Coventry Confed
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The Coventry District of the Confed. of Ship building and Engineering Unions have still to decide whether or not to support the November 26th lobby of Parliament.
At a meeting of shop stewards and representatives called by the Confed held two weeks ago and attended by over 350 stewards and white collar representatives (despite the short notice at which it was called) District Secretary Frank Chater argued against support for the lobby. Chater's recommendation from the platform was voted down by the meeting and a decision taken to recommend support back to the Confed.
The Confed was meeting on Tuesday of this week to decide its positi‹ and as we go to press the right wing are preparing to ride roughshod over the recommendation of support for the lobby.
The feeling in the meeting clearly reflects the mood of thousands of Coventry workers living under the threat of the dole.
PROPOSALS
Other proposals from the stewards meeting include "opposition" to both voluntary and compulsory redundancy, a policy of working to contract, replacement of retiring workers and putting pressure on managements to take on more school leavers. Demands for a full overtime ban throughout the area were rejected.
Angry reaction to the platform from stewards at the meeting reflects the frustration many are experiencing with the District The WSL has been campaigning for the widest possible support for the lobby and if the trade union leadership in Coventry refuse to arrange transport then we will organise a coach. Telephone Cov 711135 for details. RIGHT OUT the form of arch witch hunter Re. Underhill, who was the architect of the expulsion of the Keep Left Young Socialist supporters in the early sixties.
"PROOF"
Underhill has now presented "documented proof" against the Militant group. This attack on th "left' is in order to cover the fast moves to the right of the Wilson The WSL supports the moves against right winger MPs and is for the defence of the rights of the Militant group. But this must be combined with the bringing of the working class into conflict with the attacks of the Labour Government and through this the exposure of the 'left' talkers in Wilson's cabinet and government. Tuesday Rose