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Cousins might call action AS DICTATOR Franco prepared a 1 television statement on the Burgos tences yesterday, a T&GWU official that Spanish goods might be blacked This would be the first face is both national and action apart from protest by British trade unionists ETA had broken from the Basque National Party in since the Burgos trial beEgan. But there appear to be no plans to place a black on Spanish goods in and out of British docks. lowed the execution of police I've been thinking about this ever since these evil sentences came through two days ago, John Cousins told Workérs Press.

I think such a ban is quite likely if the sentences are not commuted tonight. That's certainly my view and probably would be shared by the acrecommend it if there is ill change appalling The Burgos trial had death sentences.' Reactions from other union over Spain. "The Spanish officers placency to outrage, however.

The TUC said they knew of no plans to "black' Spanish cargoes.

BROADSIDE of St the team could only be a Helens scorn has greeted 'watchdog committee actthe establishment of a five- ing at the behest of the man troubleshooting team union's right-wing leaderto sort out organization ship. and recruitment problems • former G&MWU conin the General and Muni- venor in the glass giant's St Helens Triplex plant, The team-to be com- Caughey asked: posed of 'young chaps 'Haven't I heard this who've gone part of the somewhere before? way through the mill' - I thought that this was will provide 'manpower and the plan of a bloke called brainpower' in areas where Edward Heath!' the union faces special The G&MWU's Ruxley difficulties, G&MWU Towers headquarters in spokesman told Workers Esher was not exactly forthcoming yesterday about Sacked Pilkington glass- what exactly the function of workers' leader Gerry the team would have been Caughey commented that nationwide death senthreatened at airports.

In any case, they were just back from the Christmas holidays.

Their spokesman seemed to consider the Tory government's protest would be quite enough:

'We held a meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before the sentences were announced, and, though they were non-commital then, they have made a protest now!

Complacency was also the order of the day at Labour Party, headquarters, where officials apparently consider general secretary Harry Nicholas' recent protest to the Spanish ambassador more than sufficient.

And there will certainly be no action on London docks if local T&GWU docks officer Peter Shea has anything to do with it.

NO ACTION 'We're certainly not taking any action,' he said.

"They didn't take any action when these people (the ETA) murdered that police chief. I happen to be a Christian and I don't want to see anyone killed.

'As for the French and Belgians who have taken action over this trial, you should tell them to get their tin hats on. There won't be any action here I can tell you that!' The executive of the smaller Watermen's and Lightermen's union was meeting last night, but had no plans to discuss blacking Spanish goods.

'There's been no call for it, and in any case we've only got one item on our agendathat's January 12; a spokesman at their London office said. unions, the DEP and Batchelor's, whereby management agreed to pay Devey £2,000 if he left the firm.

This was put to the strike committen at Batchelon on Monday, December 14 and on the following Tuesday, morning.

There is some doubt,as tc whether Devev voted for or against the settlement, but the strike committee did agree to it, with one vote against, after management had come forward with a further £1,000.

That same evening the AEF district committee met.

This was the key stage of the dispute, and the committee could still have condemned the pay-off and recommended against acceptance.

Such a condemnation could have had a crucial effect on ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING East India Hall

Decimal the mass meeting of Batchelor's men who were to vote or the oday, the celiber %. day, Yet at this meeting there was no opposition the of this meetin. Tead: minutes 'After the district secretary the settlement. three members of the [Batchelor's] strike committee were admittea to me disuici commutlet who, along with Brother Devey, criticized the district secretary s handling of dispute for calling the manpower officer of the DEP al a stage. that was in their opinion, too early and also for not having adequate discommittee With CUSSIOn Lne SUIKE According to the minutes, the settlement and the •resentanon rom use barone. lor's men was merely 'noted'. Nobody objected voted On the Wednesday, the Batchelor's men voted to return and Dever es y presumably received his It was then the recriminations started in earnest.

Devey• resigned from the Communist Party and accuser ping boy. In the boy Si. the December 2a them 4 he one word of warning from the Trades Union Congress on the employers' plans.

In November 1969 the Department of Employment nd Productivity issued a booklet in collaboration CLAPTRAP CAPPED LOYALTY to the nation-state could become one of the biggest dangers in society, Labour ex-Minister of Education Shirley Williams MP said yesterday.

She told the 28th annual conference of the Council for Education in World Citizenship that 'Britain would be better placed if we had less consciousness of class than we have now.

The imperialist and reformist claptrap spouted at this London conference-attended by about 1,500 students from all over the country, mainly sixth-formers—is expected to be capped today by a special message from United Nations secretary-general U Thant. Its agenda is dominated by discussions on the UN, which is. celebrating its 25th bloodstained anniversary.

Referring to N Ireland as an 'extraordinary paradox', Williams claimed yesterday that the only • lives lost in clashes there had been due 'to differences in religious beliefs' Changes in the education system had done much to alter the class system, she said.

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BRIEFLY HAND-OUTS DURING ULSTER FIGHTING Fighting in Ulster cost the Stormont government nearly £5}m in the last financial year. Further large amounts will have to be met in the 1970-71 budget, the Auditor General's report said yesterday.

However, 40 per cent of the total sum was spent on police, prisons and hand-outs to private industry. The latter accounted for over £600,000— not far short of the cost of re-housing those made homeless in the fighting.

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Its registration, by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies,