Workers Press no. 209

Docks delegates face

OCT 2 9 1970

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workers press INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY Either betrayal or a fight to win grave dangers

BY THE EDITOR

MR JONES' decision to postpone the strike until the national conference of docks delegates has had time to discuss the employers' new pay offer will weaken and confuse is an action which dockers. Dockers It is true that Mr Jones is not recom mending the acceptance of the offer to the delegates conference, but then defy neither is he suggesting any rejection of the offer White' and Blue" dockers seen at yesterday's meetings on the Royal Docks, London.

no strike' plea His statement that the offer 'is worth Higher London 'My relations to them' and his televised putting with Moscow' opinion that acceptance of the offer would be a 'contributory factor' to PORTWORKERS at Hull, Southampton, Dundee, Glasgow, -Sihanouk peace on the docks, however, should Liverpool, Tilbury and London's Royal, West India and leave no doubt in dockers' minds as to

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Millwall docks yesterday defied the televised pleas of HIGHER London bus and tube fares are to come into what are Mr Jones' real feelings on the operation on August 16. Transport and General Workers' secretary Jack Jones to attacked the subject. This defer their national strike.

move initially approve

BY DAVID MAUDE

thinks or be Normal WOrKIne to decide the fate of tinued at Bristol, Man-

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* detizie skine yaace omes the pay offer. Pekingntuk was Korean g chester ana Lonaon s steady and soon-to-be-closed From the res there is tittie and replaced by minimum; and cructed picket-lines and in.

sectiona From dockers adman Maurice Poisy, was chairman beaten implementation gate Rice pledged that he and This scheme would mean an Jack Jones

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buside the RoyAL Bathering

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overtime overnig gross emain aper s E up, National Docks Retreat Stalinist conference £ down ntatives imberation mothe workerse The retreat of the Soviet Union in anals o s 730 tim to- Credentials and further details anals of trade cion

BY A WORKERS PRESS

not only refuses to been

CORRESPONDENT

obtained Lations with the in the. ear reports from the conferenc foreign exchangese in the THE POUND rose cal se the card- i Soviet 'advisers push through news ofthe bostoonemen of the dock strike. During their stead a cout ahis press yesterday morning it reached of Mr Jone all Party and Czech purge irst glimmer of a po to sort experim troposts Soviet

BY A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Notor bana mede this had happened soldered to prove doce Although exports had gone consolation or " Daily Telegraphs, up by 562 mi, imports mike Napoleon, Mi Stee Past Cera Cere did not Ted inexorably to the next ind and more humiliating, surrender: pae frst quarter. *40 per

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The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d. Tory boost to top managements

BY A WORKERS PRESS REPURICH

ONE THOUSAND-three hundred Courtauld's workers in Wolverhampton yesterday learnt that has brought forward their the management sackings from October to the end of this month.

The company claims that the closure has been Hanoi brought forward because it would be 'unprofitable' mission to do otherwise. Yet the closure was only diversion anto is und in that his Hah- Iles Correlieu susa trade on cuer mistakes In les account. since are to visit Hanoi in Septem- more wav ane muci that the advent of a Tory gov- formation about ernment is by Courtaulds The visit part oi significant because "left' and the beginning of spatc leaders to head off moves

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mausuld Dillail coming months as the against the war. batten The decision send this down the delegation followed

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order Socialist Labour call League's workers July E1000 the of But outcome -which produced campaign- Appeal Fund on Lutal slowpase May docks and a Massive is and tube fares are to come into •emonsualon

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now at sevside . called tol some token action the save union leaders reputations.

£82 1s 5d of a top-level Ine dispatch delegation was finally decided

REFINERY

WE HAVE 17 day to and. 2917 though the Morning star we need to raise acclaims the delegation is far facts of

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long time. We know tor there are holiday ITs cass acuon azallst une needed neededs tot there is, nportant all, FOUR pickets at Burmah Oil's 'fact-finding' Hanoi. major conflict involved Union leaders chesnre rennerv constucuon di t LY Coll

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workers sul roner t the 1Uc General Council we are going to play a big political role Some which the délegation will coming in the report back, Tenkins weeks. It is up to dea workers Keneral secretary

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workers press The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League

WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 1970

INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY •

NUMBER 209

PRICE 6d. Either betrayal or a fight to win Tory boost to top managements Docks delegates face Courtaulds sackings— the shape of things grave to come

BY A WORKERS PRESS REPORTER

dangers ONE THOUSAND three hundred Courtauld's workers in Wolverhampton yesterday learnt that the management has brought forward their sackings from October to the end of this month.

