Workers Press no. 189

workers press The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League

PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY

NUMBER 189

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1970

INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER

To meet economic crisis Labour must

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Only one road open:

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Phnom Nationalize big

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Penh tures any comments from besieged wide range. business under Pore Thursday

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Noir, specia ALL ROADS except one leading to the Cam- ady by Tephonin bodian capital of Phnom Penh are now held by ately b Liberation forces, it was admitted by the pro-US workers' control 01-720-2000. regime yesterday. Korpong Speu-30 miles South- vyest Panon Reformist road- Penh-has just fallen to guerrilla units com mands the strategic High- show flops way 4 between the capital without compensation and the main Cambodian port sinanoukville in Clapham route NO ONE SHOULD be taken in by the mood of besieged cital is, in fact, a complacency which has settled over the Labour

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Party leaders. The nearer to the election, the Camboda decision more light-lipped they become over the eco- nomic sword of Damocles hanging over world capitalism. nich THin At me Labour rarty's Dress conference vester- ant political It's all right day, Wilson continued to factor CIA-backed dismiss anvaak or serious let it's only economic anicu ties. alone mennon the dreadec blunteer to hal word 'crisis. the Jumbos' Rees, nich Mended a trade sources said here today. figu i ne sources were comment- Praphas Charusat WANT TO know the latest line on the crisis?

a countries (ely ose in other Jumbo jets. Of course, Marx was a clever bloke. But remember ing th saevelop- ne wrote when ine deroplane was a twinkle In Orville Wright's eve.

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in their vier Thai The platform at Pit's final election meeting (left to righer cy ones, chairman Colin Blau, candidate Pitt, Joan Lestor and White-hot Harold, now. ing centres.

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BY DAVID MAUDE

draw significant new factors Hogg knocks Powell hears 'my IT'S PROBABLY a good thing- *Before I start the the Labour vote is as lovalty to Heath' speech issuen sator ally at Hame-e 'em in the concerned, Party candidate Dr David Pitt's show refer to the trade want to Print didn't get on the road until two Repeated weeks ago. As a three-ring circus, of May show a deficit aisles offer 'not it would have flopped inside three.

As Was expected As a rallying-point for the marginal's acceptable' for the whole of the year.

MR QUINTIN HOGG was determined to provide his working-class voters, his final meeting ished his week had tes Marylebone constituency with the good, old knock-about.

'Peculiar' before the election was an embarrassing Graphical and Allied Trad style of election meeting which turned out to be strongly failure. the the more her cana election campaign, reminiscent of the Pickwick Papers hustings peculiar his pertorm elee in the ilbe vincial newspaper miar laid

BY PETER READ

heck ray, Steadily tacking to emember i worried Don't of union unesotiators to do so 1 the invisibles are holigans: or about the in surpluses, trade ng one due to come in the rest Natio of this deas. and once rents he bal showed oncuively that of payment

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se the cort of living bid gone up that mee of growing deficit Guardian he read it out intoning self Not consistent SOGAT claim o istent in toler We all know how to are Beams Jobless incal tend its 100,00 platformefore general princi woul the eldence • when fun ous ate disturbe the worst for and would be t Complacency ne the hal by drasan Do they indeed? After this 80,000 of its provincial mem matheir in dissatisfact sibly through de cauly of human wexpress ther an overtime boos ithe Torie i decide doe

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Britain's Pilkington inquiry can pete sho the bris en core at espirit • can Past inging the National sitate for Lichfield and Tam- were have Report paves way for Paisley's Delighted squeals apore intertion one. soft his show ser or poet sins speed-up drive Cipal Workc Union Munt. action weaithful as tene Aise in the win water: *a tograph or theis for invest tie leafte Tory premier would Tea dee sir kes a series e hallegen deal. akes a change!' came

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workers press The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d. INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY .• NUMBER 189 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1970 To meet economic crisis Labour must

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ALL ROADS except one leading to the Cam- bodian capital of Phnom Penh are now held by Liberation forces, it was admitted by the pro-US workers control i Please send your donations Kompong Speu-30 miles Workers Pres South-West of Phnom 86A Clapham High Stree to Reformist road- Penh-has lust talen London, SW units. It guerrilla com- mands the strategic High- the capital show flops way 4 between Powell without compensation and the main Cambodiar port Sihanoukville. in Clapham slates NO ONE SHOULD be taken in by the mood of besieged cital is, in fact, a complacency which has settled over the Labour Tory Party leaders. The nearer to the election, the leaders more tight-lipped they become over the eco- nomic sword of Damoeles hanging over world

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capitalism.

