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to the loss of membership through TUc unions have lost over one last year all of Grantham's 'hit list' of leave the working class? During the ainst productivity strings and joh to knife the rail unions struggle ag- unemployment without the stubborn million members in the last two years eleven supposed 'militants' have been as a result of cuts. closures and redundancies. But the only jobs the system whereby each General coun- colours to the mast of the existing on the General Council, together with other supposedly left wing have simply sat back in company defending are their own gerrymand- rUC leaders scom concerned with cil member is notionally elected by the votes of Congress as a whole - in with the right wing and allowed the employers and the Tory government Scott, Plansees and St Mary's hospit- al have shown themselves willing and reality through a system of backdoor mind-boggling irrelevance of this year's debates in Blackpool to deals and alliances between General pace in outright treachery and open acceptance of Tory policies. But they claim that the smaller TUC is 'leaner but stronger", since the percentage the thoughts of the TUC bureau- cracy: 'left' and right alike, their queues, and estates, than the cynical workers on the shop floor, the dole 'democratic' are patent nonsense: have in no way been challenged from of employed workers in trade unions efforts have been directed towards avoiding and preventing such action wrangling over the General Council's both "left and right wings of the bur on the part of the rank and file they eaucracy were seeking to use their relative strengths to further their ounced unemployment: yet each has are certainly angrier. TUC leaders are ham of APEX, drew up their "hit list" of lett-wingers and Communist Party members on the General Council interests (the left turning to the TGWU block vote, the right hoping to utilise the General Secretaryships passively assisted the Boyd/Duffy occupation in defence of jobs (see betrayal of the Laurence Scott visibly fatter and seemingly even determinedly inactive, the more dire more criminally complacent and more than almost any time since workers to construct a new, revolu- 1926 - underlines the necessity for whom they wanted removed. They of some of the newer white-collar tionary leadership in the labour also campaigned for automatic seats hand in glove with Sidney Weighell year's TUC, there can be no answer to all unions with over 100,000 ered seats on the General C'ouncil.

Nothing could moré underline the size and structure.

Right-wingers, led by Roy Grantmembers, and larger unions. Secretaries.

reduction Some left-wingers nailed their leaders.

The claims of either side to be page 14).

But where does all this argy-bargy What moncy passes hands to ensure such favourable coverages? Instead of highlighting Anderton's plight the Mail gave yet another free puft to Benn, with d front page headed in letters six miles high, "We owe it all to the Russians"

To any unbiased observer Benn's speech to Party members in Bridgend might have seemed humdrum. A few platitudes about the cold war and a passing reference to the million Soviet What lead have these people given to the working class?

True, the right wing have set the Scargill and Gill have loudly denRay Buckton of ASLEF worked citizens who died in against Hitler.

Only the most devoted friend could conjure from this a tront page lead designed to boost Benns popularity by trading on the traditional friendship between Daily Mail readers and the Soviet system.

It is this kind of favouritism that Anderton is complaining about. It is doubtful his message will get through. The censorship too powertul for that. losses.

The others on Grantham's lst to butcher jobs and services.

Len Murray even has the gall to has increased to 55%!

Workers are certainly leaner: they the situation becomes.

For all the hogwash spoken at this supposedly represent.

movement.

EDITORIAL defence of all existing jobs.

Workers at Lee Jeans, Laurence able to embark on such action.

But nothing could be further from That is why this year's Congress -