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A multinational company with a multinational workforce -and the union leaders go for a 'Buy British' campaign! outdated than plants in Europe or Latin America.
On top of this the 'comparisons' between plant and plant are in almost all cases fraudulent. But to expose this, it is necessary for the Dagenham and and conditions, for parity of Halewood unions to mobil- wages, and for juint strucise - to elect rank and file tures to monitor and comcommittees to demand full bat management attacks access to Ford's accounts could win a response, and and plans, and to seek im- forge a powerful alliance in mediate discussions and which strikes, occupations links with their fellow Ford and boycott action could be trade unionists in Ger- taken with support on a many. Belgium, and European scale. around the world.
It is in no worker's inter- inhibited by national fronest to be carved up. one tiers: unfortunately, howplant against another, by a ever, this is not true of cynical and exploitative British trade unionists. Las management. An appoa. ic attart rawe of imports' into Britain. setting up a 'Campaign for Import Controls Committee' Instead of reaching out for an international fighi against a powerful class enemy, they see the task as preserving 'British industry and 'British' johs agFord management is not ainst 'foreign' comperition.
The bitter practical consequences of such a poi! can be seen in the squate eigh: month silence 35
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