THE ANNUAL conference of the Wales TIC meets in Cardiff Several debates may create problems for the largely right wing leadership.
They face a big obstacle in any attempt repeat the promise achieved at the Scottish TUC over incomes policy leaving the door open to disguised wage controls . a national economic assessment between the unions future Labour governBet the Wales TUC conference has rejected wage This was most explicit last year in a motion the public employees NUPE, which stated firmly "there must be no wage restraint or interference wage egotiation'.
Unemployment Wales stands around 18 per cent of. ficially and in reality much higher. If further attacks on basic industries succeed neary on in lour workers could be jobless.
resolution Newport trades council union leaders in steel, coal anu rais to organise Ine triple alliance Wales to light Thatcher's butchery. But the kind of militant which could organised through the triple alliance, is far from the thoughts of George Wright the Wales TUC general secretary.
Instead the Wales TUC leaders set develon. ment of workers cooperatives as an important OI tackling unemployment. has sponsored workers cooperatives advice centre investment fund which it hopes will create one thousand jobs in the next three years.
But at that rate would HiKe replace the 18,000 jobs Wales lost single month in 1980 when steel was massacred by Thatcher!
Transport repeats the Wales TUC commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament the closure of all nuclear bases in Britain, but without inarcaung now trade unions should campaign for these aims.
Ebbw Vale trades way by calling for Wales LUC sunport to set up workplace CND branA call for trade unions to campaien for a Labour government commited to policies based on socialist principles is made by the technical section of the With looming this will provide an ooportunity delegates discuss the kind of labour government workers need.
Socialist Action 29 April 1983