Long Kesh where 246 internees and almost 1,000 "sentenced" Republican prisoners are held new. As Roy Fraser (AUEW Convenor, Cowley Body Plant) pointed out, the proposals differ not a jot from those ial Relations Director, before the Ryder Report. He emphasised the key point, quoting the Financial Times (6/8/75) which declared management should not lose control of executive responsibilities union delegate meeting's request for a right of veto, and Wright was at least honest enough to admit that the proposals amounce to a consulalive. not a acc isive process. Greville Hawley, a TGWU National Official, responded by saying that the company would place 'where possible, alternative courses of action before union representatives transport plan developed by workers com mittees.
Several other speakers also argued against acceptance of the participation plan, but the bureaucracy brought their heavy guns to bear in the form of Bros. McGarry, Robinson and Parsons. McGarry waved his latest prized possession-a letter from Harold Wilson-which extolled the virtues of the Ryder Report, while Robinson was reduced to pathetic attacks on a leaflet handed out by the Workers Socialist League as one of the 57 varieties who expect socialism over mgat. wi als stupidity, and with the nodding approval of the Communist Party regional organiser in the balcony, he urged acceptance of the latest betrayal The final accolade must go to turncoat Reg Parsons, one-time member of the Socialist Labour League, who is now an expert in witch-hunting following the Thornett affair. He urged delegates to reject those 'who wanted instant socialism on their terms, and accept the proposals because we had to be 'in there' since the sun was going to shine again' However, with "leaders' like these, all the indications for B workers are tha "the sun ain't gonna shine any more John Haine