The company claims that une closure has DeCl Hanoi brought because lorwara it would be 'unprofitable' mission a

BY THE EDITOR

to do otherwise. MR JONES' decision to postpone the strike until diversion Only announced in the national conference of docks delegates has since SIX British had time to discuss the employers' new pay offer main dout the rema * the new ta is an action which will weaken and confuse dockers. The Dockers Parts of a beginning leaders to for It is true that Mr Jones is not recom- head off action Dillall mending the acceptance of the offer to months the deleg Atollowed the delegates' conference, defy Hous which Congréss neither is he suggesting any rejection promised to *Stali of the offer 'White' and 'Blue' dockers seen at yesterday's meetings on the Royal Docks, London.

of things to come Labour MP Wits Rene short strike ac- 'no strike' plea His statement that the offer "is worth Higher London My relations order fathe indiansed,

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putting to them' and his televised call workers with Moscow July €1000 opinion that acceptance of the offer fares in August would be a 'contributory factor' to PORTWORKERS at Hull, Southampton, Dundee, Glasgow, Pive aner -Sihanouk Appeal Fund peace on the docks, however, should Liverpool, Tilbury and London's Royal, West India and • Se Cam. leave no doubt in dockers' minds as to emonstrationled Millwall docks yesterday defied the televised pleas of leader on HIGHER London bus and tube fares are to come into now at • some operation on August 16. what are Mr Jones' real feelings on the Transport and General Workers' secretary Jack Jones to E82 1s 50 Union sublect. defer their national strike.

delegation was on was finally decide Bolin Somet

BY DAVID MAUDS

Wes, te is the thinkers bed Normal working con- exile. WE HAVE 17 das872 lieves,

REFINERY

Though Star' decide the fate of tinueds at meeting akin place Sihanouk the morning delegation ady and Chester London's Peking

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Sis intended Surrey soon -to-pe-closed Nol A decision enemie docks.

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SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE AND YOUNG SOCIALISTS

Summer so National Boya ₺ up, National Docks Retreat conference Ineir demand nas not on £ down been rejected NoT Prah Payers workers con

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THE POUND rose on foreign exchanges with the Napoleon's march from Mos Soviet 'advisers' push through of the postponemen of the cock strike, During •yesterday morning it reached 2.39235 dollars.

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August

Wednesday July 15, 1970

THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T T

starring JANE FONDA and MICHAEL SA Directed by SYDNEY POLLACK Showing at the PRINCE CHARLES Ciner IN 1932, the year of than ?

"They Shoot Horses, cheers Don't They?', at least 13 million people were un- employed in the United States. The membership of the Federation of American Labour had fallen from 4,079,000 in 1920 to 2,532,261 in 1932. The working class was paying a high price for the defeats of the 1920s.

The stream of people moving ceaselessly from town to town for work numbered looking millions. The lucky ones. took any job they could get. Des- pair and bewilderment were eyerywhere. The film follows the course of a dance marathon and is a brutal parable of this period of capitalist crisis and destruc- tion. The dance marathon - a hideous distortion the crazed charlestons and jazz of the 1920s — was a relatively quick and easy way of making a buck out of other people's misery People and hunger. danced for months, even eat- ing as they danced, with only periodic ten-minute breaks.

Seedy The film begins in a seedy dance hall somewhere on. the Californian coast with a squad- ron of nurses and doctors examining the aspiring contest- ants to make sure they are fit.

Bronchitis rules one man out, but a young, very preg- nant girl is allowed through spectators will sympathize with her. It's worse than a slaughte ouse. as oné dancer point out, because at least the cattle don't know what's going to happen to them. As the hours and days go al the daeers bia to ook The grey faces, the

SES DON'T THEY?

nd MICHAEL SARRAZIN CHARLES Cinema, London. • of than 30 seconds or they're out, contrast Sharply with the shrill cheers of the spectators, urging their chosen couples on. Judges roller skate around the shiny dance floor and the compere never stops his spiel: 'Look at these courageous kids battling on. Give them a big folks. Isn't this the hand American way! The nurses and doctors stand by with • smelling salts and carrying off the stretchers, almost lifeless bodies when they drop. It's a horrible spectacle and the film is merciless. Particularly harrowing are the 'Derbies'. The first one is held after SUSANNA YORK stars as Alice 25 days of dancing and lasts for 15 minutes; the secon eld after 1,200 hours of dancing, lasts for three minutes. The dancers race around the floor, hanging on to each other, grimacing and cryin; vith the pain. The last thre couples to cross the finish line The 'derby' sprint-Gloria (JANE FONDA) Robert (MICHAEL SARRAZIN) in centre.

