branch Railwaymen, was and steel workers.
to stand against Healey:
We'll be backing any move to get NUR endorsement lor Benn's bid deputy enter. The reaction has been hysterical. After all he's only standing on the basis of implemensupport won't uncritical. well demanding that he aids us in building a fighting alternative, supporting, for exNational Union one of the speakers at a This is what he said about Benn's decision ample, our efforts to root the triple alliance in the ranks of railworkers.
The Tories and the Labour right fear that Benn might touch off a big rebellion by the working class, as happened with the miners. Unfortunately this response has NOL countered by the Tribunites. They've joined in the chorus.
We'll have an uphill battle against the top NUR officials. Sid Weighell spend much time and effort allans the Tories and the wages board as he spends spitting in the eye of unc Benn, we'd be well removing on une Way lu Thatcher's crowd.
But Weighell seems to want to whip up witch-hunt in the Labour Party. There are result"
for the union's anL1U11s nual conterence suppor Weighell's position, and it's vital that these are defeated.
We would very much welcome a statement from the members ot the executive will recently publicly criticised Weighell for attacking Benn. the climate everyone should stand up and be counted.
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meeting held on 8 April to defend the railways and build the triple alliance between rail, mine