shop steward, Sheffield HADFIELDS. the steel company n Sheffield, is planning to sack 1,900 out of its 2,600 workforce.
The steel plant, which is owned by the giant Lonrho corporation, is reported to be losing tim a mont, yet olly year Hadfields made etforts to buy the doomed Shotsuggests Dany Is faced the huge financia claim, in a spectacular tur hro offered Hadfields to BSC The antiquated machinery . reason coat BSC meant that of the Had workers fight back has been undermined by the failure in Sheffield • or two olner disputc.
At both Plansee Tool and Snows the whole has been sacked after on strike. At Snows, this was attempt smash the strong union organisation, as transferred parts of the Elliot TCCCSS OI mounting unendoviet figures have given the green light to the bosses , and The failure of the 1UC otter a nanonal respons tactics costing the workers dearly in areas such as Sheffield. By Hilda Keen MANY delegates went to last week's conference of the National Union of fearing that the union leadership would succeed in launching a witch-hunt against the left. But they went away much more hopeful, keen to carry on building a broad opposition to the executive's policies.
The executive leadership of the Communist ty's teachers' advisory committee to which many rank and file militants were utterly opposed tempted to isolate the been suspended fighting the cuts.
They failed utterly, media reports suggested otherwise.
Opposition to the executive's attacks on the membership and its capitulation to the came frøm all areas of the country Borders to introduce a gratulating 'protect the those who showed contempt union rules Teachers opposition. minimum oeuvre by refusing to debate. and Classroom aided by the for the left.
Par- CND was not ference did CP about peace in the classroom left and sup By although carried out.
isation at conterence Charles Windsor and horse - Mr Windsor is the one on the ground.
on most itsell In Its efforts membership' against for a move to ram home the attack on the Lambeth teachers, as well as to give the impression that although executive was Conference rejected the manKings took There were significant victories Although affiliation to discussed the con- on women In overwhelmingly reject the executive's alternative — talking next a majority of 5,000 it was agreed to instruct rather than advise members to take strike action, providing the normal procedures were On many issues card votes were necessary, which reflected the polarAffiliation to the Labour Party received creditable support. On comprehensive educa union.
Kings.
whole can didn't win the arguments. Teachers knew what the alternatives were taking strike action, organising with other public sector unions, ultimate. ly taking on the government - and the majority • weren't prepared for these, as vet. It was recognised that the executive was not protecting jobs or wages.
Several important fringe meetplace: a CND meeting attractea zov, a similar numoci calk to one on El Salvador; 300 backed a support of the Lambeth teachers; 100 attended a discussion the NUT.
The witch-hunt was not quash. ed, but it was rolled back. Over the monuns a strong united opposition is vital, and already a con ference on fighting the cuts nas beer arranged by Haringey NUT The Socialist Teachers' Alliance will be backing all these moves and can be contacted via Dave Lister, 143a Ham Park Rd, London E7.
• A future article will deal with new developments in the left of the Until two o'clock, Alista and Ronald will guide us throug hushed tones, betraying just a teeny bit of es they will announc that Charlie and Di are on th balcony at the Palace.
But don't breathe a sigh c relief and think, thank Christ it' all over. At 4pm the damn sag again when transfixed while they go off fo their honeymoon. Even then it All evening television be punctuatel highlights of the day's happe the unemployed, sick and the aged, who are su fering the attacks of Thatche cut. backs in: expenditure.
show will probably a pear as obscene.
Bonanza But where some lose, othe
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Sheffield employers on the offensive