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Socialist Challenge No. 238, 17 March 1982 · p. 5 of the scan · 305 words

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seriously mishandled Rule 14, paragraph five.

removal.

General Secretary.' Cheshire with donations.

branches 'THIS branch believes executive council has the Laurence Scott dispute. As this is an issue of concern to all AUEW members the branch demands a ballot tor removal of executive council in line with Rule 14, paragraph five states: 'The executive council, or any member thereof may be removed from office by a ballot of the membership of the union provided such a ballot is demanded by ter: per cent or more of the branches and not less than two thirds of the membership are in favour of such The ballot should be conducted by the If your branch supports the protest resolution make sure it is sent to the AUEW general office 110 Peckham Rd, London SE15 and a copy is sent to the strike committee, 20 Roundcroft, Romiley, Their struggles wil also have to turn in to th union structures , and tha will also mean fighting the BL to turn it into campaigning organisatio or mutant The AUEW election are too important to be lei: to the BL's routine trade unionism. The ALEN plays a decisive part in th Labour Party, and unde the present leadership ha been the back bone union support for the righ La coalition with the SDP And it was Boyd/Duffy who led the anti-Tebbit of pleading Wit? employers to opposé the Bill.

The significance of the BL does lie in declining numerical sup port, but in the fact that it is the organised left in the union, with a considerable base in the activists in the But it a class strug gle left is to emerge in the AUEW the political framework will have to be Socialis: Challengf "{= _ -»...

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Laurence Scott Strike Committee Protest resolution for AUEW

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