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At The Labour ParTYS press conference It's all right day, wilson continued to dismiss any talk of serious difficulties, economic it's only alone mention the dreaded WOTO CrISIS. east tys the Jumbos' Referring to Monday's trade sources said here today May Wilson tol Cambodian likely WANT TO know the latest line on the crisis?

18 months Thailand Jumbo jets. arrived wese countries. Of course. Marx was a clever bloke. But remember he wrote when the aeroplane was a twinkle in Orville "Paris, he Sisaket said. wrights eye. Their that, with cal That arm reste

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chairman Colin Blau, candidate Pitt, Joan Lestor and White-hot The platform at Pit's final election meeting (left to ringer cy fores the con

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BY DAVID MAUDE

Hogg knocks that ill it a cold trip on Powell nears my IT'S PROBABLY a good thing- have I shant new lactors sec tomat squeeze is By the as far the Labour vote i a Coordinare loyalty to Heath' speech concerned, - that Party that 'em in the 1S — London rate to mee sen the same cad candidate Dr David Pitt's show Peaties Print didn't get on the road until two Repeated That hers felt onsh • them 10 Ten diate weeks ago. As a three-ring circus aisles offer not it would have flopped inside three code invisible, is expected, unfounded. Ne Heath peated his rear con it has been them Por ine As a rallying-point for the marginal's the acceptable' more favourable u economy. MR QUINTIN HOGG was determined to provide his working-class voters. his final meeting obvious, 'Peculiar' Marylebone constituency with the good, old knock-about.

before the election was an embarrassing meaning: stvle of election meeting which turned out to be strongly S, said Mr Wilson, campaign, railure. reminiscent of the 'Pickwick Papers' hustings.

that there a the sals on the his perfor is elected

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1 o as to negotiat surplus : much

BY PETER READ

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Powell's do Tour It's one up seen seas don't you clap?' a not they would employment autumn, pre cition Not consistent would Prices register an staied.t living standards, an ere all know Beams aid, do China to mon Santo. on the patie candidate Jobless Former o this oratone 'uncermine esterday too wilson Shadow Chancellor, irformer of porting to have been write re The fueras lates distur ed The NSA. Shich would be the Complacency от ali circulated in 30,00 or i8. provin Are Powel docine

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Tory leadership

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dissatisfaction ity of huma vith veroner, possibly through engineer Wearside Victor equality record on strikes brought Hear, hea talks Pilkington inquiry

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industrial relations, go on AN wine political story • for Lichield and Tam- Report paves way for

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ongest pre sap or tee signed from speed-up drive ad Many kers' Unio a man. in destroying it. the port workers leader Jac strike agather a 15t GLASSWORKERS at pil- to free they back •decisively ixploitation rate on april 3 My loyalt %. Ted the leader again under Also in the wind, worke i Son od the said and de Conservatives, after the end of their seveks mentor. major. ide ite was not stame the premier would Makes a continued to

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voice from Thursday's winning post-

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DATELINE: ERITH

I REMEMBER a Billy Graham rally at Earl's Court. At the end of the meeting it was customary for the repentant to be called forward to God, to come to the platform and renounce the devil and the ways of communism. The cheers and boos broke out. At this meeting the main Powell's supporters rose to their feet, clapping and cheer- arena was so crowded that "Three cheers for the red, ing. the ove flow audience could and blue': "Down with rzhite the proceedings the red flag'. only watch on a television outside They like were grotesque Greek chorus of ex- monitor. cited middle-aged women. The moment of decision I watched them during the came. There was that same meeting. intensity throughout, a voraci- some weird piece of Like for his words that fiction, the sinners science they really couldn't compre- approached and touched the hend. television tube. I was witness- They waited for his more ing either the power of God or obvious statements that were the power of technology. It was as if dark medieval Fervent Support: fears and superstitions were Some Tory the 20th century. contronting It was a striking contradiction.

responding to Powell's speech. Grandmother I had a grandmother also live telstar who saw the first believe it was transmisson. face Harold Macmilian's that wobbled uncertainly on the screen. in the 'Is the man moon?' her she asked, own superstitions redefining science in order to grasp a meaning.

