TOP LEVEL plans to ban thé right to strike in the North of Ireland were revealed last week. The revelations were made by NUPE regional officer Inez spoke in a debate at the Northern Congress of the Irish TUC in opposition to a resolution against the Tebbit proposals.
There was, she said, a sting in the tale of the conference resolution which allowed the ICTU's Northern "special circumstances' that would make the Tebbit legislation unnecessary in the North.
She illustrated what cumstances' might be, by fidential letter sent by the Labour Relations Agency (similar to ACAS) to Semes Prior has responded positively to the Agen- Terry Carlin. cy's ideas, free zone' in agreements WIld equivalent mainland.
Such plans were first discussed at a high level and a very private conference held in rark, Uxrorasnire last year. I resent al lue meeting were Southern Gowrie from Thatchers' Northern Ireland Office, US government representatives of 'Representing' the workers side was Terry Carlin.
The report from the Ditchley Park conference indicated a traditionally capital and labour'. The strike free zone they said would be an attractive selling point for investment in the North.
Workers on the march in Dublin McCormick as she Committee to discuss these 'special quoting from a conNorthern Committee involve making the North a exchange for parity Ditchley premier Garret FitzGerald, Lord and people from Northern 'high level of consensus between those opposed of DELIURA Walter Wolfgang and one — for good measure — by Wolfgang's interviewer. one thing in common. They make no attempt to criticise CLPD's actual position.
Ken Livingstone limits himset to Hake du founded allegation that the recent CLPD/Labour Coordinating Committee Slalcillcill, unity, amounts to 'cosying UD wing' and to implying that the two organisations abandoning the fight for socialist policies against expulsions.
Ken rightly draws attention to the danger ot the coalition plans conbers of the Parliamentary leaders. Yet he All these comments have ty and failed to take ac-