assault on the nationalised industries.
of Railwaymen are meeting over the next two weeks for their annual general meeting in Bridlington, Yorkshire.
chosen instrument for taking British rail apart — the Serpell report.
An important resolution calls for the federation of rail unions and the Triple Alliance, with mine steel unions, built locally and nationalThere are resolutions calling for flat rate pay increases, a 35 hour week, complete opposition further productivity tor new technology to be tied to guaranteed and increased jobs the 111dustry.
In the nuclear disarmament debate, the union is expected continue the shift WITN Jimmy Knapp's landslide victory io replace Sid Weighell as general secretary. All the resolanons on ocalc allu disarmament call for support for existing Labour Food WORKERS in the Smiths Food Company, which makes crisps and snacks, have just received details of the firms pay offer.
umon negonlaling committee has asked provements in sick pay and holidays and tor of the grading system and overtime arThe management offer of 4 per cent on basic pay and shift allowances was rejected in every facdepot were ready to ban overtime. Seventy seven delegates from the National Union They will debate how to deal with the Tories' Party conference policy or affiliation to CND.
This lett shift is ex. pected to be confirmed when the decides who to back in the elections for Labour Party leader and deputy leader. It pretty certain that Kinnock will walk awar with the union's 160,000 block vote in the electoral college.
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Under Weighell these votes probably would have Hattersley Shore. But there could be a right wing counter atRight-winger GwynLack. neth Dunwoody, can didate for the deputy leadership, NURFor the lowest grade of workers double days the offer would have meant less than f3 on basic and a generous pence on the shift allowance.
Before the overtime ban came into effect, the firm recalled the negotiating committee for more talks. All they Collec up Was promise of an additional c2 rise in January 1984 and a possible review of overtime payments.
This new offer has been turned down by workers at every factory, except Lincoln. They are cynical about managepleadings financial losses, an exthey CISC Have before to push through low pay offers.
The AGM will be called on to resist the right in a resolution opposing the witch hunt in the Labour The Communist Party. led Broad Left has failed Ul callist tringe meeting in liaison with the local campaign for left candidates for the leadership contests Heffer and Meacher. This contrast previous leadership battles The tactic of the and its allies seems to be to fight in the AGM. This failure LUCI raise oposition LU the helter-skelter settlement of the mainline and London underground pay Clalls As a result thousands OCCl TOSE through the agreement on full implementation of the open stalion Coulcol on British Rail driveronly operation on the tube.
This feeble response will make it more difficult to build for industrial acYOPS fight for union A YOUTH Opportunity Programme scheme which has been running tor four years nas been closed because its LICHEUCES General Municipal Rosemary Earnshaw, the sacked scheme supervisor says, picket line had been out for two weeks got steady support local trade unionists.
'Four your women joined the GMBATU in December last year in prelerence to une menrective Staff Association a Mickey MousE - and for this they have been deprived placements, the supervisor has been sacked scheme has been scrapped.
Pamela Fisher, of the young workers on the scheme • says, 'YOPS workers do have rights and trade unionists must e. fight for them ' Support has CUTe from academic staff at Liverpool University tion to save the workshops at Horwich, Mills. These closures are the thin end the Serpell wedge The AGM has so far had no proposals for a national campaign of industrial action to defend jobs and services. On the eve of conference a head office circular on Serpell Cars ol more leafletting of the public and a fresh writing to newly elected MP's. Contrast What a contrast this is to the moves of the new Broad Left leadership of the Post Office Engineering Union who have called special delegate conference in August discuss a fightback against privatisation and job loss, are boycotting the private Project Mercury organising selective strikes anu a compulsory levy tu fund their campaign.
If action like this is not taken by the NUR, the left shift will rapidly run out of sucalll.
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