Wing BL workforce, according to a top secret document in Socialist Challenge.
The document, headed 'Directors' and Personnel Managers' BriefIng on Discipillary Policy, , reveals that BL's board is planning a new disciplinary code to deal with what the company describes 'gross misconduct'.
proposed code will turn every plant into a mini-police state, security guards and line supervisors having more powers inan ine police and courts. Risks When asked BL management on Monday the autlicilticity of the briefing sounding press officer. Murray Loake, called pack to say: 'This is a confidential management brieting document and we have no comment to make.
The company is well aware or me risks it is running by such policies. The document, extracts of which publish here, concludes stating that the following points 'will not be easily agreed': • Exclude the police until investigations are complete. • Permit dismissal the results of a prosecution ure known. • Permit personal the hands of be suspended pending the outcome of any police OTOceedings. Under the new codes the court can tind BL workers not but by then the workers will already have been dismissed and the case may never go to court. Accused The document states that 'it is highly probable that the company has no legal authority' TOT the personal searches it plans to undertake.
The company allticipates that it will meet resistance from the trade It expects strike action after it carries out a sackilig unael lne new code.
'Implementation of the policy will generate conflict The possibiliaction following the implemenSuch cannot be discounted.
could both constitutional and official.
Last month, BL sacked nine workers at the Mini-Metro line Longbridge Birmingham. They were ac cused of 'gross misconduct' when they Swat" "coated protest against enforced company lay-offs during the nightshift. Edwardes plots to become judge and jury of BL workers
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MICHAEL EDWARDES, chairperson of BL, comes from the police state of South Africa. Now his management has drawn up plans to impose similar despotic methods on the long suffer-