'We're left to pick up | IMGpapers 1980

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But the leaders' sabotage suceeded in suffiRon Todd: secret deals with management split down the middle. One ON 6 January strong Ford to company immediate strike action. convenor explains his nion of the national deal to Celia Pugh.

'We are bitterly disappointed with the deal and the way it was handled by national officials.

fairly there steps taken through the official channels of the union following what has happened. We will be branch to national officials.

'The efficiency could cost us 95 jobs in Swansea and we've already lost 500 in the last two years. Iow to fight confined by the national agreement. The deal will cause a lot of aggravation for local officials 'We're left with the bits to pick up over the year. broken us fragments. Each to negotiate on its own without the umbrella Joint Negotiating even though this has proved a bit the bits' the 1,650 transmission and they'll reject the offer and to take dation sure the ops- have down in It will be important as the the the proposals not by leadership.

forward They've into small to defend ourselves. plant will have in the National then Committee, through union leaky s going to be more difficult to take ford on nant bv olant hold the national agreement against us If there had been a national recommen.

to reject the offer I feel • national vote would gone the other way 'We feel disappointed and le1 Swansea For once most peoble recoanised the Ford proposals were savage and that Il wasil liusla bavisse. Justo deal was the way it was concluded.

'Ron Todd should have put recommendation to the NJC before making a press statement. an agreement that was made for been rammed loss of confidence in the local 'In fact there's been a ster in relations between local officials and the plant. This has brought us together and the union is strong inside the plant 'I think if we lose confidence trade have to change the avenues of the

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THIS WEEK Britain's 250,000 miners are casting their votes on the National Coal Board's pay offer for 1981-82. The pit-head ballot is the latest in a chain of events which began last July at the conference of the Mineworkers. for ference passed resolutions calling for a f100 hours; a salary system to replace the National Union of the first time, conminimum wage; improvements in holidays and 'day Photo GM COKSON

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plant in Swansea voted over- whelmingly