I watched a similar process take place at Erith on Friday, Enoch Powell came when racialist, or anti-communist or down by the riverside. vulgarly patriotic, that their A squad of police signposted minds could dimly COLICCIVe and then trembled and shouted the meeting hall. On a factory gate overlooking the Corinthian their approval. Restaurant, workers had placed In them and on their faces and improvised pro- a simple and see the scorings and slogan out of chalk you test ' Vote etchings of psychological depri- cardboard. It read Labour'. vation, frustration and neurosis that its canitalism Bares Inside the heat was intoler- the disease of a dis- legacy, with able. TV cameras waited eased society. And it is on this a threatening battery of lights.

that Powell plays, ignor- Over the speaker's table was frustration, repression, ance, draped a faded Union Jack.

puritanism and violence. Powell came through a side and The sheer ugliness escorted police, the door, by capitalism are in ravages of Tory candidate prospective their eyes. Jackson and the chairwoman Powell as a speaker is a mix- of the meeting in a floral dress.

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Name Address ture of dogged evangelism and donnish emphasis. Television clips exaggerate him. At length and 'live' he is dull and repetitive, a blunt flat edge to his voice. He is built up as the man with the common touch with the intellect of the classical their scholar. But what he specializes in is chop logic in the guise of com- mon sense. At Erith it was his speech on economics and value. Sig- nificantly he sets out to

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workers and trade unionists.

He attacks the Labour gov- ernment for betraying the very from unions that brought the Labour Party into existence, for de- nouncing and the workers trade unions as the cause of for a crime for the CriSIS, which it is itselt guilty.

He reveals now the con- spiracy of the Labour govern- ment. 'Let us suppose a powerful trade union succeeds in obtain- ing a large wage increase, say 25 per cent. They [the Labour government] want you to come to the conclusion that because wages have gone up in one sector of industry then all and other wages will go up, then all prices will go up' But in reality 'A rise in wages in one sector of industry means less money for every- body else' Behind this is the notion that there is a fixed pool of wealth, only so much to go around. Where then does the extra money come from? Like a conjuror about to produce th rabbit from that hat, he leans forward. One authority 'There is only one authority in existence that can produce money, the government. Only the government can keep that tap of money hard on, which forces up every price' Why do they do it? 'In order to finance its own expenditure.

'It's common sense,' he de- clares, as though he has just

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The coloured youth (far left- in centre) rushed up to the platform where Powell was speaking, shouting 'How could you run the buses and railways without coloured workers?' -According to the press a group of skinheads removed him from the hall. In fact far from escorting him from the hall, they were won over by him and another Indian worker (left of youth).

They ended up opposing Powell. Above: one skinhead turns on a Tory woman in the audience.

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and another Indian of stone , by him brought the tablets down from the mountain, and worker. They ended up op- posing Powell. his supporters peer at him un- but feeling that it certainly, The meeting is in a state of must be so, for he has said it, flux like this, like the economic and furthermore he was a one and political situation at large.

University Professor in time It begins to throw up all kinds Classics. of contradictions. The gaggle of women rise to their feet and clap ecstatically.

Ulrta-right In her one jumps caserness to her feet her I am reminded of Brecht's and handbag 'Arturo Ul. Brecht falls on to the floor and florins play fol- roll lows the fortunes of an ultra- and pennies clatter and around the ground. right; what brings him to his special is not Divine intervention perhaps?

-he is a dull, fatuous charisma- Perhaps the with this man nonetity - but an economic Lord might send down pennies crisis that rallies the capitalist from heaven to put the econ- class to his side to defeat the and working class continue their economic domination.

This election reveals the deep crisis and uncertainty within the capitalist class and their parliamentary representa- in the Tory Party. For ulves now there is a reluctance to accept the policies of Powell.

