Sound and fury at LP conference Labour rejects Tory

think Industrial reform and Pilkington's THEN Mr Heath opens his Pandora's box of industrial davs reforms week's predicame still to ralse will We are faced with 1 a very unere outery or sorror ano ankursd from the trade union leaders. eror made to make ut no one least oral 1a0e it on time should be fooled unionists. simulated anger and hypocritical opposition pyterna appearances employers and ceaners about extremely the wellins raising insurge OT working-class opposition to lory policies hat separates them today i trade determination to struggle against Heath's cordoraust measures. London, SW4. he armpio: mutual tear leaders' more obvious Tory istead of telling and Heath to hell and declaring sanctions into the relation penal people workable,' relevant he sHeath's diceather thine take ial • the working ae., head of the are not Teacuonary i course i bized on was merely inexnedient! not a system Exploitation of workers for maximum accumulation nront maxi nu nonopolists, there would 5f máninaura nurabor little or no need for industrial courts. 60-dav cooling Employment and Product- Ministry even Trades Union Congress Ir Feather's reply to the Tory attacks is not as naive as 01118 people might believe.

us answe the growth at mononolv in fact. to collaborate with it:

Evidence of the continuing willingness of trade union1STC adapt their policies and attitudes industrial needs and methods is to be found in such inno vations as producivicargaining . tha negotiation comprehensive redundancy agreements. sany worker no and re- anv worker Knows.

agreements have contributed steadily-growing army unemnioved in the Country. while assisting the hosses to Fits costs and augment proeather adds:

The Coneral Council have Iso been active in promot ing agreements Unions as a means of settlestanishe two are obera. ing already) will be to help collective bargaining arrangements and pro-, cecure atreements hev have in action neen and see in extensive letailed review of rules affiliated unions, dations to unions on their procedures calling strikes, and on rules relatine to admissions discipine and exclusion from membership. 'You will also be aware of the TUC's interventions to help settle industrial disputes and the ready cooperation that we have received in this respect, not only from trade unions but from employers (sic). .: The implications of Feather's reasoning are brutally borne out by the retreat at Pilkington's and the 'ready cooperation' of trade union leaders and employers the victimization of 600 militant workers.

Having. involved Woodcock and Paynter in their corporatist programme, the Tories are confident that the passage of their laws will convince the remaining leaders to drop the last pretence of opposition and collaborate openly.

We urge all workers concerned with the Tories' sinister plans and the no SOUND AND FURY formed the main bulk of yesterday's Labour Party Conference debate on the Tories' trade union legislation plans. But what did it signify?

There was talk — from Amalgamated Engineering and Foundryworkers' president Hugh Scanlon - of the Trades Union Congress's 'carefully planned strategy' for resisting the government's proposals.

There were threats - from Boilermakers' president Dan woula Programme for action" McGarvey that year's Tories proceed te regardless And there were calls for Party unity against Heath's threats from Salford West MP Stanley Orme.

Scanlon warned that it would be a disaster if abour adopted a look both dass attitude. on " opposition to. the Tory laws.

*In phrase we use in Lancashire, I want to say to the platform—no pussyfooting about on this issue.

But echoing T&GWU sec. retary Jack Jones' remarks, Scanlon did not back militant phraseology with any real plans to destroy the Tory offensive.

'We edill support throned the medium unified General Council any trade union involved in struggle with this government,' he said.

Passed

While Conference unanimously passed the Transport workers 'hands off the unions' resolution, Barbara Castle, replying to the debate, ignored calls the floor to repudiate her old attempt to pass anti-trade union legislation.

The nub of her opposition Labour government could and Tory law was that the had done better job policing the working class.

The National Executive Committee supported the resolution, but Castle added that the opposition anti-union laws must be a constructive In a fiery speech that drew ready response from delegates, Jack Jones of the Transport and General Workers declared yesterday his total opposition TEO restrictions on collective bargaining and to Tory anti-trade union legislaBut following the spirit of the composite resolution Jones proposed no specific campaign defeat the Tory proposals.

with a stirrup pump.

"The government are fanning the flames of industrial war. This is a little Reichstag fire to cover UD their antiprogressive policies.

'Their policy is to hold wares down and cause unemployment. Part of this policy to pass anti-trade union legislation.' But his contribution added little to the motion which mérely instructs the national executive vigorous lead and fully support the trade union movement in resisting such interference'.

Jones went on to advocate productivity improvements provided there was increased investment, economic growth and efficient management.

Seconding the resolution, Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association delegate John horrest said that the biggest single factor responsible for the Labour government's deféat was their own proposed anti-union legisapplause a from delegates. lation; point that drew Post Office Workers' general secretary Tom Jackson, echoing the pleas made in yesterday's Trades Union Congress letter to Employment and Productivity Minister Robert Carr, By Industrial Correspondent DAVID MAUDE in Blackpool Nationalize for housing call is rejected DELEGATES to the 69th Labour Party Conference yesterday called for the settingup of a national construction corporation to rationalize public-sector house building.

