Fight EETPU mergers

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As EETPU General Secretary Frank Chapple forges ahead with his plan to cut London plumbing lodges from 17 to 4, many members face loss of access to branch, Labour Party and Trades Council activity.

Appointed officials Many would have to travel up to 30 miles to their own branch meetings, and with branches numbering over 5,000 the new plans would replace present elected secretaries with appointed full time officials.

AT THE Yet the plumbing trade, involving small groups of workers in dispersed sites requires many local negotiations as new jobs are undertaken.

Merger drive EETPU militants see the new moves as part of Chapple's drive towards merger with the AUEW and the formation of a union bigger and less democratic than ever before.

Chapple of course recently hit the headlines by protesting at the TUC about the lack of union democracy in the USSR.

But when in 1972 a 400strong meeting was called at the Friends House to fight the OH NO-NOT ANOTHER BLOODY RESOLUTION DEMANDING ACTION TO WIN GARNERS!

SUPPOSE GEORGE ANDI WILL AT LEAST HAVE TO PUT IN AN APPEARANCE...

D8T -HOW DID IT GO? Committees, Chapple's henchman Gannon was sent down to close the meeting, threatening expulsions if it went ahead.

And rules introduced since then have outlawed contact between branches of the EETPU.

Plans are being laid for a meeting to fight the closure of the plumbing lodges.

Socialist Press readers are urged to help in preparing this by contacting EETPU members and branches locally and helping to mobilise support and to pass resolutions opposing the mergers and demanding a special conference on the issue.

would mean the company could do away with approximately 300 jobs!

If this is just the so-called "lead-in" to the "phony" productivity deal then watch out for the "genuine" productivity deals!

Meanwhile the decision to delay the strike action for yet another fortnight is playing right into the company's hands. Christmas is getting closer and the company are well aware of the fate of the craftsmen's strike last year which caved-in at Christmas.

There must be no further delay. Ellesmere Port must take unilateral action now and force the other plants out.

COCK-UPS LIKE THAT DAY OF ACTION!.

PICKETS CARHON NOW!

(WHÄT—A DEAL LASTII MADANI IS?

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ATER... IT&G BACK SO SOON

DAY OF ACTION S WELL, WE'VE FINALLY IMPLEMENTED THE POLICIES THUT SHOULD PUT AN END TO THIS STRIKE ONCE AND FOR ALL!