'You don't have to be first, but you can't be last.' and elbow and They claw hit out at each other in their desperation. People pack into the stands to see this show.

It gives them something to believe in, says the compere.

They forget their own can troubles for a while. This is capitalism in crisis with a divided and defeated working class. The basic struggle just to get enough to eat becomes a degrading, humiliating freak 'show. Pot of gold Only the pennies the audi- ence throw and the pot of gold at the end - $1,500 to shared by the winning couple, doctor bills, minus meals, phone calls, etc. — have any meaning. Cut off from each other by their fight for survival-only one couple can 'win'-they sell themselves to make money for others and to perpetuate the illusions of those who come to watch. But we should have no The 1970s are not illusions. the 1930s. The working class is strong and on the offensive.

But this is what the capitalists would have for us: division, despair, hunger, defeat. The makers of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' do a great service to the revolution- ary movement, whether con- sciously or not, by showing life as it really was for millions of people during the Great Depression. 'Just like Central Casting,' says one of the dancers who

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(JANE FONDA) and her partner has tried unsuccessfully to get into films, 'rigged before you get here' The liberal critics of the Sunday papers can only see pessimism in the film. If you choose to see the 1930s as an act of God or a terrible mistake somehow 'human mixed together with nature', you can, of course, only be pessimistic. If life is insupportable why not end it?', is the message of the film, according to one critic. The more reactionary critics can only find it 'unforgiveable' that we never know who 'won'.

It hardly needs saying that that, of course, is precisely the point. None of the contestants could possibly 'win', though the two who could endure the few longest might gain a Gloria (JANE FONDA) pleads with her exha (MICHÀEL SARRAZIN) to continue the spri By guest reviewer

BRIGIT DAVISON

weeks' respite from the grind- ing search for buyers of their bodies. 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' is the most recent in a series of films made in the United States — 'Easy Rider, *Bob and 'Midnight Cowboy', Carol and Ted and Alice 'M*A*S*H'- which have, to varying degrees, and with vary- to show ing success, tried things as they are. Confounded The success of many of these films has confounded the money men who are no longer sure what will bring them in their profits. This development shows a change in consciousness of both movie-goers and movie- makers. The sugar-coated garbage that poured out of Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s is being seen for what it was: an to strengthen the attempt illusions about American life that the capitalists hold so dear and which they so desper- ately need to maintain power.

Suburbs But the happy families living in clear suburbs glamorous playboys we've seen so much of are no longer a sure bet. Like those who pay their two bits to cheer on the ' courageous kids' dragging around the dance floor, people will hang on to illusions about the quality of their own lives as long as they can. This film is a sure sign that increasingly that is becoming difficult. Reality is forcing its way through. ads with her exhausted 'derby' partner continue the sprint. WHEN the Pope gave an audi- ence of a few minutes to the leaders of three national move- ments in Portuguese Africa, it caused a great stir in some cincles. Amilcar Cabral, of the Portuguese Guinea Liberation Movement, Marcelino Dos of the Mozambique Santos, Liberation Front, and Agostino Neto, of the Popular Move- for the Liberation of ment Angola, went to the Vatican and saw Pope Paul on July 1.

* Within a few days Lisbon had sent a protest to the Vati- thing can and recalled their ambas- Vatica sador-the first time such a thing had happened in 500 years. CZECH racing men were a little surprised to see the name of the 2.30 at the winner of Prague on June 28. The animal, was called 'Censor- ship'. Suspicion that someone was pull- ing someone else's leg was intensified when the owner was found to be the weekly paper "Mlady Svet'. The Stalinist daily 'Rude Pravo' complained about the name of the horse on June 30. "Might this not be a little pro- vocation?' asks some bureau- crat. Presumably, he had put his shirt on 'Soviet Invasion'. The Pope The Holy Father had met Portuguese Stalinists The of were also very excited. the Nationalists as one "innumerable groups'. Their Radio Free Portugal He had told them he didn't that the Pope's ges- declared know much about their activi- ture would give "fresh vigour but recalled the teaching ties, to the struggle being waged by of the Church: in seeking Catholics the many against realize what they considered colonial Portuguese regime's to be the rights, they should wars'. always use peaceful means, Soon, however, the whole legitimate political methods, "in accordance with the law of ironed out. The thing was Vatican Secretary. of State sent God and the brotherhood of all mankind'. to Lisbon explaining note audience President Caetano of Portu- that it wasn't an 'in gal was able to say on Lisbon the real sense of the word'.

