Auew Election

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Yet again the right wing inside the AUEW are moving towards bringing the capitalist courts into the internal affairs of the union.

Terry Duffy, the right wing challenger for the seat on the National Executive held by Bob Wright, is saying that if the decision of the National Executive to defer this year's election to next year is not reversed he will seek court injunction against the delay.

The right wing has been strengthened in their attack by the attitude of Scanion and Wright who made no challenge to the court's rulings over the case of the two disqualified National Committee members. Now they go further on the attack and will continue to use the capitalist courts until they are challenged.

This is one of the points made vacant National Organiser position. In a strong election address he connects it up to an alternative "In accepting nomination for National organiser I am conscious that the working class faces a period of very bitter struggle in defence of their jobs, wages and working conditions and that the decisive factor will be the leadership "As I write this address the Labor government is preparing to solve ti economic crisis with statutory wage co trols backed up by unemployment an threats of massive unemployment.

«The majority of the TUC is backi them to the hilt by discussing ways ar means of using the trade unions 1 impose substantial wage cuts. Suc policies open the door to state contro "Our union took the decision National conference to oppose the soci contract against Hugh Scanlon's advie Now he sits with the rest of the TC discussing with the Labour governme the STRENGTHENING of the soci contract. In my view he has no right 1 do this. He should lead the who trade union movement by refusing ! attend the talks and preparing to defe all forms of wage control. A policy 1 free collective bargaining should vigourously pursued.

"Similarly our union has a stro! record over the industrial relations ac yet we allow, because of the decision of a high court judge, two delegat to attend our national conference st had been invalidated through the norm procedures of the union. The right : the Capitalist state to decide what sbot be in union rule books and to enfor ballot votes were defeated with it return of a Labour government. was wrong to accept those delerat at the conference.

Progressively as capitalisms cru develops, more anti union legislati‹ is introduced. The Shrewsbury 2 are f in prison. Recently we at Massey Fer uson have been accused of similar actio during our occupation of the facto and we had High Court wnts ser? against us. Our union should campai for a general strike to force the relex

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Workers Socialist League National Committee Statement