Behind Heath-Feather confab, Tories plan Lock-outs and unemployment

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third: A cover for class compromise HE New trade ana teca 'peaceful co-existence'? Under the cover of trade deals, Stalinism has joined hanes With the most re actionary, anti-working-class to defeat the coming vy europe This is the politics behind the Kremlin trade agreement with W German capitalism COUNCIL STRIKES IF NO RISE DUSTMEN, ambulancemen and schoolworkers are among 770,000 local government emlovees wo may take sunke action if a substantial wage unions meets increase is not agreed at unions anions are dethandies. a f6 los minimum and thai local authorities are forced to introduce bonus and productIvity schemes All Trades Unions Alliance Conferenc MINERS Sunday, September Danum Hotel High St DONCASTER WRITE TO TA PRISONS DERWENT FERRY FRYSTON CASTLEFORD, YORKSHIRE TRIVIALITIES clearly from ti Tuesday.

It is clear that the Tories are determined to bring in their anti-union laws before the end of the year in order to restore profit rates.

It is also clear that the employers will be encouraged resist ware demands, through fiscal and monetary measures, and to create more unemployment through "rationalization' and lock-outs in order to intimidate the trade unions more effectively. reason, shan'erpansion sweet All Mr Feather's not belie the grim reality of Heath's plans.

As we pointed out in TuesTories abhor any 'expansion' 'reflation' before a reversal in the present trend of wage increases and without a corresponding change the relation of forces in the industrial arena has been effected.

mandatory Tories that they increase unemployment - as they are SCOTLAND will have 110,000 unemployed by the end of the year, General Council of the Scottish TUC forecast yesterday.

It had been told that 3,500 workers were made redundant in the West-Central area Scotland in the last two weeks.

doing in Scotland and the North-East - and curb the bargaining power of trade unions if they are to even secure a part of their objective.

This idea is given authority by the editorial in The Times Business News (September 2, 1970) which suggests a solution to the problem of increasing investment while holding down credit expansion order to curb inflation.

While seriously urging government to 'help investing companies to compete more advantageously than others a controlled quantum of liquidity the economy, even at the price higher interest "The Times' concludes that very little the way of 'reflation' can done at present.

Recession

'A lasting investment boom will only come when sustainable economic expansion is in sight and when there is a prospect secure and reasonable return.

"To get to that point, some intensification of the current transitional recession is inevitable' (Our emphasis.)

In this sense, any cut in corporation tax will be made only as incentive to industrialists to fight the trade unions and not as any kind of stimulus to investment. ''The Times' message is clear.

The employers and their government have chosen to fight and they are now manoeuvring to seize the tactical initiative before they launch their Spring offensive.

Any doubts on this score ON PAGE 3 the glassworkers AN OPEN LETTER secretary of the Pilkington glassworkerı rank-and-file committer By an industrial reporter aside, two things emerged : Heath-Feather dialogue on WIS PARTNERSHIP Hussein prepares for showdown with guerrillas PALESTINE guerrillas erected roadblocks around their strongholds in Amman yesterday as heavy fighting continued between them and the Jordan army.

King Hussein's regime is preparing for a show-down with the guerrillas.

The Iraqi government has told Hussein that the 12,000 Iraqi troops stationed in Jordan will intervene on the side of the guerrillas if an attempt is made to liquidate them.

Reports of an attempt to assassinate Hussein on Tuesday night were denied by the Palestine Liberation Organization. Similar reports have been issued by the King on previous occasions of crisis.

Al-Fatah has warned for some time that units of the ordan army were preparin to attack their positions in Amman.

In his week-end broadcast, challenge to the authority of Hussein declared that his regime would be met by Defiance Since Jordan joined Egypt in UN mediator Gunner Jarring's 'peace' talks with the Zionists, the determination of the guerrillas to defy the cease-fire has made a clash— or the capitulation of the guerrillas-inevitable.

Baghdad Radio, continuing its attacks on Nasser's acceptance of the talks, has linked the fighting in Amman with the decision of the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian armies to withdraw from the 'Eastern Command'.

Instead, Cairo announced, the fight against Zionism on the Jordan border will now be left to the Iraqis and the guerrillas.

