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1926 danger looms at What we think Release all Palestinian guerrillas! the Brish EVERY ErrORI Arab hi-jacking iner last Sunday. the Britist 1 nere airport Algerian Proper passenger not end her leaders doe lot en Any from the Nail ler: Delore And leading ad leadin this an emit once the war was ove rately sought to blo Roping to diet To To end Imperialiso be used as the pan of i perilem agains socialist. Whilst tends to sai howling err The Morning. St Star' editorial Thi-acting: atest battle could end in disaster determined hacker t would st •The main ping ben board. Top is where addedoye- Wora would agree with every Yes nit is will not destrong Staliniscement of the so viet tacon sut este guerrillas. The Son alia Khaled and all heth eous comrades are releas from cantivity

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BY THE EDITOR

SPEAKING at the Trades Union Congress yesterday, general secretary Mr Victor Feather went out of his way to play down the role of the strike weapon. He cringingly pleaded with the Tory politicians that the days lost in in- dustrial disputes in Britain were less than those lost in the capitalist countries of western Europe. Feather contrasted this 118 milion. Tuesday days lost vear WAS IT lack of time which Britain through unemploy- prevented seven out of the menu eight trade union leaders DAVID MAUDE in Brighton Needless say, he neve. who spoke in this morning's once mentioned the Canita 1St debate industrial svstem in which strikes un. ment on its plans at the end relations advancing employment and wars are very or Tus month much TUC general sec- ideas at all about how to Ana the functioning. retary's own hope that fight the Torv government's document look the set out to What ne plans for anti-union legis- anything to elevate the TUC onto some lation ? kind of oasis class It Hugh rality beloved and engineers. Presi Scanlon opposite creatéd was paration for struggle. Why uld the trade union impression he to nhe resh meat st as he got nabe ashamed of the they Dangers Tedl Incal ale experience shows leaving pertiously late half- if the speeches that it is only real weapor AS victor reatner s Feather, which the been hour Introductory report re- Haamson have unlons Government vealed Heath's cabinet able to use in the fight against circulate a consultative docu- Brooks Employees), bank emplovers Seabrook (Shopworkers), Buck right Take away! Metalworreroi strike as every ory wants. really Doughty (ranantsmen' and won really have no hasis British reflect the full strength of the tor trade unione leaders' thinking union Mr Feather wonde no dangers facing trade unionist: believe that strikes are Steel bad for the unions, but history glassworkers' proves otherwise. after profits up First strikes bitterly: mented In the Revolution i 1999 THE British Steel It's Corpora- service - wher will Revolution is seeking a ! wrench the ching are down they do a deal.' Kritish workers tor the prices, E102 cent Increase time combined together from profit Dre-LaX Agreement number industries nillion the six organize their strike activity. ended March. 1970. compared capitalist government In the debate on the AEr'S day with a pre-tax loss ol tzl.y the the collective bargain- *hands of the year million ended Combination Laws outlawing ing' resolution, which was September, 1969. carried without opposition, 1800- Cornoration. vere brutal 1824, these laars, nublished ves. here applied terday, warns that the benefit against of former rises is being finally, when they were re- whittled rapid cos far from Dealed. because increases. sing they Tome prices to defend the right were November by to strike thev in fact exnanded Cell lasl and by 10 per cent in Januart and bounds Tols vear. Black Pilkington goods' Call by helicopter men the T&GWU was racolution 1/712 branch Westland Helicopters, in Hayes, Middx, recently: T&CWI hranch of 600 "hic denlores the sacking militant workers at Pilkington going (telene for on strike. n defence of the right to strike we call on our membe • black all Pilkington and call on the No 1 committee of the Canion also. We Boilermakers' president only committee McGarvev much order these with of their case agreement Harold Wilson to ston strikes: The Trade movement conference from the on to a hiding for ce entes are to attend The we're branch. hothing, he warned 'Croydon and "pro- gramme for action' were under certain con-

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it's everyone to the barricades the course end of his speech warned that The Pilkington struggle and the right to strike!

government attemnts. brine the ama Into industrial bron. Defeat the proposed Tory anti-union laws!

lems would tragically sear "the unions willingness the getting angade in tha St George's Hall, Lime St things sorted out een ploters. agree-

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WHEN THE International Monetary Fund annual report says that 'the importance of arresting the US inflationary spiral and restor- ing price and cost stability can hardly be exaggerated', it is speaking the language of the past.

