ON WORKERS’ PAPER

The Newsletter, vol. 3 no. 106, 13 June 1959 · scan pages 6, 7

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A MeMBER of Birmingham 4th branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union walked into Key Books, Dale End, Birmingham, and asked for a copy of The He was told that this Communist Party bookshop did not sell it and did not intend to sell it.

The member, Bro. H. Samuels, was not satisfied. He went back to his union branch, which had just passed a resolution condemning the Labour leaders’ ban on The Newsletter, and started a discussion.

different psychology. ' The structural changes in unionism must then involve (1) a lowering of the officials’ standard of life to nearer the working-class standard; (2) short terms of office; (3) right to take vote on the recall of any official provided it is demanded by a certain percentage of branches.

These are the structural changes which are necessary to meet this problem, but they must be accompanied by a change in the outlook of the rank and file, else we will be knocking down one wobbler merely to put another in his place.

The change of outlook can only be brought about by the persistent agitation of a rank-and-file organization within the unions. /