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Despite an overtime ban, guerilla strikes and a policy of non-cooperation, British Leyland continue to reject the demand by paintshop workers at Jaguar, Coventry for a public enquiry into the siting of the new paintshop.

In response to the paintshop workers stand, Leyland management last week threatened thousands of layoffs if the actions were not called off.

This move was followed a few days later by the intervention of ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation Arbitration Scheme) management/union talks.

With participation, the centrepiece of the Ryder deal, in danger of collapsing round its ears British Leyland must do all in its power to draw workers into "cooperation" NONEERING with management.

At the same time it is vital that militant sections like the paintshop workers are not seen to have won concessions by action.

Workers at Jaguar should reject the initiatives of the so-called "independent" ACAS and move now to set up their own enquiry into the siting of the paintshop.

This is not just a question for paintshop workers. The proposed siting of the paintshop at Castle Bromwich rather than Brown's Lane Coventry goes hand in hand with other examples of rationalisation such as the ending of car production at Leyland's Triumph plant at Canley, Coventry.

The enquiry can only be carried out if full access to all British Leyland's books is fought for, making possible a full assessment of future employment plans. ® TRIUMPH Triumnh Canlev factory