IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Engineers' Charter in conference

Socialist Challenge No. 154, 3 July 1980 · p. 4 of the scan · 406 words

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conference held in London last Saturday. The conference had been called with the expressed aim of 'stopping the kick out the right'.

But the conference failed o canu SUl. loots needed in this fight. Setling oal the framemork. conCHINA London ATUHW District Committee member, Roger Cox spoke of the state dITeau.

•Stopfieor has been undermined,' he told delegales. Shop ster ards kare isolated fron macabers throegh participa 'It's a ap to reicty te s We mast fac up to reality d. And thi reality was the need to rebaild shopfioor organisation fros bottorn aprards.

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native policies to the rightwho tenders ike die s-tol Hls wes none y erv. number of resolutions which (UVA uu unc cucsuvl way forward, including the fight for militant policies the LEISIS. allowed to be moved or voted full Wright, of course. But having those differences out is a lux we ve Left to get the biggest backing for the Wright campaign.

Nobody spoke out to sa that Bob Wright' policies the 900- rеcоrо obstacle to him defeating Duffy in the election. In fact fhe nees. TOr mi With. uie Broad Left became an excuse gor wor causale uel.

Jack Robertson said 'We're all supporting Bob Wright. wiered. organised this meeting 90 per cent around workers in struggle and iv per cent aroun‹ who to vote for, Broad Left does the reverse.

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week, the need to share the work and so on.'

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