THE RETURN TO WORK urged by Transport and General Workers' Union national officer Moss Evans, accepted at yesterday's meeting of GKN workers, con
By David Maude
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eludes another sorrv chapter in the history and retreat practised by of compromise the trade union pureaucracy.
GKN workers expected - and were led to expect-that the T&GWU and other unions would make their six-week strike official. Now they know differently.
It is not surprising, therefore, that they should have accepted, with bitterness and frustration, the advice of Messrs Evans and Wright to go back to work on the comsupport the GKN workers' demanddespite the fact that the strike had already caused a £40m loss in production and the morale of workers was high— is a tactical victory to the company's offer as 'final'—though the GKN 'pay deal' had been rejected three times in three consecutive meetings by large majorities -is a harsh reminder of the trade union