But now is not for ever. It is a developing crisis that splits left and brings out the right within the Tory Party, Powell that gives impetus to himself. deepening of the crisis aside the gentle- can sweep manly reservations now obtain- ing and bring him to power.

omy right. He'd have to. of capitalism is The crisis bringing the ultra-right.

Powell is demagogue. He deals half and in Only the working class can He stands there, the evasions. defeat Powell by defeating the implacable enemy of the work- very system that spawns him.

ing class, 'the virus that kills socialism'. Revolution Tory lady presents him with a bouquet of flowers and In the coming period the wishes him a happy birthday. workers' and the revolution From the back someone throws socialism establishment of missile and is removed by urgently on the agenda. the police. History repeat may not Jackson, the prospective Tory itself in the but it same way, candidate stands up to speak. contains the warnings of past This the old one's seen and defeats. Ger- experience movies. He rants and screams, many is the lesson here. waving his fists. demands This election 'At my adoption meeting I Don't urgently thing. said I would not just defeat Powell. socialism in this district, underestimate but we will bury it with your help.

'The Labour Party is the party of the queers, the party of the abortionists' Hysterical cheers from the front three rows. 'And would like to say that I support Mr Powell on imigration. At this, uproar in the hall.

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railways without coloured workers?' According to the press re- of ports group skinheads removed him from the hall. In fact something much more interesting happened. Far from escorting him from hung on nearby tacoga improvised slogan protest the hall, they were won over Wedneaday, June 17, 1970 • • Richard

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Fletcher's model leader was that the Labour majority THE 1070 General Electior the following takes place under the gather- wasnt ha enolan once naniea shadow of economic the majority was terms. Wilson's policies going to huge, "Roosevet is noW depression were even more anti-working announce details of the com- Ulster universal service act under militarl pulsory The war in Indo- c ass. Congress occupauon. You thought that the ruling Hlcssdgc China soreads. The Torv Partv and propose the introduction class was making use of the faces a crisis, with a raniciv. Wilson government to the universal service growing extreme right-wing the the way for nited states ihus koosevel trend. Dale once more tries to imitate a the Tories, who would Meanwhile, back National Socialist in the realons set. stemen tis tells the stuck realy Into weekly offices itself fo has proven pale-pink which things have never all the time we were actually than 10 vears in the rioune. more in tre oto cemeits. Innked hetter. Keich. According to editor Richard friends One worked out how he Clements, wrıting in the latest has issue are living anina to cnepa un the nrocess Fletcher's transitional soe iy. as which Raymond Labour hatchor which MP 1964, and one-tim hn 19445 seen by Berlin Radio many of the Revolutionar socialists have propounded for "Perhaps Communist Party, we need a revolu- many. many vears are becom- explalns or fietcher. Bur t do know taat know, ing generally accepted'. the same nage of 'Tribune' "Perconay my eftortc atte But, don't worry. June 18 will be directed to- we are not soing to have anvway. the tran- vato a uter R ose elt. Harold Wilson revolution this month, and we I want have got do the best we „tínn c țona nce into another reasonably peacefu frame- the circumstances we can him to be able to relax-anc Enoch disgrace/i, Powell dis- to laten.' are mn. tasteful and but hes no tascist diciator explosion" 'The "wage (if it reallv is one) does not pre.

the make-up A GLANCE at cede fields, the Tory Party 00171lle factories and workshops.?

Clements' "transitional society" bit sick. Ider ook al Not that the nartv of Rritish capitalism hasn't gone through (You remember tha Ane st hash angre singe ne iecesd about the man falling past the increasingly reflected having fifth floor window, biggest of ver iumned from the 15th. 'Seems husiness OK so far, he says.) Once upon a time, the major Cheerfulness knows no force in the Party was brew- Britsh Every pint sweled he drunk hounde when (lements con- workers Torv family coffers ot some and New nther. Barclays, Australia identified 'desire for change', still Thara are nte Banks, ealand and Hambros brewers around in the Parlia- he burhleg: Marlend is on the hoard oi Conservative Party: 'That desire has not evapor- Lombards, Rowhar with lhar Guinness Paul Channon is ated hetween 1966 and 1970 Maudling actively Younger's If that ic co concerned with Kleinwort man Crenroe name ic nica tamiliar in the pubs. Benson great Heath left the hoard of the towards progress avenues merchant bank Brown. Shipler Britain are far less when he became leader. serious t anti ttdencehe most eTory If turn to Tory hineked ny reactionary torceç we candi- than some people would have dates general, we imagined.' Partv is banking and finance renresentatives of some of the No so nrier these ie people *àb nonkc țnąnca houses. financia! institutions friendly Investment trusts seem to have Tactmant tuncte ond inguyanca Stalinists! companies donated between them £200,000 section Clements and his 'Tribune' course, every the Party funds last year. capital finds voice in the colengles tod that Cabinet election nf Wilcon 1964 he loru chadon I'orv Party. hut the nredomin. was the great, finance highly „ado' to incindas dhuatnre nf cy hantra anac unspecified, strides to social- and two insurance companies.

