the current strategy of cutting workers" ical micomes ana employment levels, in the interests of capitalist profit, through a nanonwae class-collaboraton exercise designed to 'permanently' channel workers' discontent over the present crisis into the 'safe' arena of boardroom meetings as opposed to the 'dangerous' setting of the lactory or street. Voluntary Thus it is that the CBl has suddenly declared for 'industrial democracy" (via argely voluntary participation agreemots), ds nas the engineering Employers' Federation. Mr James Prior has also announced Tory Party support for 'participation to start on the shop floor and operate at all levels' (speech on 20 February 1976).
As for Messrs. Jones, Scanlon et al, with their history of brave left' speeches to Workers" Control conferences over recent ycars, teu vision or progress lor the working class ( participation today, LOmOnOW • socialism:) now appears to The organisation of the movement is an example of real democracy. Each of the three sectors has elected a strike committee in every school and in every town. These committees send five delebato to nauon meeungs, wnere they bring motions for discussion and voting ana wac decie on ue way forward for the movement.
There have been four national coordination meetings up to now. One in Amiens, one in Toulouse, one in Paris and the most recent one in Evon. All motions are read out, discussed and voted on. Ine main aims or the students are outlined in the main motion adopted up to now: The objectives of the student movement are not to struggle against the reforms of the universities as a defence of the status quo or of sectoral demands, outi is to meude mis stugge mn a more general struggle against capitalist
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