Confed could join engineers ban on talks Second union blow to Phase Three?

MAUDE A FURTHER blow against the TUC talks with the Tories could be struck tomorrow when the leaders of 3 million workers in the engineering and shipbuilding industries decide policy towards the state pay laws.

The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, which is holding its annual meeting here, has no less than three resolutions to discuss on this crucial issue.

One indication of the tense situation over the Phase Three talks emerged yesterday when it became clear that the standing orders committee had failed to produce a composite for tomorrow's debate.

The most important resolution comes from the AUEW's engineering section which" controls a powerful block of votes at the conference. It urges the TUC 'not to participate in any discussions with the government on any form of wage freeze.

It will call for a declaration that the 'Confed' will not be bound by any decisions arising from talks between the TUC, the CBI and the Tory government which would place restrictions, either voluntary or imposed, upon the free collective bargaining of wages and conditions.

It was this same militant-sounding resolution which was endorsed by the AUEW engineers' section conference in April. And it opened the door for president Hugh Scanlon to take part in two sessions of talks at No 10 Downing Street as well as at least one secret discussion with Heath.

But when the engineers came together with the technical, foundry and construction sections of the AUEW last week, Scanlon was barred from any further collaboration.

The other two resolutionsfrom the Transport and General Workers' Union and the Sheetmetal Workers' Union-are pathetically framed protests which amount to nothing.

The question on everyone's lips here is this: Will the Confed follow the lead of last week's conference and instruct all its leaders to stop parleying with Heath?

Confed talks

on Perkins THE JOINT negotiating committee of the Massey Ferguson group will meet in. Eastbourne to discuss the Perkins Diesels dispute at Peterborough.

Union officials attending the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Union's annual conference hope to prepare a formula to bring about a settlement of the two-week lock-out. paring a "form of words Pre- They are believed to be parity which will enable them to recommend a lifting of the 12-week overtime ban.

Simultaneously, men on the Perkins picket line were told that new union talks were underway in the city to review the situation'.

Yesterday the picket lines outside the Queens Street and Eastfield plants were strong.

The fight for parity with Coventry workers would go on, they said. They utterly rejected calls from AUEW national leaders to return to work.

The stewards appear to have no intention of calling a meeting. 'Why should we?' said one. "The men are determined and willing to carry on. We've had no indication of a shift in management's line. What would we meet about?' MEETING Lessons of the Perkins Lock-out Peterborough NEDNESDAY JUNE 7.30 p.m.

The Still Cumbergate Speaker: Ken Tyr • steward Massey F in personal capar Manchester builders defend union rights MANCHESTER WORK STOPPED on Manchester's biggest building project yesterday over the right to conduct union business on the job.

About 150 pickets were out at the Arndale Centre site while union officials talked to management over the dispute.

Trouble flared last Friday after site convenor Jim O'Hara went to see management over the sacking of labourer Jimmy Wainwright. Birmingham builders rally outside court ABOUT 300 building workers and engineers demonstrated outside Birmingham magistrate's court yesterday. Seven men were before the court accused of conspiracy to trespass after they occupied the SOS Labour Agency during their campaign against 'lump' workers.

The case was adjourned until July 25 and the men released on £100 bail each.

UCATT branches, delegations from Chrysler, Rover and Austin Conspiracy hearing opens in Mold NORTH WALES police have prepared elaborate security precautions to intimidate lobbyists when they arrive at Mold Crown Court today for the trial of seven The trial before Mr Justice Talbot is expected to last about five weeks.

The men are charged with conspiracy under Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act The charges arise out of last year's bullding strike Mr Wainwright was transferred from the Arndalewhich is a union-organized job -to another site which employs 'lump' labour.

Last Saturday Mr Wainwright received his notice from contractors, Taylor Woodrow, who claimed he was 'not suitable' to be employed.

This came after he had made several requests to be transferred back to Arndale.

Mr O'Hara said yesterday:

'I took the matter up with FROM IAN YEATS IN BIRMINGHAM car plants, Post Office workers and contingents from Birmingham and Coventry Trades Councils, and political groups backed the demonstration of solidarity.

UCATT general council member Mr Arthur Hodges was cheered when he called for the Tory government to be cleared and followed a six-t tigation by the police In September a further 24 workers will appear in. Shrewsbury Crown Court to face a number of charges arising out of the same strike.

At each court appearance trade unionists from all parts of the country have joined in a lobby despite the police harassment. At Shrewsbury two weeks ago a camera spy was in action taking pictures of the pickets. E TAYLOR WOODNO'' Urn. kets management and asked for a meeting. They said if we held a meeting we could clock out and if we did that we lost a day's pay.

'Later they told me to get off the site until I was sent for.

'This is going to be the biggest job in Manchester. If we let them knock hell out of us now, there'll be no chance of keeping the union strong in the future, Conditions high out so that trade union rights could be restored.

Labour's prospective candidate for Perry Barr, Mr Geoff Rooker, told a rally outside the court: "The real thing about this case is that it is a political trial. It is all part of the Tory battle to erode the freedom of the trade union movement.' A building worker added: "The Industrial Relations Act is defunct, so now they're using the Crown Courts against us?

International Marxist Group JOINT MEETING Defend Basic Democratic Rights Support Shrewsbury FRIDAY JULY 6 8 p.m Acton Town Hall High Street, Acton Collection will be made Shrewsbury 24 Speakers:

DAVE JACKSON (Chairman Shrewsbury Defence Committee BOB PENNINGTON (IMG)

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