They called. on the Party's the 1971 conference.

But they endorsed by a million vote majority ecutive recommendation conthat a sould be implemented MORE children in the Many other region Economic Planning Council report Last ye children in 44 per cent an area comprising Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland and part of Yorkshire continued at school, compared to 62 per cent in the South-East.

Only 6.4 per cent of school leavers had five or with the by a future Labour government were made by several delegates in yesterday morning's debate.

Slums From Liverpool, two of them working-class people are still living in slum conditions they shouldn't have to put up with, said Heffer.

'Yet 25 per cent of the present 600,000 unemployed were building-trade workers who should be engaged in this work.

'A lot of people have a lot of things to explain from this platform,' he said.

Drawing attention to the serious housing cut-backs in many areas of the country, the rapid increase in interest rates and the 'anarchy and fragmentation' of the building industry, Loyden called on conference to adopt a socialist programme-and see that the next Labour government carried it out.

Nationalize

'Until we can talk about ownership and control of the building industry and nationalization of the land, we can't get this problem under control,' he said.

Another London wharf closes THIRTY-FOUR dockers Rotterdam. observer.

struggle and the to be returned to the "an- has come in from Leeds where attached' pool when Horse- the W Yorkshire Foundries ferry Wharf, Rotherhithe shop stewards' committee closes shortly. Opened in have supported the conference 1934, the wharf handles a and the public employees' general cargo service from union has decided to send an CONFERENCE St George's Hall, Lime St LIVERPOOL For the third day running fighting broke out in the Shankill Rd as an army command post in Snugville St— scene of the weekend's conSupport grows for Pilkington conference WITH FOUR days to go to the All Trades Unions Alliance Pilkington's conference upport is now building up The factory committee a Lead and Alloys Ltd in Wakefield have passed a resolution supporting the conference and are sending two delegates.

The Clapham, South London, branch of the Amalgamated Society. of Painters and Decorators has agreed to send a delegate.

Backing for the conference ALI. TRADES UNIONS ALLIANGE The Pilkington Defeat the proposed Tory right to strike anti-union laws The platform at the opening of the Labour Party conference in Blackpool yesterday. At the microphone are Party secretary Sir Harry Nicholas and lan Mikardo, MP for Poplar New fighting in Belfast A STONE-THROWING crowd of several hundred was involved in fierce clashes with troops in Belfast yesterday afternoon. flicts-—was again at the centre.

Demonstrators commandeered several vehicles for use as barricades and some were set alight.

Yesterday's fighting followed a weekend of the worst street battles since last July.

Then the clashes with troops took place in the predominantly Roman Catholic lower Falls Rd area. But through last weekend the fighting: occurred in the Protestant Shankill Ra.

Although only a dozen people-other than troops— were prepared to be identified by going to hospital for treatment, some estimates put the number hurt by the troops' 'rubber bullets' and suffering the effects of CS gas as high as 200.

An army spokesman said that 1,550 CS gas grenades and cartridges were fired demonstrators over the weekend.

On Sunday night hundreds of people throwing stones surrounded an army command post and broke through the door with a battering ram.

Commandeered bus Troops attacked with repeated volleys CS grenades and fighting continued as street barricades were set up and a bus commandeered to block the road.

Army helicopters were used to direct troop movements.

This fighting was preceded by ten hours of clashes during night when crowds. running into hundreds took on troops.

Two hundred people were injured and three died, according to reports, from heart attacks.

Ulster's Security Committee was also expected to meet to discuss this fresh outbreak.

Some of the 47 arrested over the weekend were yesterappearing in court in Belfast.

In another court in the city the re-trial began of three men accused murdering a policeman - Constable Arbuckle—in the Shankill Rd in October last year.

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*1?: MY FROM PALESTIN JEWS: ARREST stressed that the TUC was still 'fulfilling the obligations it gave to the Labour government - for who has worked harder than Victor Feather for industrial peace in this country?' ComplaininE spoiling for a ernment was fight', 'picking a quarrel' on trade union legislation and had 'already turned its back on conciliation ' TUC's work attention to the toward new procedures, more orderly collective bargaining and changes in trade union rule books.

There ' was more fire from Salford West MP Stan Orme.

He expressed confidence that the Party's national executive would fight to implement conference policy and hoped that the Parliamentary Party would do the same — 'not a sham battle'.

The Party should be united to defend the unions.

If this was done, he said, 'the government will not be strong enough to resist'.

CAMBODI, ZIONISK ENEM A THOUSAND members and supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign - many of them Arab students -marched to the United States and Jordanian embassies on Saturday to protest against the massacre of Palestinians in Jordan.

Ten people were arrested when fighting broke out outside the Jordanian embassy, which was protected by a large force of police.