TV last week that he was en- tirely satisfied with the Vati- can explanation. So everything is OK. The Portuguese can on with go their brutal colonial wars.

His Holiness has polished up his manufactured recently the 'Friend of Oppressed' the Stalinists? image. And They will continue their work Caetano of looking for friends in the most reactionary places. THE LATEST issue of 'Black ground' paper in America was Dwarf' reports a recent con- at one stage being heavily sub- of the sidized by the Columbia Broad- ference Manchester in self-styled 'underground' casting System. Those represented in- papers. It all came to an end as soon cluded IT', 'Grass Eve' as CBS had built up sufficient interest in its "rock' broad- The undergrounders think casts. the way to revolutionize is by 'Somebody complained that of pop, sex, drugs and means one of the difficulties of pro- happiness. ducing an underground paper these days that there was wasn't much to write about.

Perhaps they could get to- In fact, they are as revolu- gether to put on various activi- the Albert tionary as ties to "sell" the underground Memorial. to the public, and at the same revolution' time get something to describe Since their ends with their the papers?' reports 'Black begins and in own personal Dwarf' ways of living, really different they are no of the middle The "Dwarf' reporters from the rest grumble about the lack of class- -except they wash less thought at the con- political often. ference. Surprise, surprise.

What emerges clearly from the 'Dwarf' report is that the main concern of these 'revolu- tionaries' is how to get "bread' More is that interesting 'Black Dwarf' was represented (cash, to you). there. and very much part of The papers largely exist on the scene, as they say. they from the revenue get No advertises advertising. one pop records in •Black Dwarf' yet, 'First the record companies, but, despite the difference in and now the film companies, the jargon, its basic outlook is have understood that a new but step away from the be given an up- product can 'underground'. and avant-garde image dated if it is through Take away a few phrases of pushed the underground press says the Marxism. and the Dwarf' is only another middle-class 'life- report. Apparently, every 'under- style' house organ.

Wednesday July 15, 1970 What is job evaluation? JOB EVALUATION is put for- ward by the employers as- of listing jobs in method within a order of importance other factory, office or any work place. Its aim set UD grading system to com- or pletely change existing grading system so as to fit in with modern time-and-motion methods and with the associ- ated systems of payment. In the past a worker's pasi- usually been fixed tion has through collective bargaining procedures. However, job evaluation is claimed to be a 'scientific' method of paring jobs, which is superior to that. In consequence, its findings contested and are cannot be not subjects for negotiation.

How is this method intro- duced and used ? ONLY in a few cases do simply managements try to impose this scheme, whatever the workers think. Usually the first step is to workers' confidence win the with talks, films, pamphlets, booklets which and are specially drawn up to show how much benefit the new scheme will bring to them.

The employers also expect, and usually get, official trade for the new unions support scheme. After this, one of the following methods be may introduced: Job ranking: This is the simplest form of It job evaluation. merely someone listing the involves jobs in a firm in order their worth to the employer.

The listing is done by the management or by consultants by panel which or may include some workers repre- sentatives, and it is done simply on the basis of the jab titles. The advantage of this sys- is that tem to the employer is it extremely cheap to operate. The disadvantage is that it is so obviously based on per- sonal opinion that serious dis- The rest of the jobs are putes break out when the final order of then grouped in grades are announced. qualities required as compared with the benchmarks. A rate Job classification : of pay is then fixed for each Under this existing group. system jobs first divided are up among a few groups-labour- The points system : office work, production ing, work-then listed in a sup- each job is In this system order of quali- posed importance given points for certain within the groups. Each group ties needed in carrying it out. is then associated with a fixed After this, a list is drawn up; rate of pay. the job given the most points put at the top and the job Factor comparison: at the with the least points bottom. This method is regarded as 'completely The whole list is then scientific' by experts. A few iobs referred divided into groups or grades, of pay to as 'benchmarks' are picked each with a fixed rate out the basis of the new attached. Points are given for as grading system. These jobs are such things as skill needed, 'needing physical chosen as special or mental effort qualities', such as mental skill, required, responsibility, etc.

strength, technical Giving maximum of ten physical a for each quality, part aptitude, etc. points

BBC 1

'70. 12.25-12.50 p.m. Apna hi ghar samajhiye. 1.00-1.25 Llangollen 1.30 Watch with mother. 1.45-1.53 News and weather. 4.20 Play school.

