left-winger ted Heslin's expulsion from the Labour Party remains unresolved after a meeting of the local party last week.
Transport Union shop steward was expelled the party over liz years aro 101 suu Socialist League sell press.
(WOL) alu Socialist After hearing his appeal the NEC decided to admit him in May 1980. Monday 15 June. Committee meeting in morning (Socialist Challenge the TO OSCUSS LIC and situation in how should respond. The general assessmelt Is Ina the mood is continuing to worser. wile rumouls ual the plant committee has rejected improved redundancy terms, result all the plant closure TURNER terms will be lost.
It is clear also that some of the shop stewards cannot handle this situa· tion. Over the last 14 monthe of defeat and passivity they are used to Photos mobilising their sections.
mass meeting theretore essential to aispel these rumours, assure the members that all major decisions will be taken b mass meetings and reaf firm support for the camwill call a shop stewards meeting tomorTOW and recommend mass meeting be hela on Wednesday.
organise coaches, one for the lobby of the national automotive committee on Thursday, in Brighton. and two for the lobby of the Transport biennial delegates conference Monday, also in Brighton.
Tuesday Shop stewards meeting held dinner time. Fairly thorough discussion of the present situallull.
A move to abandon the Calibaltil in favour OI pressing tor more reaundancy easily quashed. The shop stewards are behind a tight but the main question whether they will be able to night tor thal posion In their sections.
There is considerable doubt as to how the mass meeting will go. The pressure for a 'make break' decision at the mass meeting disappears in the light of this situation.
we agrce a resolunion affirming the position of and support for continuing me Cambad In the evening I meet shop stewards from Longbridge and it won:
Cowley confirms it won oc accoune ally lausiciling of work from Rover.
Wednesday The date of the national conference, stage DIOredure. is set for 6 July.
Rumours abound that Socialist Challenge Now the ball is firmly back in the NEC's court. After a visit to Oxford by organisation chair Eric Heffer and Te mon Hughes, the NEC wrote to agent David Uxiora party saving •ther would accept Heslin back if the organisation mittee would terview Rover, Solihull the company are going to ofter an extra six to eignt weeks pay to buy off the opposition to closure.
firming that this is confirming that this quite likely but is totally unacceptable in the face of many years on the dole.
The mass meeting gets a 100 per cent attendance.
the Lucculls.
with an assurance that no otters have been rejected by the works committee, and that any offer and all 25 June 1981 him, seeking assuleites from him that he would not repeat the actions nor critical statements made by him against the party.
But even this backtracking was not enough for the Oxford right wing. The Oxford party will only accept Heslin back 'on the understanding meetings' major decisions will be taken to mass meetings.
Mick Clarke the convenor the convenor gives a long speech which is well received, explaining the campaign so far and the 15 August. There is a good deal of applause conclude call for united jobs WelC Longbridge or Cowley the ONCS we have to degives assurances that he refrain from the ac no tions for which he was ex. pelled - ie. supporting the TOT WSL, selling its paper and distributing its literature'.
The NEC will have to interview Heslin ana acciac do about the conditions. Socialists in pall)
fend.
The meeting ends with an almost unanimous vote of support than we had at the first meeting.
In the evening a meeting with delegates and otticers from the engineer ing and automotive district begin organise the 15 August ricter that, attend district aral chale members and supporters should be campaigning for restrictions the membership of Heslin and unconditional reinstatement by the NEC. ditions Tories This would involve a conflict with the right wing majority in the Oxford REC as been reluctant to which tar the engage in.
If the NEC places conon Heslin's membership, such as his selling then this w be a old boosulu the right wing and should be fought by all those on the left.
UNEMPLOYMENT: Eric Heffer
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will be taken at mass
Socialist Challendel MIKE TURNER