The thirteen week long unofficial strike of Glasgow Corporation drivers is over smasled by the combined onslaught of the corrupt Labour-controlled Corporation, the scubbing of the Labour Goverument in sending in the troops, and the capitulation of the "left" bureaucracy Under the influence of the Communist Party, the latter utterly failed to mobilise the West of Scotland labour movement against the use of troops which was the only way to win the strike.
Glaspow clectricians are still nut Cracks in the drivers strike befirst.
spokesman fos the Labour Corporation let it be known that eithes they give in completely or starve.
Meanwhile Radio Clydeside used every news bulletin on the Wednesday to carry reports of drivers pawning fumiture. Orhers had received exiction notices tor reat arreas from the Lahour Corpuration. The extent of the personal crisis facing many drivers and their families was made clear by one steward who referred at the meeling to the number of bomes wilich had crokea up under the impact of the strike.
The Corporation mercilessty applied the screws Returning strikers would ouly get the bonus if they worked fat out to clear the remaining rubbish. Despite this the drivers only retuned on Monday 14 April -atter they bad insisted that all the troops he pulled out This is the nost serious deleat that the West of Scorand working class has suffered for some time. and Coltmunist P'arty elements in the local union bureuncracy can take ruch of the credit lor H. For thiree weeks they heid back on ail the striker attergts to orginise This opened the way forthe General Purposes Committce oi the Transporl & General Korkers Union to reject out of hand a cail after tue dispute was atrendy twelve weeks ole to make the strike officia.
The Tabour Government has wor its fiest significant victory for the social contract. Unless the workers motement learns the lessous of the trade union bureaucracy's capitulation and the Communist Parte's sabotage when the 'lefts refuse to act, then the working class will face further defeats at the hands of the Labour Government. Glasgow IMG
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