significant period of Then discovered Carrington represents economic crisis. I MUST confess that I hadn't Thay mint out that Satan exists, contrary to con- honedof tha Codoaotion for tho World Peace and Unification tention pseudo-expert unti wke Britain when thei academic criminoio i psych hese fellows last wkek Safe booklet was thruct into my hande hu a are ded dn cnne cem. young gentleman at Clapham calvec to thair nun danretans -the students and statistical

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world mutual promote a Capita punishment the weak means of protecting in pursuit of anarchy, wage resnect. nrosnerity. 111stice. and Cndlinaca or whatever' beauty Thery trom tha ctrnna they way of going about it begins, They feel that 'A Christian virtue' Thev are the you may be surprised to hear also worried about answer is for the police back hanging and and themselves being nrotect arming the police. 'demonstrations every weekend armad cinge hanoing of thase police who menace the thic sepms include demon- strators) is not available THE Fleet Street strike mav have robbed you of the news that the Churches' Council on Gambling is going Aftor proforone tn Dunaon Sandys, who 'has the courage again abt o ctate lottery to offer them (the police, with Dracantino tha is, not the demonstrators) this vital information. the Rev Gordon Moody said: •A lot- Hrndec on and m tery could coldg neper have had, nf tho Totay? tha hanhlat naho us to let them know if your they never had, have have read: 'Even by exploiting aven hu hard wark: work'? unarmed hard Tt wuno tho wnad dorons thot nthar nennles exposed position'. caught my eye. It implies that Thie maula ho mara _in line the the Rev thinks that hard work with the vast experience ctirrind nnte the likely to Church, which, most way Todouotinn tolla na thot.

task is to make these islands make a fortune, puriolc great in the eyes of God', and antion lavan, for a marcan ends with a Perhaps the report should Union lack one fantioth stitc „ income

Wednesday, June 17, 1970 the employer because we can't THE BASIC concept of possibly give something for the productivity agree- nothing. That would be wrong.

ment is to abolish the You may well say that if the trick was so simple why have the right which workers many workers been caught.

SO have always had and on This is primarily a question of leadership, which we will deal which the trade unions with later. But let's now examine some of the ways in were built-to put up the which employers set out to con price of their labour in workers into this sort of trap.

order to maintain and Communications increase their standard of GREAT emphasis is placed by consultants at all times on the living. need to 'communicate' with "While talk the workers. is of course, The employers, there will be going on no have maintained the right to action' is principle in- one Every independently put the volved here. form of talking shop that can be price of their commodities in applied will be dug up-bonus order to protect their rate of committees, works' councils, profit. Workers must have disputes procedures, and so on.

the right to do the same with Also, the experts set great store by the use of the correct commodity — labour their wording being used. power. 'Only choose the right words and you to explain a process The employers argument will get the workers to accept on productivity deals is that anything' is the general theory it is wrong to ask for some- behind this outlook. Psychology plays an import- thing for nothing. One method used by ant part. officials to ensure Therefore, the story goes, local that all reasonable these schemes are accepted has since. we are men, there should be give and been the use of traditional pay- sides, ment language and take on both which is system 'boom-time' for phrases the the way in which civilized implementation of productivity people should go on. deals. Now, since we both want Or; more specifically, the something we should both be language of payment-by-results prepared to give something has been transferred systems return and get round table Measured-Day Work to and in order to talk about it.

