public for their children.
They still belong to abolition the some or trese forces Labour has those inside women's rights, - is the big challenge for Labour ONE OF the signs of the crisis in the left wing in the TGWU is the plethora of candidates which have ment now being touted around the TUC by Len Murray is very much in line with a similar document written by Wales TUC In Social Plan Bargain' Wright aroued for a new type of incomes alceutallt redundancies, and cooperation with employers. practical meaning of these points were shown Wright's sabolage of Welsh General Strike in support the steel workers. This action sent the steel workers down to defeat.
Wright wins the general secretary's post the TGWI will move decisively to the did AUEW after Scanlon's retirement and Boyd Duffy's vicFor the right wing in the TUC it would mean a virtually clear run for the niciness HASH CONItionism line being pushed by Murray.
The direction in which Wright intends to lead the • TGWU already be •Cal George Wright is the only serious candidate of Wright when he was secretary of the seen in his campaign. He launched a 'red baiting' attack on kon loud s uckel claiming that, 'it is clear with the Communist Party and the hard left Wright claimed that what the union need.
leader but not a puppet of hard lett'. scare is the hall mark of comeone lately recredit the old Deakin dictatorship in the union.
the left liste weakness has leadership shown in put forward by left. Now Larry John risk of the left vote being split.
The remaining left wing apart from Ron Todd, is now Kitson. Kitson however, has only 18 months to retirement and is not a credible alternative lett candidate. Kitson's vietory wourt mean tae elec tion process would have to start again in six months.
AS yet the left wing slate has not been finalis ed. Nor has the election •date been set. The left still has time to campaign which is vitally important in the IGWU where lil machine plays a key role.
But the right wing has the stronger machine today and this is reflected in the number of branch nominations Wright has the left can hope to win is by waging an open united campaign for Such would help to strengthen the left in the union. overcome the reluctance of many activists to support Ron Todd.
Todd's record does not • confidenci particularly with Ford workers. But it is the only way to stop Wright. that is the vital task today. capitalist economy today. 3/4 March, London N.19 Admission £2 a day, £3 for the whole weekend.
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been put forward to take up the banner against the the right wing. The Strategy for the Future docu-