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CONFERENCE 'IRELAND - TIME FOR TORY POLICIES TO GO'. Labour movement conference organised by Labour Committee on Ireland and Committee for Withdrawal from Ireland. Saturday Feb. ruary 27, starting 11am at The Theatre 309 Regent St, London W1. Delegate's or observer's credentials £2 from 1 North End Road, London W14. trade unions which are not in favour of the liberation movement"
Beneath the rhetoric of took part in Fitzgerald's government, but has now announced that it will support no new coalition. THE plans by the leadership of the US carworkers union UAW to offer wage cuts to General Motors have been thwarted.
After demonstrations by the "UAW Locals (branches| opposed to concessions" group. the talks between the UAW and GM broke down last week. The UAW leaders said GM was demanding 1o0 big wage cuts.
The UAW proposed that wage cuts should be passed on in price cuis. GM must have decided in the end that there were beffer ways of beating down the Worktoree -because they are making the price cuts anyway!
Immediately atter the talks broke down they announced price cuts averaging 10%. in an effort to restore drooping sales.
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But the UAW leaders are nothing daunted. UAW President Doug Fraser said that Ford had a "better attitude" than GM.
LAW h as just started talks with Ford, who are demanding wage cuts in return tor • profit-sharing scheme.
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Organiser, Thursday February. 1982 Page POLAND