Crack in drivers fight?
Socialist Press1978 1978-05-10Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 10 →
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A serious crack has appeared in the hitherto very strong strike of the 300 Oxford car delivery drivers now entering their third week of dispute in defence of . TGWU convenor and branch chairman Brian Preston.
A mass meeting last Friday rejected pleadings from TGWU District Secretary David Buckle for a return to work on the basis of an offer from the employer to reinstate Preston on basic pay pending a further inquiry by and Brian Preston took his case to an Industrial Tribunal they would keep him on basic pay until the Tribunal was held.
Buckle, however, would not settle for the mass meeting to reject this.
Slight change
He used a slight change in the management position -an additional "guarantee" that Cartransport Ltd wouki accept the decision of the Tribunal should that decision recommend reinstatement-to call a meeting of shop stewards.
A d. ha members and to recomend a return to work on the basis of the "new" offer.
As we go to press that meeting has not yet taken place. But it is crucial that Buckle's manoeuvre is rejected.
The 350 drivers have stood solid for the last two weeks despite all the pressure from the employers and from Buckle.
It would be a heavy biow to trade union organisation within the car delivery companies if through that weakness of leadership within the stewards, Buckle is able 10 achieve a return to work at