enough.
Our aim' says Scott: onvenor Denis Barry, 'i :o expose Boya, Duffy and the Éxecutive for the corrupt people that they are in continually flaunting the democratic rule book of he union.
*That is why we have aunched a campaign for ranches to pass a resolusion, using Rule 14, which calls for the removal of the Executive.
*We expect the kind of :reatment we have had irom them over the nine months from the likes Arthur Snipe but rom our own union.
*They have clearly broken union policy which was to use the strength of the union to fight for jobs and against unemploygave them zreat platform to fight for jobs. But they don't want victories otherwise every member would fight back and lney preel a quiet The Scott workers are using a provision AUEW rule book Rule 14 paragraph 5 which allows the membership demand a hallot for the removal of the Executive.
It ten per cent or more of the branches pass the Socialist Challenge 21 January 1982 page 4 suntu la THE LAURENCE Scott workers have had They are going for John Boyd and Terry Duffy, General Secretary and President of the engineering union, AUEW, respectively. resolution then the General Secretary must call a ballot. A two thirds majority is needed to force the Executive to down.
'We are confident of getting the necessary ten per cent of the branches to support our resolution, know, 1,060 branches sup. ported our call for official national backing from the union last year and need approximately branches to continue to show their support.
'We realise that many people don't realise the stakes involved until similar situation hits them but we would like to think that we will get support, especially from places like Ford, member Jack Whyman was prominent in the sell out, and Leyland, Plansee and Staffa.
'Of course, getting the ten per cent is only the Knowing the way this lot operates wouldn't expect a ballet without another fight.
The Scotts strike committee has circulated every branch and District Committee in the union with an appeal for support for the Rule 14 campaign together with conies of their lates strike bulletin which carthe headline: ries Shall Not be Moved'.
Extensive factory tours to distribute the bulletin and show the half ISSUE NO 3 "This is the third issue of the strike bulletin. 15,000 copies of each issue are produced. To get the word out and help produce future editions, the bulletin must be self-financing. Order YULI hour video film "The Laurence Scott Saga' are being organised.
Building national op position to some of the most aggressive right wingers in the movement is the only way to give the membership the Coll copies now and distribute them among your friends and workmates. (2p a copy plus postage Laurence Scott Joint Shop Stewards Committee c/o G Fryer, Roundcroft, Romiley, Cheshire.)' fidence to fight back against the Tory jobs Dies Sid Welgel, Bir Boyd and their cronies Sirs and Frank Chappel are also the men behind Michael Foot and the Labour right's witch-hunt They all know that a confident rank and file fighting back Tories power in the Labour Party they have ignored conference policies broken the rule books and manipulated the block votes..
The Scott's strikers wall Labour Parties especially those AUEW sponsored MPs to be involved in the Scott tours, showing the film Lever executive cont 'THIS BRANCH has seriously mishandled the Laurence Scott As this is an of concern to all ALEW members the branch demands ballot for removal of excouncil in line with Rule 14 Para 5.' Rule Para and raising money.
Laurence Scott workers and the four milion on the dole can't afford to put off the fight to nail the Arthur Snipe and Terry Duffys of this The right wingers and the broad lefters will no doubt argue that taking militant action against the Tories and the right wing Removal Office:
"The Executive Council or any member thereof, may be removed from of•fice by a ballot vote of the membership of the union provided that such a ballo is demanded by 10 per cent or more of the branches and that not less than two tniras or une membership are in favour of such
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LAURENCE SCOTT STRIKE BULLETIN WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
- AUEW branches support this resolution