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Jones in T&GWU defers decision on fine NONTE GWUMERE T&GWU's Jack white. Re-call Congress- —AUEW demand goes TU C-See p THE Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers meeting in Eastbourne yesterday voted unanimously to call for an immediate recall of the TUC to fight the Industrial Relations Act.

Since the TUC began its retreat on Monday the. only paper to demand the recall of Victoria bus station, London, yesterday to launch a double-decker recruiting bus painted the Blackpool TUC of last September to reaffirm outright boycott of the Act.

The AUEW resolution stresses: . . • cooperation in limited form will open up the speedy large-scale erosion of trade union rights which must be challenged by the united trade union movement.' See full report p. 12. and conditione in must be stopped.

rainind • 4 A SPECIAL meeting of the 40-strong Transport and General Workers' Union executive council on Monday will decide the union's future attitude to the Industrial Relations Act, general secretary Jack Jones said yesferday.

After a two-and-ahalf hour meeting of the union's Finance and General Purposes Committee, Jones told reporters:

"There was very strong feeling for continued opposition against the Act and against the National Industrial Relations complete indepenUNRECR Court. The question how to do it.

'We thought on an issue like this we would have to find out what our 1.7 million members thought and the final decision will be taken at the special executive council on Monday.' Asked what would happen if further contempt proceedings were taken against the union, he said:

'There is certainly no chance of my appearing in Court before Monday. I doubt whether there is much chance of me personally appearing after that.

'I don't think. the NIRC is a place where we can get a great deal Starting Monday two exclusive. series PRIVATE EYE The Politics of The Battle on the Devlin and After on Tuesday The BBC introduces a Code of Conduct to tame the staff.

Special Correspondent Leslie Stewart examines Censorship and the BBC of justice.' He added: 'Naturally the advice of the TUC in relation to the fines is something we will have •to consider on Monday. This could be taken as a separate issue from opposition to the Act.' The TUC have advised the T&GWU to pay the €55,000 fine meted out by the NIRC for two breaches of the Court's orders in relation to blacking at Liverpool docks.

Jones said he had advised the dockers to call off their blacking and 'work normally. Further negotiations could be opened at national level.

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