record Scotland, the Scottish Trades Union Congress decided to organise a convention against redundancies. fortunately it was religious gathering ference to fight for jobs.
The convention, held on Monday of last week, was attended by all sorts of organisations throughout The delegates who were trade unionists were vastly outnumbered by priests, ficials, Chambers tatives, and Tory Party officers.
Des Laughney, secretary and District Trades Council, who was refused looked on had to • a scand University Conservative about the faults of the unions!
Three of the first five speakers called for « Comer policy, Bruce Millan, who has just been given responsibility for One of the Church ministers gested that it might be time to reintroduce the Means Test. Another Christian suggested that those of us with jobs might give a week's wages to the unemployed The STUC regards these more bizarre unemployment in like a than a conover 850 delegates problem was that the one-third of local authority ofor Commerce represen.
of Edinburgh hopelessly as he Edinburgh Club lecturing unemployment situation and the for including Labour MP Scotland in the Shadow Cabinet.
quaintly sugutterances as a small price to pay broad representation which it was able to get at the convention, and the agreement to set up a standing commission to put pressure on the government.
Perhaps the STUC also regarded it as a. small price to pay for the support it received watered-down version of the native Economic Strategy.
In his opening speech John Pollock, the STUC vice-chairperson, concentrated on the need to get the government to reduce interest control overscas mvestment Import controls on a wide range lese proposals were echoed by Geor olton, vice president of the Scottish NUN Import.
countries.
AlterMarion controls were needed to protect British workers against the unfair competition of other countries, he argued not explain what would happen if his strategy adopted by trade unionists in Through this smokescreen of economic jingoism, middle-class concern, and religious sentimentality, a small number of trade union delegates were able to portray the anger of the Scottish working class.
Easdale Union's white-collar section made a powerf appeal to the trade urg a woman's right to wa i to make s that women are treated as allies in the fight fole jobs and decent wages, rather than being seen about to unleash Glasgow ference in the new year. ed the Tories that the Sammy plicitly political, Bolton did don't need you.
other- that the Polisi ultimatum should be unless they LO CLIDY reduce the action.
Gilmore delegates CUCCES STUC's pantomime. as the competitors for 'men's' jobs The spokesperson for the STUC Youth Advisory Committee warned that they were .the anger of Scotland's youth marching to Perth to greet a Tory Party conClive Lewis of the steel union ISTC warn'Triple Alliance' of miners and railway workers would prevent more redundancies by BSC.
If there were any highlights it was the Sovan shipyards Sweeping aside the air of «Gilmore, Convero politeness which most delegates had assumed, Gilmore warned that his speech would be ex He advised those present that there was only one force in society that could prevent redundancies and that was the trade unions adding: 'If you don't like the way we fight, we Gilmore went on to outline his solution. What we need is the same type of movement workers have built. An put to the Tories that 'immediately institute programmes the unemployed and to massively prices of basic goods and service. there would be immediate and massive strike It was a pity that by the time Sammy many ed with their feet and left the rhaps it was the most fitting they could make the