BL puts the boot in! Procedure agreement builds on Tebbit (continued)

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A new document to tighten control over the shop floor could go through on April 23. Bill Peters reports BL's new disputes procedure document is due to be accepted on the nod by the Joint Negotiating Committee on April 23.

It is designed to further hamstring the trade unions, - total £1090. and provides for a range of new measures to strengthen the hand of management in the plants.

In line with the decision of the AUEW shop stewards last week, the TOW convenors have decided to pul the final draft' of the document back to the shop stewto Socialist Organiser. wards' committees for 'consultation' But• no further convenors meeting will be held prior 1o April 23. Objections are simply to be sent to TWI andomotive 2rOuD national secretary Grenville 1164 Hawley by loller, ind Hawlcy has undertaken lo present them to the JNC.

The document has been under discussion at JNC lovel for two months. An agreetng committees are to be established, and a national joint negotiating committee of 37 members - 18 seats for the TGWU, 9 for the AUEW, 2 for the NUSMW, and one each for the other eight unions.

This is claimed as a concontinued page -UnC HOUNSLOW £1:50; Hull £10; Oxford £3; Coventry £32; Newport £1.50; Lamb. eth £18 - total £66. That's the sorry record so far this month of contributions and donations towards our reguiar monthly fund. More will have come in on bankers' standing orders without the statements yet reaching us, but it still leaves a long distance to go to our £1000 target.

Last month's final total was £527.50. Let's make sure that our special fund does not bleed the monthly fund like that again!

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