THIRTEEN shop stewards at the large Shell works in endorsed the labour movement appeal backing Tony Benn in his campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party.
The new signatories include the production and CONCIUS the Shell Carrington works.
hey out their names forward after Transport and General Workers' Union shop steward Pete Graham addressed a stew last week.
The 6/200 branch of the TGWU has passed. a resolution backing Benn there was just abstention - - and this has HOW been forwarded consideration by the district and region.
Pete Graham. told Socialist Challenge that the stewards saw no alternative in Denis Healey. 'Healey Wal the minister responsible for going cap in hand to the IMF under the last Labour government, and for implementing the policies they wanted.
'His budgets chopped thousands of milions of founds off the social services and of course, it was 'Healev who was so close! associated with the 5 per cent pay norm 'But didn't vote simply to oppose Healey,' Carrington near Manchester have Graham explained. voted to back Benn's candidacy. only has he raised policies. which future Labour government should implement - he's also raised the important issue of accountability in Walt to from here to win accoun tablility in the union, too.' The latest signatories. iu the declaration from the occupied sirwalls and: Bob Owens, chairperson COLLS. TGWU Diamond shamrock. hecies. The following union rep resentatives Chemicals, Coral P signed the convenor; TGWU dep. convenor; Ian craft Browne, P Robinson, Duckworth Dennis BAnd Frank Stubbs, shop stewards. Laurence Openshaw; Harry Gorton, sec, Salford Trades Council.