the eleventh week of their strike against foreed redundancies changes in working practices.
previous attempt to break the by sending redundancy cheques P45s to workers' Ones. failed when the union collected Delegations are still travelling the country gathering sup• Messages and donations N Greening JSSC fund, Len Blood, 26 St John Street, Newton-LeWillows. Merseyside.
With workers' union.
members receive under manufacturing industry.
The militancy of hosiery workers in struggles over piece rates - the main system or payment - has not been matched by the union's leaders. National officials have concentrated on joint campaigns with the bosses for import controls and for 'buy British" projects. THE NATIONAL Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers (NUHKW) holds its annual conference 57,000 members, A majority of members are women. Almost all the average wage for This lack of a clear lead is reflected in conference's resolutions. The good intentions of the numerous calls for a minimum wage are to de welcomed But how can this be actered. when the besses come up WILH their usuai that there's no money in the kitty"?
Without a definite plan of such resolutions, passed year in and year out, eventually lead to disillusionment on the factory floor.
There welcome al c resolutions supporting the disarmament from the Scottish district and the national executive.
districts both criticise the use touch training schemes a cheap labour.
There resolutions irom Scotland Vottingham-Trent urging greater participation by women members. This is vital, as the majority of women members not reflected at district committee or NEC level.
Import controls
pushed by tne Hinckley district. This demand has the support of the bosses, who see it as guaranteeing their markets and profits.
But the call for import controls directs the anger of workers ovel poor wages and job losses away from the real culprit - the bosses towards hosiery workers abroad.
One issue which national president David Lambert does not intend to discuss is the 11 week strike at Nottingham firm Daleside-Haddon. This strike was defeated not by management, DUL DY LI half-heartedness of top union officials and their eventual threat to declare it unofficial.
The lesson of Daleside. Haddon has to be learned by all conference delegates and NUHKW members -to elect union leaders who will back us, prepare every member to cerene loo living standards.