The Conference was therefore a farce. The decision means that so long as the right has a majority in the Engineering Section, it can use this to dictate to all the other sections. This makes a mockery of the supposed amalgamation of the union.
Hammer All sections of the union will now be obliged to vote for the pay policy at the special TUC conference on 16 June, unless they break their mandate. But ScanIon was not content with this suppression of union democracy. Out came the sledgehammer. With the recent defiance of Leyland toolmakers still ringing in his cars. »canon acciarea mar me vore muse be binding on every union official, shop steward and engineering worker.
Nearly half the delegates at the conference refused to vote, in protest at these Conference. Erst while "left' Hugh Scanlon looked on approvingly as the right wing insisted that the 29-22 vote for the pay deal at the previous week's National Committee meeting of the Engineering Section was binding on all 52 Engineering Section delegates. With only 17 delegates from the other three sections-staff, construction, and foundry workers-the result was a foregone conclusion. WEEKLY