DUFFY: 'Do nothing to damage the competitiveness of your firm THE result of the presidential election is a major blow to the left throughout the labour movement. Terry Duffy has been re-elected for life, without even the need for a second ballot.
Duffy stood in the election on his record over the past two years.
This record has been that of selling out the fought for by 2m workers;
the against the victimisation of Derek Robinson at BL. and lning up wiln Ine rigal wing in the Labour Party.
Duffy's victory came at gains are being made by the Jent mn toe avour movement. and when increasing ing into action against the 1 UTICS alile waze cutting policies.
Duffy is totally against this thousands WOrKCIS alc Duty and tne rigat-wing executive committee COTI AUEW have done nothing Union avour unemo ovment. inci main advice AH V members, distributed in a four-page pull-out the nothing to damage the com union journal, petitiveness of your firm'.
The presidential election result mean general shift to the right in 'SIGNIFICANT gains for Broad Left in AUEW poll.' That was how the Communist left winger Krett wor CIne nanona. organiser's position against right winger Sullivan by a the presidential elecnon there was a move away from both Duffy and Broad Left candidate, Bob Wright. AUEW members •• nol set wright adequate aternalve despite their dissatisfaction with Duffy The defeat for Wright is a legacy of the long crisis of Broad ine started when Hugh (now Lord) Scanlon went over "completely and utterly', a Party's Morning Star reported the result of th Engineering Union At a time of perhaps the disastrous electora drubbing which the left has ree isit possible for the cs recelved make suce an dosule statement?
The Morning Star justifies reference to the results other than that for the he pul to the Harold Wilson.
By failing to chart an independent not break trom Scanlon anc The soca contraci there's not lo br similar debacle of the left when 1 Sir tested mes re-selection general secretary next ycal there reeds • to be a rapid shift by leaders such Wright.
Starting campaign port of the Gardner's oc cupation and mass action against the cruise miare the kind of steps unar are recure• to ou the support that could defeat Sir John.
president.
result of presidential which Duffy beat left winger Wright by a 2-1 ma jority is by far Inemos ignificant of the election: which have just been held It demonstrates the com plete Tallure or tne Broad Left's strategy over the past five years - a fact which the Morning Star can't admit. Thus an important defeat is wrillen as li l were a vic tory. No one will De tooled.
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ficult were As 1975 John Boyd defeats bon wrient in elecuon for general secretary of the AUEW. : Terry Duff)
landslide arous wrentor a sent on the executive.
1977 " But leads beats Wright by the first ballot of the presidential election beats Wright by 165 168 vote: to 122,251 in the second ballot of the orestuel election on a 32 per cent poll Wright wins election for secretary, G the right-win can. 150.560 vote:
1980 , 126,135 votes DeOS t038,26 126, round of the presidential elecuon on 14. 1 per certi poll. No need for second ballot. Duffy is elected for life.
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