The aim is job evaluation. In fact, once round the table make the worker 'feel at home' the without robbery violence with the new system. begins. The employer says that Mutuality, he has some money to offer bonus, be tales. grading, are all to be found in providing he gets something in productivity agreements. How- return. After a period of nego- ever, their meanings are totally tiations the workers decide different from those previously that they could afford to used and understood by shorten their tea breaks a bit, under previous and that they could manage to workers the systems of payment. few do the job with less men and the deal is done.

'Grading', new style, in fact, aims at a complete break- 'Mutually agreed', as some down of grades and job would say. titles. All the reasonable men then 'Time Wages' is now used as go home happy in the belief a less controversial name tor Measured-Day Work. that a good day's work has been done and a fair. deal 'Bonus working' is now pro- struck. ductivity' work-studied in- centive schemes. So where is the catch? The 'Rating' under synthetics is catch is simple- -what will the "scientific' already in- situation be in six months' rate corporated pre-deter- time? into mined times. The employer will have his 'bargain' "Merit Rating' is a worker side of the intact, evaluation' scheme. tea breaks will still be shorter and there will still be less men and mutual agree 'Mutuality job. But will the ment' is now any agreement on the workers still have their extra at any level between unions money? Of course and not, that which will employers has long ago gone in rising work-load or re- increase duce a labour force. the prices and inflationary spiral. In fact, far from being an You may that the of the boom the say extension workers are back where they promoting of these schemes started, but that is not and deceptions is even precisely true, they now have less men proof that the 'boom' is over.

and shorter tea breaks. Some managements casually So what to do now? Back refer to productivity agree- to the conference table for an- ments as payment-by-results schemes and the fixing of syn- other productivity deal says

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thetic times as the 'mutuality system', Also, they often insist on referring to a productivity deal as a pay agreement'-this in spite of the fact that for every clause concerning pay, there are ten others on changes in working practices. The union officials are particularly fond of designating an agreement in this way. Great store is set by the use of 'explanation' booklets.

Many consultants produce carefully-worded guides to the new agreements which outline all the 'advantages' to be the gained by accepting changes in working practice.

These are usually written in a light-hearted manner and often and include cartoon strips comic drawings to imply that there is nothing serious in- volved. House journals are also used to encourage new systems in this way. One newspaper which has large played . the a introduction the Devlin scheme on the London docks is 'The Port'. This paper is run by the Port of London Authority as an independent paper. Features on the ad- vantages of the Devlin scheme were intermixed with items on events, dock news and local articles on dock history, and about local union officials and dock 'militants'. Another way of using indus- trial psychology is the misuse words 'standard' and of the 'normal' to describe speeds of working which anything are but normal; the implication being that anyone unable to attain these levels of speed (i.e. top speed) is 'below stan- dard'. This imputation is one which no one likes being with labelled, and in consequence, make some effort to change.

If a worker was simply told he had not been working at top speed all the time he would not think twice about it.

Similarly, the consultants on referring to any insist worker who has become a part of the work-study team as a 'workers' representative' in to imply that order he is wholly concerned with looking after the workers' interests.

Of course, this is a deliberate.

inversion of the situation.

Once the worker adopts the job of a work-study man and of a stopwatch carrier he be- management repre- comes a the leading sentative. All time-and-motion consultants refer to work study as a "tool of management'. This should be sufficient to make the posi- tion of any worker involved in this work abundantly clear.

The real and only workers' representative is the elected shop steward; and even then he can only be truly classed as such if he is in no way con- nected with operating the pro- posals of the management.

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given the work-study man and incorporated into an agree- scheme needed in mas selected depot satisfactory to both panties 'Many workers resent : being worker will only need to timed; be due use the term 'workers' 'Management was able this may condo of the stop- work either suspicion a lew umes ana uns too Will secure acceptance watch-which can i usually be annear in an agreement. unIs stuay and more rexole work- dispelled if its use is properly technique is 'com- stancard ing anrangements in te devot explained simply that munications' practice. and to demonstrate that the watching them results greater efficiency t must he understood that beneficial the depot position these examples refer to con- drivers." work-study man sultants and takes up and the way in which of management Maineworh agreements he goes about it is extremel imnortant. He must take care to allow the worker to become The report explains that in accustomed to his presence be- this case: large ment, however, use of a nartial agree. all for imes.' ('Introduction to nave no une al unese ment has nrevented the initia.

