Jepson - T&GWU branch calls for executive enquiry

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The fight for official action in support of victimied convenor Jean Jepson continued last week despite manoeu res by local union bureaucrats to suppress discussion of the dispute. in the Hull labour movement.

Wednesday's meeting of the T&GWU branch at Hollis Brothers" timber-yard in Hull passed a resolution of support for Jepson along the lines advocated by the Armstrong's Defence Committee, The main points in the resolution were * The Region 10 Committee must instruct officials zo take action in accordance wish its decision of 20 March thar Jean Jepson war vierimired and should be reirstated:

* The shop-floor officers at the Beveriey factorles of Armstrong Patents mir lead a fight against the Victimsation, or the Region mast withdraw their credenrinis;

* For a full enquiry into ali aspects of the dispute ar national execurive level, and for a public local enquiry into its handing by Region 10 africitis.

RESOLUTIONS

The need for more branch robatiuns callig lor the whole affair to be taken up at executive level was vivally lustrated by the Regional Committee's own mecring on Wednesday that Jepson was unjustifiably dismissed, a to refuse her victimisation money on a technicality, Regional Socaetary Shenton a motion calling for execative action.

moating of the Hail and Distriet Trades Council, An ALEW branol resolution stand on the principle involsed in the dispute was withdrown at the instigation of distriet engineering officials, who have In spite of their judgement last month majority of members voted at the meeting by the chair, was a0o acao swing & anonty to cereat Meanwhile the weight of the T& GWU bureaucracy made itself felt at Thursday's demanding that the Trades Council take a kant over backwards not to emharrus their mates in the T&GWE, A similur T&GWU branch resolution was ruled out of order Rocogrising a blatant manoeume in spired by Secretary Shenton to put a-lid oll the Arrastrong's dispute, a group of delegates are calling for an emergic) mocting of the Trades Council to discuss the question carly in May. Meanwhile the Hull docks unofficial shop stewards Committee have decided to sponsor the public mooting called by the Defence Committee to carry the campaign forward.