formula cooked up by national union officials. This involved four management attempts to scrap washing up time at the end of shifts.
week 5000 assembly plant workers voted, with only a handful against, to support the stewards' recommendation to refuse to give up washing up time.
This enormous vote of confidence for the stewards is one in the eye for the sell out of national union leaders Duffy and Evans.
By a Cowley assembly plant worker Management proposed implement the cut washing time on 7 June. It is now likelv that thev wil drag out national cedure to avoid confrontation. 1he last thing they want is flare up just before the general election.
While the inquiry was Oll. drove ahead on an effiwith the full agreement of the national leaders. i nis involvea speca up on the Maestro, by three cars Hacrensed workloads led to other models. This the highest levels of producfor years. •But management refuse to raise the maximum bonus evel return, until washing up time goes.
They organised a camweeks of local: negotiations over These talks have brought no solution and last paign of individual in timidation to force through their proposals. In breach of the return to work formula, they did a. survey. Even then only 30 per cent agreed to give up inelr su minutes a week. Through our mass meeting we macer oenoacay clear where the workforce stands. As well as agreeing to keep washing time we instructea by Transport convenor Bob Fryer to refuse to laik to management on an individual basis. We have said no to blackmail and intimidation.
Audited plant status is next suage of phe attacks next stage attacks started by Edwardes. includes manifesto plans to privatise BL. For this a determined attack on the unions is vital. 1he strength of the four week last month shows the Tories will have to go.
Allhouen une end of was a set back for our fight, we returned knowing that had shown we are not going to Cowley pickets out last month to save wash-up time be easy prev. the nearb body plant shows this too They did not but continue to walk off their job for washing time even though this has officially been cut.
The issue now goes to national negotiation and scene JOOKS sel another battle. In the comIng weeks stewards should be ready to take the issue oui lo tc lavour movement nationally.
Last week thousands of leaflets were distributed ' in the assembly and body plants proclaiming 'vote for jobs, vote were produced by the local Labour Party and contained a message LaDou Carotoates tor une Factory gate MCCLICO ot around 100 didate for oxford East an- workers heard cantack plans to seil of BL.
This strengthens the Cowley workers stand followed with a firm Labour comHullicil DaCk the workers in dispute. A Labour victory will boost confidence to fight Edwardes ment. If the Illallage backing fightback will be even more vital. found SCOTLAND Yard has Toled yel another RA plot to blow all up. Sharp-eyed Sleuths spotted Sean O'Callaghan enerlid the armed with an Armalite rifle, two tons of ex. plosives and wearing A badge which said 11 am a fully-paid up terrorist'.
O'Callaghan not be arrested however as he had craftily paid duty on weapons. The ever-alert Yard immechately put guards on Foot, Steel and Jenkins, which gave a few lads at the Yard a IT WAS good that Jim Callaghan has done his bit for Labour's election campagn. Callaghan is at getting things right What a record th bit of much needed overtime.
Then the IRA let off their 'real bomb'. .On Sunday • they Tralee holding hp a sui Sean home day newspaper with its headline about the Scotland Yard naturally stood firm admitted they were studying reports that Sean Seein that hadn't lef Ireland for five years this was hardly a surprise.
Meanwhile London's Capitol Radio announced he had 'been found', presumably by the Yard But how can you 'find' someone who was never lost in the first place?
Labour loves a lose so he when Harold went. Her the top job he dis played sure touch. Septembe 1978 Labour was ahead in the opinion polls. So Callaghan decided not to hold an election who wants easy victories?
Then followed 'winter of discontent
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Consistently wrong Jim