The cease-fire has released Israeli forces to attack guerPORTERS WANT £25 COVENT GARDEN'S 1,000 fruit and vegetable porters are still awaiting a move from the market employers on the third day of their work-to-rule for a f25 guaranteed weekly wage. alay because of loading det lorries unable lays (See above).

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rilla positions in Jordan and Lebanon. carback ten her sent earn more than the Support by the Jordanian army for guerrillas returning from raids on Israel is no and vegetable branches longer forthcoming. the Transport and General Workers' Union submitted a Despite Arafat's attempts to avoid open criticism of claim for a guaranteed porterNasser, Hussein or Moscow Bring the tallback to 0%%. their backing for the US 'peace' plan was a declaration war on the Palestine ever, have refused to raise liberation struggle. their offer above £20. ALOIS POLEDNAK, ex- probable victims, the sacked member of the Czechoslovak journalist Jiri Hochman, Praesidium and head of the refused to appear on disnational film industry, has ciplinary charges before the been arrested on a charge Party Central Committee of 'subversion of the and defied the Stalinists to Republic'. reply to a letter of indictPolednak was a promin- ment in which he wrote: ent figure in the movement .•.. I shall submit my for reforms before the Party card to the local Soviet invasion in August Party organization only 1968. when your "nest of cancer"

The official announcement has been destroyed, which of his arrest follows the may happen a good deal jailing, a fortnight ago, of earlier than you think.' the historian Josef Sedivy and the television com mentator Vladimir Skutina. Thousands held These arrests, which are only the tip of the iceberg minent intellectuals and of Stalinist police repres- political figures now being sion, make it absolutely held, the Stalinists have had clear that the regime is determined to stage a series militants who will not bow of political frame-up trials. before their orders, and Yet they face determined many of these are still in opposition. One of the As Clydeside sackings mount talks report back today TALKS on the GKN-Sankey dispute were still in progress after five hours at the engineering employers' headquarters in London yesterday.

Factory convenors and the 14-man • strike committee joined local and national union officials in discussions with management on three-week strike at GKN's Wellington, Shropshire plant.

have been effectively dispelled ov what Is aooeo o coe dastaes are Sa orker car and are now idle and prospec UL a complete shut-down the car industry looms largei every day.

The employers have lost estimated €30 muOn lo £35 million in the last three weeks ing Englayen: Rederaion Kat ing Employers' Federation intervenca the makınoaiscuss ons While the GKN battle rages sidering the opening of a new emoiovers are Con front, time Cowley, the British Levand of the Hllasslve comex.

In an unprecedented demonsurator emoioel ance, the director and genera!

Notice a lons and p. shopary csuec newly-integratec Austin-Morris assembly artionla plan woc• ceanly strateav anc TaCuCs big monopolies and thelt government.

Retaliation

time threatens relallallull vnomcal work stoppages 'It the management's responsibility _orotecu interests the malorv o people to đh, and te thisa intend and shall take açtion seems necessary order to protect these ends sto morp e tinit reasonan cause then this must be the cleabecome necessary for- understanding that tions working pared to resume normal worke cuch time thev The immediate cause tor issuing this notice—-a numbe stoppages on aslines and assemblies- the real issue at stake as everv Cowev worker knows.

What is imnortant. as the Workers rkers P19 andointe i out British-Leyland employers have been preparing or some - the show-down Cowley stewards and workers order put _ an eng le piecework bonus earninto the ch bation s prets.

Encouraged

With the election of a Tor The declara policy, received further encourare: ment attack shon -10o1 mcial trade duce dace Masured-Day Thes, Hobis and Barsoar do Parsons, the Clock Notice makes this „hínnv cez f fc a ing that all carworkers should take seriously.

The stewards accuse Cowley management of delib. erale and wilful obstructior The settement oca 1ccnec and. more • v of trying to unilaterally change payment systems. i.e. against omeastig e resnent conunuauon Minor 1000 line navments the AD028, In to the intro. duction of agreed piecework prices.

"This our memBers woud receiving payment far below piecework earnings on the plant.

Drevious models, mih the lab ur er negotiated force on average. in the case Q Block, the com an completely refused to do this.' The stewards' ctatement determination Work the trade unions than all the editorial in the the Turing calling annate industrial action against the Tories.

This is where the struggle against the Tories' policies be sins ande leadership and this is where union eacurac Toe Communist Party will be ereater.