1& G Officials Crush Union Democracy
Socialist Press1976 1976-05-19Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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It is no accident that this has stepped up as Jones leads the pack of TUC leaders in the acceptance of a substantial wage cut in the form of the 4½% deal - completely over the heads of the membership and in defiance of his union's conference policy, in line only with British capitalism's defence of the Such actions require the suppression of any independent sections of the union - from the shop stewards movement through independent committees to branches and any individual who fights for the rights of the working class.
The scorn for democracy by the T&GWU leadership was shown clearly by the endorsement of Jones' position by the National Executive Committee, none of whom have held meetings of the members they supposedly represent.
The collapse of those 'left' NEC members who timidly voted opposition to the pay cuts, only to join in a unanimous endorsement of a reworded proposal shows the crisis of leadership in the union.
We carry below a number of democracy within the Transport which is rapidly becoming not Britain's most bureaucratic union.
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