THE union's massive vote in both the Labour Party TUC, at regional and national level, means the ballot result will have a knock effect throughout the movement. If the right successful we will see further steps to bring together the 'centre and right in the movemell, 111dustrial questions If the left wins then the attempts by the EETPU to get its "new realist' policies accepted by the TUC and Labour Party, will be set back, with renewed possibilities for the left to Latest issue of IMR £2.S0 plus 50r dustrial strategy and a series of policy questions The outcome of the policy review, whether unilateral nuclear firmly defended, what portunities policies, wage and so on, will be greatly influenced by the outcome of these elections.
The media and the tacTens inne have undoubtedly targeted the IGWU. A head on industrial show down — as with the NUM isn't sorable give me unship.
spread membership. But the 'new realist' element in the GWU plays up to the trend for a more 'subtle attack.
Moter 198) internal questions, witn tae expulsion anc subsequent of region o representative Alan Quinn, on what were trumped up charges. New realism Candidates acceptable' to the new realist wing have been successtully imposed on the union's organisations, most recently in the South-west and now London/SouthAlongside this there Cast have been retreats, such as the record of the Welsh regional leadership in encouraging EETPU type no deals with various employers TGWU members must get the message realism the union will stand back and allow employers to impose worse working of employ employment. 1 nat is wny It's vilal lie. do not get the upper hand present. round elections. Link-Up The Link-Up, campaign involves a pledge to put power and resources in the the hands membership, revamping our organisation, reaching OUt organise the 'new' workers WRO particularly exploited part-timers. short term contracts, YTS etc.
Link-Up's real value be reduced to bureaucratic bolstering falling membersnip. wnle the leadershir concedes argument after argument to une louies • U1.
industrial We have already had a taste of that in the SouthOM the chair and out-going territorial rep for the London area, Brian Nicholson, has already helped the media brand the socialist London the Southeast as 'loony, The so-called London effect' that Nicholson and the right talk about is the steps that have been taken to try to defend the interests of the inner cidepends working which upon local government services, black people, detena women, and lesbians anc The 'problem' creating 'London effect' includes bus workers fight wage wall
ACTIoN SociAlist 23 January
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