Second Course Jim?
Socialist Press1976 1976-11-17Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 1 →
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Betails of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital Work-In See Page 11 The non elected ad-hoc committee of shop stewards, set up under the British Leyland Ryder proposals to mastermind the first steps towards corporation-wide wage bargaining has been sworn to secrecy.
But their agreement with management not to divulge to the members they represent proposals from management affecting the wages and conditions of 100,000 workers in the Cars Division, was shattered at last Saturday's meeting of the BMC Combine Committee. and speed-up; and the massive feeling against the cuts which will be shown in the November 17th national demonstration.
These movements in the working class are barely being held in check by the TUC leaders with the help of local union officials and collaborationist convenors.
Increasingly they are breaking out into strikes and even occupations, over wages as in the Grangemouth dispute, or against the cuts - with the unanimous vote this week to occupy the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London to prevent its closure.
'Left' cabinet minister Benn - no lead in fight against leadership.
And the pressure escalates with every increase in the cost of living - the 42% pay deal has already been taken by inflation after only three months while prices are now rising at an annual rate of nearly 28% - along with every new round of spending cuts and capitalist rationalisation.
In this climate even the most feeble spark of leadership from the lefts in the fight to remove Healey-Callaghan and end the Social Contract could create conditions for an outburst of struggle sweeping through the workers movement.
But in doing so it would of course put the "lefts', themselves in the firing line. They would be called upon by the working class to lead the struggle in defence of living standards - which in this period means putting forward a developed programme of policies Continued Back Page, Col. 4.
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Page 2 SOCIALIST PRESS. Wednesday 17th November 1976 ONEL NEUIS
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