Toolmakers Sellout Likely

Socialist Press no. 56, 25 March 1977 · scan p. 8 · Wage Control · about 333 words

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Democracy Conference PAPER OF THE WORKERS SOCIALIST LEAGUE March 27th Digbeth Hall, Birmingham.

Leyland toolroom workers must be having second thoughts about their decision to return to work last week.

The talks set up between the AUEW, toolmen and the Company were a complete washout. The toolroom workers are still being denied the separate hegotiations they demand.

But Roy Fraser, the Toolroom Committee Chairman has been WHEN A MOVE TO condemn Scanion and the rest of the AUEW executive for their attacks on the toolmakers was put to the Birmingham Shop Stewards Quarterly it brought a massive response.

In fact just one voice and one vote was raised against the resolution moved by George Oaks.

That opposition-arguing that the toolmakers were putting jobs at risk and dividing the working class-came from Jim Cotton.

Jim Cotton is the Chairman of Birmingham City Communist BRITAIN 6 issues.. 12 iasues 24 insues offered one of six places on- a Leyland working party to investigate the whole structure of manual workers" wages throughout the Company.

He was later quoted as saying that he did not foresee that the full Toolroom Committee, meeting on saturday would be asked to vote for immediate strike action at this stage.

The working party to which Fraser is invited could 6 issuEs. 12 issues 24 iasues..

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12 issues 24 issues THE take Leyland workers a step nearer corporate bargaining and Fraser could find himself aligned with Scanlon and the rest of the bureaucracy, ordering other groups of workers back into line.

Although the outcome of Saturday's meeting cannot be predicted for certain, it looks extremely likely that the membership are not going to be asked to fight on-a postion that would be a complete sell out by the leadership.

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