HOLLURE ITS attacks on employment.
As far us taking action, however to fight present attacks of the company, the meeling only produced a resolution which paid lip-service to public ownership of Ford's. It did not say how this was to be achieved, and left the campaign in the hands of the union leade leaving the shop-floor open to the attacks of management.
IL is utopian nonsense to believe that leit talking Labour MPs are going to resolve the s nation in the car industry in the interests of workers, uniess the workers launch a struggle first and then demand that these MPs suppo this action if they aro at all serious about fig -ing unemployment. • Carworkers can use the own independent action as a focus for winni support from other workers who ure also thr ened with the doll, as well as forcing the cra union and labour burcaucrats into action.
Under pressure from the shop-floor of th Body Plant, Dan Connors was forced at a Di meeting on 29 April to call for an occupatio and support for the sections in dispute. But workforce had not been prepared for the im ance of an occupation and whar it cotails, ar only a minority remained behind to secure 1 occupation. Neverthelcas the gates were bar aded up and eventually nothing could move or out of the plant.
A section of the plant continued to work Press Shop and no real light for solidarity action was put up by either the Press Shop stewards or the convenor. They gare mora support to the laid-off workers (nothing abo Only e policy, that start by saying thet Ford w that the bosses must pay for R, can defand job All Ford stewards und delegates should me against the compery's lay off sgrecmant The with no loss of pay and under workers contro ence of workers recresentatives from the enti Labour Goveftiment to nationalise the phole 1 • No to the Spend Ups Fleject the produc car resume recuitment and full-time workung • No to the Lay-Off Agreement. Thit allo dispute, bringing about divisions and retreat in • For Work-Shering with No Loss of Pay.
all car workers and workers generally. The tr arcs and divided amongif the total workforee just unpugh ears for the market. This saps t they can hold out against stoppages of work • Far a Workar Inquiry, To cerry throu drailed workings an inquiry needs so be set u Investment and production plans and sales fig schedules and leggth of the working weck This worker inquiry should inset that th this business, and demand that the Labour G placed tiefore the manapement and feilure to Piaket of Car Stooks Chant
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