MOUNTING evidence Laurence Scott strikers of a witch-hunt being conducted against them by engineering union leaders.
The latest move by Sir John Boyd, AUEW genera secretary. mas Deen to send a threatening letter the JOCd district secretary whose committee has been consistent in its backing for LSE strikers.
In the letter (see box) Boyd makes HO bones about it. His word goes.
Scott's senior steward. Billy Partlan, sees this as a Laureal engineers.
'He is trving to overrule the decisions of the district and the branches 'He wants to take all the authority away from them As Boyd would have :.. every decision is going be made by the executive, we feel is considered irrelevant Having talled to brea determination of strikers, Boyd is adopting the same wich-hunt tactics as the wing USC the -ateur Party.
He wants to isolate bureaucratically Sereat those who fight is coming Billy Partlin told Socialist Challenge: 'I feel there's a connection betour problem and Wildl gong on in the The Scott's workers are not going to be easy prev for Bovo. Their cam paign in the engineering union branches to use the union's Rule 14 against the gathering CACLULLYC steam.
According to the Rule if ten per cent of branches demand a ballot tor re election of the Executive Council, this must take place.
In the last week strikers have visited over 150 tac. tories in the North West to *Theresponse has aS fantastic, says steward, Phil Penning. 'In the coming weeks we will be going out further afield to other parts of the country.
In addition a meeting is being arranged Labour MPs early February to call for their active support.
D Daniels, North AUEW From John Boyd, General Secretary cil's decisions, you, out any further Laurence Scott Electro dispute is must not, in any way, continue to be involved in any proval of the EC.
trust that under the control of the Executive Council, as a full-time official are hereby instructed that you must not send correspondence the Motors Co Ltd you you appreciate the Laurence Scott House of Commons meeting Wednesday 3 February 6pm Organised by Charles Morris, MP for Openshawe Contact your own MP to be there agreea already to anena. lony denn, Les nuckera Norman Atkinson, Reg Race, Ernie Roberts.
Nurses protesting pay offer in Trafalgar Square Sunday 24 January COMMITTEE BETWEEN Iwo and hundred people marched in Насклеу, London oung unar vewion kose freed.
This, and a public meeting the night before, launched a nationar camputer will surel La kose as chairperson o kose is well known a. chairperson of the New Cross which is campaigning e es the truth abou the black youth who died in a fire a year arom peonora. sout London Newton Rose is a 20 year old black youth who is serving a lte sentence in wormwooc scruos for a crime ne aran i commit was convicted at the Del mile fore murder re wrue vouin. tony woney. d supporter vauonal Front Constitutional Move ment.
Un rriaay o May Donell) should have been at County Hall acting as a scrutineer the NF Instead hi went to a black club and walked home wiin a young black woman Sandra Alexander.
He was found stabbed 10 death the folle police morning near after initially threatening San- riCI house.
La muraer charge then picked up Newton Rose who is a former friend coula produce no evidence, Dul conjes 37OHS his renas wao are now servers prison sentences for 'conspiring 1o isite pervert ihe course of These confessions were wiinarawr court after the youths testified that had been intimidated into them Indeed Roxanne Walden said that she nad seen Donelly ajle. he'd left Sandra Alexander.
WALSH, Cancel union militant he had just been retired before Christmas afte British Oxygen, Hackney convenor. He was fighting with three wnie mer mer shouted 'nigger lover' at him She saw , him collapse ana draggea back onto Gly Street he was found acac If anyone had a motive fo killing Tony Donelly it was the local fascists who found out that Donelly was leading a 'double life' parents of Newton Kose one ine • other youths made very moving statement. at the meeting Ordinary working people they seemea orunneu ov in enormy or the station But ney are ront in fron of this campaign to get out the and to find the real toilers o Rose ing for your support. Contact the Newton Rose campaign with support donations c/0 Green Road, London N4. Te • 12-212 4009 John Walsh Socialist Challenge readers will be greatly saddened by the death last week of JOHN • lona time medically 15 of them as
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and our shop stewards must discontinue any involvement or support of the picketing of Mining Supplies, Doncaster.
tion which must be obeyed District Secretary, Manchester ...Having regard to the resolution passed by our National Committee and Executive Coun-
As far as our union is concerned, the completely terminated and
residual activities without prior ap- Additionally, you, the District Committee
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