Union retreat on state airlines?

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The issue was referred The Cabinet meeting follows Three right-wing members day ent use MANOEUVRES by trade union leaders over the last two days indicate that the retreat is being prepared over the Tory government's pro posals undermine the nationalized industries.

' Yesterd Brish United takeways by Caledonian was the subject of a discussion be tween TUC general secretary Vic Feather and union leader Mark Young, secretary of the Nationa Joint Council for ivil Air Transport aid Young: "The purpose f the meeting was to let M Feather know what's been going on with our negotiations especially our talks last night with Caledonian.

"We've told Caledonian that if they start up a second-force airline and leave state airlines alone we will be as helpful as we can. The TUC take the same view.' Caledonian chairman Adam Thompson assured the unions that the vast majority of the capital invested in the airline is British and that any new capital needed should also be British-based.

How patriotic! Provided only British employers are in'volved, takeovers, mergers and rationalization at the expense of the working class are acceptable.

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the way for haggling over precisely how much is to be looted.

The union leaders now intend to pave the way for this retreat by drawing out the negotiations.

Arrangements are being made for NJC and TUC representatives to meet the President of the Board of Trade, Michael Noble, on August 19.

All the talking in the world will not change the Tories' plans dismember the nationalized industries.

The employers and the government know from the start that the union leaders will sound the retreat at the first sign of a political struggle, as in the dock strike.

Only the mobilization of the trade unions against the government's policies can defend the nationalized industries and defeat the Tories' plans.