv ceases lo exist. lhe right wing is creating instead unity between themselves. the bosses and the government against the rade uton movement policy clearly focusses on up such scab alternatives. The increasing role of bodies Eddie Shah is big mates with Margaret Thatcher...
such as the Federation of Professional Railway Servalito. and the formation on 3 January of FUMPO, an anti-TUC organisation of managers 1n NALGO, evidence of the future iney nave in store lor tre unions.
Liverpool Neither the TUC nor the Labour leaders are doing anything to split drive. Neil Kinnock's entire energy is centred on Liverpool Council TOI their crime of implemenling Party policy, ...and Duffy was just as big mates with Robert Maxwell while the wreckers of the AUEW, UDM, and EETPU receive not a mention.
Nothing is even bein!
policy. On the contrary, the special conference is lo reverse tha MI LARKE: HIS WORKERS GET THE BOOT
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