LAST WEEK the capitalist press screamed 'National Union of Railwaymen lurch left'.
the certainly changing.
union's previous multilateral policy was overturned.
Ine general Jimmy posed the change of policy be followed the 'permit encourage branches Register Throughout the conference the influence of the new general secretary, Jimmy was clear. The left is still unable to carry votes against the opposition of general secretary and there block of delegates who will do whatever the platform tells them.
Although Knapp said he opposed witch hunts in the he defended the infamous register for organisations inside the Labour Party.
This meant that resolution on Labour Party unity, which backed the Greenwich Labour Party amendment to the Labour Party constitution, was defeated by 27 votes to 49. This Greenwich amendment seeks to make legitimate the istence of various groupings within the Party and the floor discusWHEN Prince Philip toured an industrial training centre in Sweden he was greeted by cries of •The MARTIN EADY, a London delegate to the consion that the ried.
intervention secured loyalty vote such Despite position, stood against an fox. of 'the Cancel tendency' the The 4 to shows that the witch the general came WILl opposi : But Calcua 'planned between Peter Parker It was an insult to the conference that Sir Peter Parker, chairperson of British Rail, was invited to speak. His address came just before the debate on the job cutting Serpell report.
Members anger
opposition spilled over with a demonstration that halted Parker's speech for with SeVeral chants of 'Serpell, Serpell'.
Prince Philip insisted
on discussel locu again against Serpell.
This effectively crushed the conciliationists in the WIld "reactionary' Serpell and Goldstein, who could replace Parker as head of the BRB.
When Parker finally got to. speak he blamed railworkers for the Serpell report, claiming that the 6 months of strikes last year had affected the parliacommittee decisions on job loss and line ClusuI co Strength The responded with a resolution opposing Serpell and outlining a programme of nato sane the transport industry and in. vestment for 'integrated socialist transport system'.
unanimous vote came benna une sureneum: ening of the Triple Alliance of rail, steel and coal unions to fight attácks on the nationalised industries.
This included the call for national delegate conference of the Triple although Knapp considered that a AN interesting thing happened Jeremy Corbyn, the new Labour MP for Islington North, oll llls way to lne com mons on the first day of the pallamellary SeS Proceeding in an easterly direction he was accosted by policemen at the Commons entrance who refused believe Inal ne was an ir because Kings Cross station was deserted during last year's strike. Action like this is needed twice yearly meeting of union national executives covered this point. backed a campaign agains producuvily measures and privatisation on london transport.
There was enthusiastic Support lo opposing the Police Criminal Evidence Bill. Martin Eady Support for the unification of Ireland by consent was agreca, will 13 votes against, despite a such consent was impossible.
But the conference did reject a Militant-inspired amendment calling for the Labour Party to organise in the North of Ireland -totally reactionary divisive suggestion WalC accepts British claims on Peers THE dispute over Michael Foot's list of 27 new peers has revealed • believes Labour Peers (plus only gove house or or s Eh? At the last count the Free gifts LABOUR Research-has done a break down of the pro anti-Labour coverage in the popular dailies during the election. editorials they found that the anti-Labour coverage was thousands of inche 3200 Ireland and denies the naunification of Ireland. Activity Delegates agreed that the fruits of new technology should be passed to working people, with a shorter working week and expansion of services and full employment.
The resolution carried states correctly that 'any introduction of such techhology not be at the expense of earnings or Livelyne resoleo the fectively rescinded 1982 special genera meeting decision by opposing any further talks on productivity, including driver-only trains.
This lays a good base for the future, but Knapp opposed this last resolution by accepting driveronly operation on the Bedford to St Pancras line, open stations the 'trainman' concept.
A major campaign will be needed to make sure that the good decisions of conterence are carried out We can't rely on the supposedly left leadership to achieve this.
Foot — of privilege doing nominating peers anyway?
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