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for manoeuvre to take some of the heat off their backs.

At Austin Longbridge on 9 April, CP members initially proposed that me too makers should wait ave days before striking. But such was the feeling at une tnousand strong mass meeting that the proposal was withdrawn and there was a 3-1 vote for strike action.

Nevertheless, after a trip down to London to see Hugh Scanlon on 12 April, tie stake commuce eversce mis decsion wmour winume any concessions from BL management on their £9 a week claim. A subsequent mass meeting voted 4-1 to return to work.

Although the recent struggles in BLMC represent a growing opposition What is needed is a clear national strategy around which the trade unions in BL and the rest of the motor industry can wage a united fight against both the policies of wage restraint and the attempts of the employers to cut manning levels and cause redunaances. LUS THESED clude a workers plan for the motor industry drawn up after exhaustive inquiries by the workers in the industry Such a plan must centre on the need to defend jobs and living standards through demands for work-sharing with no loss of pay, the opening of the car manufacturers' books to the inspection of trade union representatives, and worksuch a nawonal swategy and une winning of its acceptance among wide sections o motor industry workers will the long-term plans of the Labour Government for massive redundancies and closures as spelt out in the "Think Tank' report be averted.

JOHN GRAHAM (Birmingham AUEW)

In order to publicise the Institute for Workers Control's enquiry into the motor industry, a public meeting is being held in Birmingham on 23 May at Digbeth civil Hall, 7.30pm. Speakers will include: Tom Litterick MP; Jim Shutt (AUEW-TASS shop steward, Chrysler): Bob Ashworth (TGWU shop steward, Mover DolDul!

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Red Weekly 22 April 1976