4.40 Jackanory. 4.55 Happy age. 5.15 Tom Tom. 5.44 Abott and Cos- tello. 5.50 News and weather.

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LONDON.

MUSIC ON COMMAND. A tribute to America from Plymouth.

6.20

6.45 THE DOCTORS.

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMES FROM EDINBURGH.

7.10 'The Old Contemptible'. The story

7.30 COMEDY PLAYHOUSE.

of First World War veteran whose relatives try to pack him off to the Chelsea Pensioners' Home.

8.00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.

8.50 NEWS and weather. Tennessee 9.10

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AMERICA. David Frost talks to Williams. 10.00 HE WHO DARES. 'Doing a Perish'.

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THE FIFTIES. Recollections of March 1950. 11.20 Weather.

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7.30 MAN ALWS alease. 8.00 8.55 CANVAS. 'A Feeling For Scotland'.

SHOW OF THE WEEK. Morecambe and Wise.

9.10 'IN THE NAME OF ALLAH'. Life in the heart of a Muslim 10.00 community. 11.10 NEWs and weather. 11.15 LINE-UP.

2.00-4.10 p.m. Great Yorkshire Show. Featuring the Midland Bank Great Yorkshire Championship and the Bronnley Cup BSJA Ladies' National Championship. 4.17 Tingha and Tucker club. 4.30 Crossroads. 4.55 Anything you can do. 5.20 Freewheelers. 5.50 News.

6.02 | DREAM OF JEANNIE. 6.30 BENNY HILL SHOW.

7.30 CORONATION STREET.

8.00 IT TAKES A THIEF. 'Situation Red'.

9.00 TALES OF EDGAR WALLACE. 'Partners In Crime'. 10.00 NEWS.

10.30 NEAREST AND DEAREST.

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING.

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4.25 Gus Honeybun. 6.00 today. apon a time News Diary. 11.45] 11.50 Faith 6.35 Crossroads. 700 Tokers wild. 7.30 TOr Weather. of a list may look like dia- gram 1. The grades are then fixed by management on the basis of this final list.

on these Variations sys- tems can often be found. For employer may example, an classity qualities as high, aver- age or low instead of using points. With some systems, especi- ally variations of the points rating system special 'weight- ing' factors are added to jobs considered to be of greater for importance, example in our list the title 'electrician' might be marked out of 15 instead of 10 to give it more 'weight'. But how are the number of points for each job worked out and how are the grades fixed ? Ments 10.00 London 1145 Weather.

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THESE schemes are applied team of consultants, by a either brought in from out- side, or actually trained with- in the firm. Whichever method of job evaluation boils dion to individual deci- it all use, taken by these sions being 'experts' to how many as class of work is points each worth. Science does not come into it. Also, these decisions are not 'independent', but are • reached on the basis of the requirements put forward by the firm which has hired the consultants. As an example of this, take the following quota- tion from the Scamp Court of Inquiry on the Ford sewing machinists' dispute, which was over grades fixed by these methods. "The consultants said that in devising any grade structure, the number of grades had to view to be chosen with a maximizing mobility between jobs allowing for technical changes in jobs without too much regrading, and produc- ing a system acceptable in the partic industrial relations situation in mate, the company concerned. forem In this instance, they had The concluded that the company to do were right to put forward a titles five-grade structure as a basis workt for negotiation.' Thi reduc In other words, the job- emplo examination evaluation sprea been entirely planned out on It is i the basis of the new measures out o that the employer wants to All introduce, and any of the old betwe measures-like low pay for down women workers? - that he expec wants to retain. grade The immense problem for Thi the employers is that however 'scientific' they try and make bili job evaluation, they can never mobil dema get away from the faat that it all boils down to someone's work plant personal opinion. Usually they attempt to hide part this by surrounding the pro- requit cess in a mumbo jumbo of Ne figures and formulas which draw: they feed into a computer as a final touch. Apparently workers will be more impressed if the final list appears in the form of punched tape. What exactly is grading Elec all about and what are Pro Wol employers aiming to do ? THE Prices and Incomes Cler Board in a number of its early reports, commented on Stol the need to simplify the job- in rading systems as seen diagrams 2 and 3. Following on this, manage- ments in a number of indus- such as building, car

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tries, factories and railways, began to talk of the need to reduce the number of grades from 60 or 70 down to four or five.

