Slough lay- off dispute

Michael Bett is leaving the EEF to become personnel director of Sir Arnold Weinstock's GEC group. He takes up the appointment on July 1.

Bett's replacement is G. A. Peers, industrial relations director of Aberdare Holdings Limited.

From 1961 to 1967 Peers was with the Ford Motor Company at Halewood and from 1967 to 1970 with the British-Leyland Corporation at Longbridge, Birmingham.

BOOKS AERO MEN FIGHT OFFICE PLANS FOUR componen London posals to and build were locked out.

1l-man shop stewards committee passed a resolution, proposed by Communist Party steward Derek Howes, alleging that opposition in the plant ruled out any possibility of backing from the remainder of the factory's 439-strong work force.

But, said Mr Tomany:

'Workers won't take any action unless they are given direct leadership.

"The tactics of the Communist Party members the shop stewards' committee backed by the district committee, which has about seven of its 15 members in the Party, was to give the minimum • leadership and constantly stress the danger of the factory closing if we put up a fight.' AUEW - Slough : district secretary George Currell denied Tomany's claim that the decision fight the redundancies was influenced by the Party for political reasons.

'The maintenance department was isolated when they went out strike, claimed. "They took the action on their own and the other departments did not respond.' And management yesterday refused to be drawn on Mr Tomany's other claim that he had been victimized for his principled record of defending workers' interests.

HUNDRED aerots workers in W are fighting proshut their factory offices on the site.

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Omes Faulkner's personnel director Mr J. Lawther said yesterday: I can make no comment at But Mr Tomany alleges: "The redundancy list was drawn up indiscriminately by management and no other trade unionist was on it except me.' He added: 'The real tragedy of this situation is that when men see their convenor put out of the gate with no fight, they think if it can happen to him it can happen to me and they lose faith in the union.' The 66 men leave the factory today amid a storm of accusation from workers, trade union officials and Communist Party members.

Next week Workers Press publishes an exclusive investigation of the facts behind the Omes Faulkner's sackings.

Palmer Aero Produc ts, Paddington, claim that if planning permission is granted r lore jobs will be created but shop have lodged a formal objection to the conversion plans with the City of Westminster.

The stewards argue that the proposed development would be 'contrary to the public interest'. They say: 'It would deplete still further the number of engineering jobs available in the district, where. many engineering workers reside'.

A l subsidiary of the f25m BTR Leyland rubber and plastics group, Palmer's make filters and precision hoses for aircraft fuel and hydraulic systems.

The 420 workers at Paddington have the backing of the Westminster Tenants' Association in their fight to keep their jobs.

Last year, BTR made a net profit of almost £3.5m. Its 10,000 employees gave it a return on its capital of 15.4 per cent.

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