Model resolution for AUEW branches country.
disputes (Rule 14.
AUEW National Executive). The following resolution has been sent by the LSE workers to every AUEW branch in the In view of the unanimous support for the Laurence Scott dispute from the 28 July 1981 Manchester North District Committee of the AUEW and the rules of the union with regard to procedure of deciding on the official status Paragraph 16), this branch deplores any attempt by the executive to terminate this dispute against the clear wishes of the workforce expressed at two mass meetings (14 July and 23 July) and calls on the National Executive to maintain official backing for this fight for jobs. (For forwarding with your branch stamp and signature to the The age of the train means möre work and less jobs for railworkers The newly Broad Left alliance of railworkers could play a key role in achieving this and encouraging the formation alternative enoership .To begin to play this role it ha. put itset at the head of a massive campaign against these productivity measures.
When local struggles which the LSE unilaterally handed out.
emerged trom the meeting. erupt, as they must, there is a massive job of building solidarity and unity with other railworkers and reaching out to the miners and for support Unfortunately, date, the actions of the Broad Left have not been auspicious. The forthcoming regional conSocialist Challenge At the meeting of the confed unions Ken Cure, main architect of the sell out explained that the confed could not officially recognise the dispute because the workforce had accepted the redundancies by banking the redundancy pay management had Yet it was the union's own solicitor who advised that no implication of this sort would ensue. No wonder he was the recipient of a number of raw eggs as he ference will have the op portunity to discuss fighting action gramme The conference has been postponed twice now, just at a time when it Is most necaeo • in the aftermath of the pay deal.
Let s hope HA COS ! can get on the right tracks. 10 September 1981 Page ?