It has to be said, though, that Mr Prior likes things to be normal. He doesn't like the idea that goods or services might be interrupted by such unpleasant events as workers opposing pay cuts or oo loss or unose olner muor dismtocons oronraves 'The movement of essential goods and supplies, the carrying out of une ecuromen. ana ine provaon o services tial to the life of the community should not be impeded, still less prevented.' Mr Prior would no doubt say, and indeed has said, that he got thẹ idea about essential business -and the code goes on to list a lot of essentials - from Socialist Challenge 14 August 1980 Page 6 essential maintenance of plant Lessen
Photo: G.M. COOKSON [Socialist Challenge] Our own union was persuaded to accept money for secret ballots, but in my view no union should accept money for ballot purposes. union should accept state handouts for its functioning. The next step is that the state will want to send out the ballot papers and intervene more and more in the affairs of the union.
With due respect to our national committee, I would say as face side eatendid ade theres extremely trend. If we're not careful, we'll have the employers' tions determining our policies. If the TUC laid down a policy of non-acceptance money for ballots, in my view it would be totally wrong to take wny self-respecting view, out.
dangerous organisachief sovereil a general strike' this money.
What went wrong in Leyland?
was ine Robinson successful?
Edwardes was appointed by the last Labour government, in my to reverse ine Enterprise Board Leyland that had been worked will unions - that of a continuing British capacity to produce cars.
Once that policy reversed by the Edwardes' Edwardes had the upper Robinson was victimised as the spokesperson former policy.
The workers did Robinson's victimisation.
which VICIOUS wrong.
controls?
heavily countries. contract government?
suspicious Callaghan. tract' policy. governments victimisation of party.
National strategy for Sped rapidly had been plan, hand.
of that react status Leyland plants came out over it. But it was the events after that caused confusion. hystericapress attacks and the campaign even . workers to disown him. It's all connected to an intimidation of the worktorce in Leyland.
Our own union allowed the situation to develop. The whole way it was handled was totally What's your position on import There are certain sections of our industry that shouldn't be made vulnerable to imports that are subsialsea rom I'm very much favour of planned trade, but not complete free trade where goods can be dumped on the British market at the expense of jobs in this country.
At the moment we're importing unemployment.
Are you in favour of a new social with the next Labour Healey Callaghan are talking about import controls now.
would be automatically of Healey The last 'social conwas One-way Large parts of it were forgotten by the government. It turned into just a wage restraint policy. I'm totally opposed to wage restraint Do you think we need to get ria of the present leadership of the Labour Party? In your manifesto you come out clearly in favour of Labour Party democracy.
In the Labour Party, I'm ver much in favour of accountability. During the last three Labour we've seen parliamentary party in conflict with the rest of the party and the unions. Labour MPs cannot be estranged from the movement.
If they are, they need to be Which way will he AUEW vore a called to order by the movement.
on democracy at the Party conference?
The union's national committee did not commit itself, structed the executive to recall the national committee when the Labour Party commission of in. quiry had reported. I believe that the union leadership is attemp ting to pre-empt a recall by making statements and commitments against more democracy in the How is your campaign developing in the AUEW?
I think that the gilt is being strip.
off the gingerbread terms understanding in the union.
Workers are not fools. might lead them up the garden party once or even twice; but they are beginning to understand that this sort of safe, moderate, right-wing kind of leadership just actends une stalus cuo.
quo means iwo million The against the rich Sturrock (Report)
policy John and and Harrap (Report)
the Peter Pet Labour but in very political You But the _HALL 2AI AMBROSE SHARDLOW'S WORKERS OF THE WORLD ETTE UNITY IS O STRENGTH SOUTHALL DISTRICT Socialist Challenge : 14 August 1980 Page 7
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