Dema of 'trades'. on pi worker was always classed as to his or her trade, be it electrician, carpenter, shunter, patternmaker seamstress. Within a trade a worker would then be in a as far as payment is concerned.

Workers will be required to higher or lower work in grades for a time. Now let us take an example of the sort of new measures that may be required. These are just some of the points recommended by the South of Scotland Electricity Board for the Braehead Power Station: 'Fitters, in particular shift fitters, should be trained to do their own oxy-acetylene welding and small burning such as coal shute patching.

'That fitters should ask for mate assistance only when the size of the job physically demands this, and that they should do their own lagging removal, joint face cleaning, pos- rigging, etc., wherever sible. They should also remove from all maintenance debris the site of repair on comple- tion. 'Acceptance of mobility between Braehead and other stations into Braehead from other stations if the Board thinks this is desirable for intensive maintenance or other reasons. "To accept operation staffs as mates when these are avail- able. demarcation "That any BY electrical craftsmen between mechanics and instrument RD should be dropped and they should both carry out work KS they are competent to do.

carry out 'That craftsmen semi-skilled jobs as required to do so. 'Boilers Nos. 1 & 2, boilers 9 Nos. 3 & 4, boilers Nos. 5 & 6; panels will be put side by side, so that one operator can work two boilers. 'That craftsmen's mates dur- ing certain periods when required to do they carry so station cleaning, boiler out of cleaning, rough painting tanks, boilers, etc. staff 'That all operational not required for "normal" duties should carry out any station cleaning duty as RAILWAYS: One industry where job evaluation has bee introduced. grade; craftsman, required and assist mainten- ance staff when necessary.

unskilled, apprentice, "The principle of whether a , etc. mployers now aim to shift position should be covered or not is the sole vay with the trade job nd simply class each responsibility of the shift by his grade. charge engineer. is not a question of "The possibility of remote of grades. The operations of the CW pump- house will be investigated, deliberately are SO rs that this may be unmanned.'

g this misconception. amplete turning inside- This sort of list of measures he system. can be found in any industry demarcation lines where grading is being intro- iobs are to be broken duced or arranged. Remember, nd a worker will be the employers only this see I to do any work in his a first as step, a shake-up before time-and-motion and Measured-Day Work schemes comes under the flexi- are introduced. interchangeability, proposals which also What are the main advan- that a worker accept tages of job evaluation to l another part of the the area, or in another the employer ? f the country as (1) It does away with dif- ferential er are their rigid lines rates wage tied to each craft, and between grades, except

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Quality b - Respon- Physical SkIll Effort sibility clan 8 8 5 6 6 6 3 3 9 3 18 -3

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Grade Electrical Work, Toolmaking, Inspecting, etc.

Productlon Work, Stores, Matertal Handling, etc.

tlon only IV Labouring, Warehousing, Portering, etc.

Cleaning, • demarcation. All work In each grade to t arrled out as requires (2) It cuts (condition payments etc.). - rates, conventional bonus fully time • becomes workers. ization workers , from another. - full (8) Coupled and study? The one internal ation has been other as well as their associ- ated pay scales. The two, sys- tems eventually meet up with the introduction of

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when new graded payments are related to stopwatch times and performance figures, and with the introduction of all the new methods of working and disci- pline. One method which actually links work study and job evaluation from the start is called 'comparative estimating'.

This system claims to com- pare all aspects of jobs with number benchmarks, including the times of opera- tion — the final basic times being approximately those of the nearest benchmark equiva- lent. What is merit rating? THIS system is similar to job evaluation. But instead of the job being examined, it is now the worker

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Strict demarcatlon on pay Strict demarcation between trac Shop floor/union car Quality Quantity Name of Work of Work James 8 5 Edwards 4 Jones 6 Smith 3 (Pointe range from 10= Excelle

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himself. For example, whereas under job evaluation a few jobs may be listed as key jobs, in this case key workers will be chosen and the rest compared with these. Similarly, whereas under job evaluation jobs may be listed on a points system as to skill required, etc., under merit rating points will be given for the worker's per- sonal qualities, i.e. good time- keeping, amount of work pro- duced, willingness to co- operate with the management, quality of work, and so on.

