FRANK Chapple, Electricians Union (EETPU). openly supports the Council for Democracy.
He doesn't think they should leave the Labour Party whi they alc. 'They're tea up with the hypocrisy, double-dealing and double-talk that go on in the Labour Party. ' Chapple could well be referring to the antics own EETPU branches are beIng 'encouraged' to atfiliate to local Labour Parties and send right-wing delegates. In fact, in case they are slow on the uptake branches are being affiliated and delegates appointed to GMCs by the union head office often without the knowledge branch.
Rules This practice is The EETPUS rules, and the union has a full-time official, Southwark councillor Eadie, to carry out the task.
and Dulwich, South London, have been made doubt because the left has recently gained a narrow majority in these constiniencies.
Some of the EETPU delegates have jobs that scarcely qualify them for membership the union. Southwark chief whip, Frank Brean, for example, owns and runs a local chemist shop, the of housing Chall Deisull in Southwark, Charlie Sawyer, the tenant
Labour councillor, Southwark
liaison officer for Lewisham council.
the past IWO months, 14 new EETPU affiliations oracles Frank Chapple, general secretary of EETPU have been renewed in this constituency.
year ago delegates DELWICH GMC were 'approved' by the Labour Party at regional level and accepted for the purpose of selecting the Greater London candidate. NOW is reselecting its MP, the changed Its mind and has 'frozen' the GMC. No new delegates can be elected on to Perhaps the regional discovered Commutict what the EETPU was up LO I In fact it was ward delegate. who were disenfranchised, TOSe the trade unions, thus leaving Frank Chaphas evi tiencies to be stacked tuencies stacked Chapple-approved delegates. Such measures Involve ot countability which reminiscent feudalism.
There certainly needs to be full participation in the Labour Partv bv the branches of affiliated And their delegates should behave precıselv as their ule sug. gests: to present the view the branch to the GMC; to argue for views the union - and to be eecieu ov those mem bers they will represent.
SO THE LEVELLE As part of the celebrations of its 50th issue, Leveller magazine is holding a Central London, New Cavendish St, London W1 with bates. rod, he drink. subversion i de or hid Guides Although the new guidelines put forward by the Labour MPs are fairly broad, they would make it less easy to justify eavesdropping on conversations "OUT political or trade union activity However, unless there is a back. bench Tory revolt, the government will have no difficulty in axing proposals wher Enest the Bill goes back to the •House of Commons.
The POEU is Lord Diplock new laws Lord chairperson of the Security Commission, assured the union that the Secrets
----- pull-quotes -----
TEACH -IN ON THE an he Polate chaic of
Frank Windsor as Frank Haxell, general secretary of the ETU