views. They are for a straight International Labour tive of this management study. workers haht with the being and orgamızation.) directly lirectly speed-up and sack Great care is also advised in trengthened the arguments say so' Their those negotiators on both sides hesitation the same book in the handling over 10 of skilled workers: possibility of losing any parti- or the inausorv. who desire a productivity cular comprehensive he work-studv man. in dis- suruggle ana na ving agreement.' Give are it in wages and cond cussing his work. has to make it very clear that most of what he is doing does not usually Such •DeoDle can oare v affect the craft part of the job eliminates tolerate having to nut un with the consultants on the firm and process, wasted in the ink is barely dry movements up and outane down. tercome agreement and i carrving. this tighten SCreWS the craftsman is able to devote discipline sacking. more time to the really skilled must also understood that part of his job. the 'un-to-date managements In fact, while the skilled man really have exactly the same is encouraged to cut down outlook. non-productive work his The only difference ic that is given all the at a later stage he tactic given work usualt prepare Nay for the situation that they done by his mate, who is now 'eliminated'. unannous v aoreed Another trick nulled hu the On V one nossible TO1 consultante ic to cida with toa canitaliste to hold— unanes. against the manage- tionable rights of control over workers FORDS: In 1969 workers went on strike a the workers. 'Incomes Securities plan. Above: worker of the firm The ineficiency in question is put down to bad Some types of management workers These are company-wide, or productivity deals told they are quite right to be . even industry-wide agreements sceptical about any new system which set a basis tor the intro- and Incomes

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when the management has not productivity duction lana Board has advocated the attempted to, put things right deals. They are aimed at fixing of different types of agreement The management the ton for different purposes. Some of then set out to re-organize agreements firm These are• to adhere introduction the Dew examole. elves

TWO

methods. Partial agreements cases. une for the manutacture

PIB,

This is claimed to be the of cement and one for glass.

"the A coordina management things nartial productivitu agreement The report explains: is one in which only one sec- Tient at last. so that workers 'Both contain provisions the tion of workers in a company can now go ahead with their of which is to enable is covered. DUr DOSt side of the bargain individual companies to raise A further piece of 'psycho- This has the disadvantage nroductivity without funher logy' which knows that other workers bargaining over the manner in about reference demand Workers parity with Day protective workers covered by the agree patterns might be reflected Dracuces are Pay.' used nrevent ment WithOut accentina any themselves of the deal's working systems.

being In the case of the cement restrictive sweated labour ac However, the PIR recom was made practices'. doreement, provision mends that providing this possibility prepared for, term grades. the Use work describe any working practice serve shut and the elimination nf which impedes the fact, as as changes matec that these reason manning and the organization pilot schemes can be speciallv of shift work. The employers see produc- rigged make productivity With the glass agreement the bargaining harozining honk attractive the main concern as a metnod secure the rest of the firm.

OUT

a nrotective running che PIB report No. 123 Produc- This is an practices. extremA v plant during periods normally tivity Agreements' actually public holidays, тикет view, once they ives examples of partial agree thouldh additional nrovision tor gained complete control ments being used n this way work study, manning and flexi- ocess, they expec bility of labour were included.

able 'in one of our case studies introduc Efficiency agreements like a natural wast a more efficient use of labour age rundown Which and vehicles by means of work tually recover for them all they This is simply another name study measurement have paid out. for productivity deals. Into securing generall any term The PiB, being worried that company-wide acceptance some workers who are not wording which has some tradi such nromosals directly associated with taken ducing goods might think 'In the event, one articular sultants, given a new meaning depot, was chosen for a pilo question of increasing produc- the on does not apply to them uggested the use of this nam 'satis class Workers who could be in- and, cluded in this category are: chart University and hospital tech- some nurses, cleaners, porters and many other ser- Air 1 Th Second generation Engi productivity deals Worl conta first process. use not possible to install a system sou by which one lump sum paid be over to the workers covers all all future changes in working, the to employers have to re-negotiate em further agreements after a set ligh period (usually one or three em] years). unc stri These are known as second- unK generation agreements. me: The round of deals associa- tior ted with the introduction of fors Phase Two Devlin come into em this category. me The bosses hope that even- Lifts tually, re-negotiation will be and eliminated altogether Fo Measured-Day • Work systems co-op will allow unlimited increases discil in output without conditions Otis. or additional payment. aime‹ The continuous search for the ( new wording, names and tory. methods for the backdoor Th introduction of systems of mana controlling workers and of agree intensifying labour is a perma- missa nent feature of the govern- ment's policy as expressed through its departments and pro agencies for incomes, produc- and tivity and labour relations.