A merit sheet for a group of workers might look like diagram 4. Employers say they use this system because it can be applied where bonus systems cannot work properly. For example, with super- visors, research managers, workers and with many types of non-repetitive manual labour. In general, it is sup- posed to measure the worth of his an employee to employers. I have heard that the introduction of some pro- ductivity schemes is to be 'phased'. What does this mean? from

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the employers government and being worried that if they try to push a scheme through all in one go, the workers con- cerned will immediately see all it involves and react by throw- ing it out entirely. So the method used is to introduce the scheme in two or three parts or phases'.

The first phase in particular is usually tied up with a lot of double-talk and "flannel' and some money is paid out to prove how good the scheme is going to be. The idea is to get the scheme in and to face the fight over it at a later stage.

A phased introduction to a productivity deal for an indus- try might look something like the following: Phase 1 Agreement signed between unions and management on a Friendly productivity deal. attitude shown by management towards men and stewards, with explanations of how large sums can be earned under the scheme. Timing of jobs car- ried out by consultants, some rearrangement of jobs and of flexibility, introduction interchangeability and mobil- ity. Modernization with some machinery, tools and new techniques brought in with a payment system new pro- posed, but nothing definite, and a grading system put for- ward with rates of pay higher than the present rates. Some redundancy hinted at. Some extra wages paid, perhaps as bonus or lieu bonus. Sometimes this may involve quite large amounts. Some workers are made redundant, but given a large 'hand-shake' cash prove to that redundancy is not such a bad thing. Voluntary retirement is treated in the same way; workers' complaints about the scheme given every con- sideration by management and in considered many cases 'just'. Phase 2 Management's attitude now much tougher. Now friendly with a chosen few high-output men. Work-study times intro- duced and applied to every job and action. Fleolesale and applied wholesale now workers told that shift-work- ing is required. All queries on work study time disallowed on the basis that they have been fixed by a scientific method and cannot be wrong.

A system of payment installed which is found result in a large reduction in the take-home pay. This tied to the grading system.

The beginning of mass sack- ings, many stemming from 'rationalizations' of the indus- try in the form of 'mergers' and closures. Continued on page four 2

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Production Electrical Plumbing Work Chargehand Foreman Skllled Craftsman Craftsman SemI-skliled Mate Mate Unskilled Apprentice | Apprentice l Trainee Ion between trades. No overlapping.

floor/union card control.

4 Attend. Time- Loyalty Keoping to Firm ance Total 38 8 8 5 9 31 4 30 5 9 23 8 8 trom 10= Excellent to 0 = Very Poor)

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graph", Tuly 14.) postponed 36 hous ve SUNDAY'S 'Pravda' criti- ekers can di Pay la in the provne) and cized an anti-Semitic Rus 's' offer: reject i Ren leader pip ara ns Tores, sıan nover which altacked Hussein aend the oficialdom es. "rotskv as a conisl - Petera calls this a courage- to 1971 but without referring to its and General thor era Unirn. Chers Tra pat Tisio nai anti-semitism. The strike (if it comes) as haret tn ine Name di will striv Tories desperately THE 24TH CONGRESS of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, due to have been Comsams and mitlary bs 0 unemployment on them. held this autumn, has been postponed until 1971, The only way to unite th agreement according to Tass the official Soviet news agency.

a Zonist, ay The decision to delay an oft-called only industry, the oneress-in vo anor

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mittee plenary session held placement LEADERS OF two Arab guerrilla organizations on the eve ol yesterday s win here sisto other way to Supreme Soviet meeting. have criticized the agreement negotiated be- By a Middle East tween the Palestine Liberation Organization and correspondent docks was i 1960 the Jordan government. Seri ous erisis int inde aes akg of nic over berenl. The agreement had been drawn up by the four- Dockers defy 'no representing the Sudan, Algeria, committee Planlc. Libya and Egypt, set up at the Arab summit talks in Brezbne of thed"oosygiwhich dispure Ea Papator chiciaes Tripoli last month. erild trom khrusien han • Smash Devlin! and are It provides that the guerrillas will not do anything strike' plea • Force the Tores encroach on ordanian and that all soverelilly.

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