Broad Left in conference | IMGpapers 1980

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I would like, though to thank evervone who's helped during the campaign. There's been a good response from the activists outside Bermondsey. But we still need lots of help a new way.

failures of the AUEW broad left were a bench mark for many of the delegates. They stressed the importance Broad Lefts being campaigning bodies, and not becoming simply 'voting machines The best part of the was understanding that fight in the unions and in the Labour Party were not seperate struggles but were the same fight.

The discussion from Phil Holt centred on the issue of the election o delegates to the luc and this the paper was a bi Labour's NEC But weak It said that 'Delega tions should have at least half lay members elected by conference or by the relevant democratic process.

There seems reason to limit elections to half of the delegations. The right will fight just vigorously against DrODosa they against the election of all delegates which was lert out of the An important was need mandate all delegates to THE BROAD Lefts Organising Committee c ference on 19 February attracted 106 delega from most of the main trade unions in Briti In a wide-ranging discussion, which dr on experiences from many different unio delegates constantly returned to the theme the need for the left in the unions to organis Labour Party Conter less, proposals ir of for limiting power of the officials advancing that of the delegates are very goo It would go a long towards ending the pre misuse of votes the manipulation of the bl VULC to elect right NECs whose main air frustrate Confere decisions.

Overall, the confere was a definite advance is to be welcomed by left. The organising mittee, which will me big Building a new left in unions will depend on l closely the left can tie Guestons or echoca fight soci: policies little In that regard Aitken's campaign in BETPU for gen secretary was this which BLOC will learn.

The conference sh ed the opportunities the building left in the unions. campaig We n unite to seize these opp tunities.

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