adn It is, in any case, not the acti mis intention of the employers to stop at productivity deals alone. They intend that pro- wil ductivity is linked to the fixed waI rate systems of payment such cast as MDW and job evaluation.

mu: The clauses that follow then con become a part of such agree- disI ments. Tw agree Discipline clauses invol work The fact that productivity' Agre working systems are operated agree as a confidence trick in no way contr prevents the employers from Th incorporating into them clauses rules prohibiting strike action and Boarc giving management full powers tracti of disciplining and of hire-and- 1967 fire control over the work the c force. the ] In many cases management know they have not at present side the power to enforce such even if they clauses, are sen accepted as part of an agree- and ment. tog However, they consider it mir useful to actually have these tric wh provisions available in the hope par that the productivity systems themselves, mobility, WI • flexibility, etc., will lead to a try situation where these powers 'incre can have some meaning, and in throu the hope that the government work will produce a new political of th situation, a high unemployment ating rate for example, in which pages such methods can be enforced.

• Al: These clauses are found in the P boarc anyo the b mann intert clude benef

JIB

expul ship. The Ea prom caller plan. of fi and work work vent on strike against the proposed Fords outsi • Above: workers leave a strike meeting.

const agreements covering many in- disqu dustries, for example: the s Ar Docks Under thè heading 'Observ- par ance of Conditions of Service the Contained in this Agreement' one the 1970 productivity agree- unc ment for London enclosed docks, incorporating the Dev- Ur lin Phase Two proposals, con- whic tains what is referred to by work many dockers as the 'scabbing' plan clause. '1. 'Where an employee refuses 2. to work and his action pre- vents other men who are willing to work from working on that job it is agreed that: (a) replacements may be put in if necessary and available, or (b) the remaining men will .con- tinue to work. Th The same section also con- by th tains the following: conti 'The terms and conditions of accer work this agreement require em- it thi ployees to achieve a satis- factory level of throughput?

Th claus Also the two clauses: expo Where an employee regu- the larly fails to work 'worl at the accepted speed, he will be sub- 'mut ject to the disciplinary provi- is t sions of the dock workers' right employment scheme? in th And It 'Stoppage of work shall be deemed to have occurred when such an employee refuses or such fails to carry out his obliga- ment be ai tions under this agreement.'

So a worker who is not able to maintain speed at what in

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SEVEN HUNDRED Singapore infantrymen were flown into the Malaysian jungle yesterday for the five-nation ACCORDING to ther official information broad- Commonwealth exercise known as Bersatu Padu sheet, 'Labour', the TUC ('Complete Unity'). are to investigate ways of The operations, though increasing the productivity officially against a mythical Gibraltar labour ot the 'Ganasian enemy

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THE NATIONAL strikes state employees, railwaymen pUsL office workers planned for the beginning this week been have post poncu a The Cocia by the ministers national strike Negotiations / here the n Pary. whipped no time. here figures firmly Heckled icteristian precondition Pole of ther "left' face who he insed first place. Report paves way for It goes on to: CosT the i claims ch similar" dustries in the area. committee tank-and. the I the G&MWU the rep villain, "of the productivity resources. nikely e to squee a si Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Labour Third pay strike must hits Yorkshire States economy buses for day major Eure is inti work it has BUSMEN AT THE Leeds and Bradford depots of the W Yorkshire rovemment policy Road Car Co Ltd strike for the third time today in their campaign for a f20 basic wage without strings, They are lobby a continuation of the Tray dod meeting of the W York. нои по дел shire Central Committee of transport ane General Workers' Union. the chal shackling Attempts to spread the the are strike continue 525 Delegates intend approach other depots. Union officials have opposed that eas condemning the action unofficial. Most men feel that the big FO Complacency R There com-

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