BY JOHN CRAWFORD

This is clearly shown too in the reference to will fallespecially whether Britain. or European it hits After listing the UK as capital hardest. one of the countries where *inflationary pressures' 1n- Profit drop tensified last the year, report talks about the possi- Behind all the paper deal- bility of incomes policy' ings of the bankers and the keeping the pressure down. lies investment trusts the But the IMF must have fall in the rate of profit heard that the Labour gov- capital can squeeze from ernment's efforts to hold labour power. back wages by such means Hidden for so long by the were smashed by the work- apparent strength of the US ing class and that the Tories dollar, this falling tendency looking for tougher now emerges into the open.

weapons to use against the halted it cannot be by further manipulation; every delay in the crash only Boom finished makes it worse. It must force the ruling The real situation is that class into head-on clashes the era of inflationary boom with the working class, in finished long ago at the order to take back the con- latest sterling very when cessions that have been was devalued in 1967. secured by trade union The currency crisis which action in the boom period.

followed led the to Soothing noises from the Deutschemark revaluation

IMF

notwithstanding, the and the franc devaluation. prospect is not just inflation But the restoration of the but revolutionary crisis period of rapid expansion was impossible. The US recession of 1970 - hardly mentioned by the despite repeated rentines, despite repeated reports upturn in the economy. 'The Banker', a New York business journal, yesterday published its quarterly report opposing such opti- mistic forecasts. US investment has been slowing down, it notes, and the expected upsurge in consumer spending has not materialized. Not explained Thus, while the

IMF

talks about stopping the inflationary spiral, it does not explain how this is to be done without precipitat- ing a major crash. The world economy is in a period of waiting, the as ruling class, led by the big banks and monopolies, pre- pares for all-out trade war and war on the working class. This is the situation facing Nixon's government as much as the Tories and the European capitalists.

Meanwhile, the crash must be delayed as long as possible. The various proposals for the international financial system, to which the IMF devotes report So much of space, are only ways Organized by London Region deciding where the blow The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d. men

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workers vesterday endorsed the decision of their shop stewards' com- mittee and overwhelmingly rejected the return-to-work national omcials and em- ployers. Only about a fifth of the turned wellington. onroosnire. meet ing involved the hive unions in the five-week-old dispute.

national office Wright again gave the once history of the negotiations an effort to persuade worker: Ene ImDOSSIDHILLY Stralent across-the-board in crease without strings. followed his earlier statement that we cannot have the concept that bers decide and Union hold meetings. officials must able be report when they can'. "Clear' General and Municipal Ken manional baker. however, said that he was now clear after consulting with his

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feeling the meetings, formula yvds acceptable. industrial relations out to the DEP or someone federation Poif has already, done, he said. Industry President John suggested to the government (left that be introduced in two parts.

Shouts ormake it oncial Director reneral came from the floor of the Campbell (right) meeting many workers The first stage would set Baker's —met Tory premier Edward applauded, Registrar Trade that westera

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Unions binding statement mean industrial relations and cost unions would belatedly of expul- unionists, on pain inflation. supporting them clampsuccular Baker This is the first meeting then between CBI representatives his conversation was not quite ahe a second stare and Heath. The complete. providing ior legalized con- is oncluding He explained that tracts of employment. were stages policy study indus have gone trial relations which already Partridge through taking the PrODaDly made known al

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with co- union Their working nol go outside proceaure party operation on the first stage, So away any clear under Ine chairmansalo lexanzea contracts may not 'confusion'. he added: Mr Len Neal, British Rail- be necessary. *We now have to consider situation relation to the we will have to con sider.'l Not budged It is clear that the leaders have not budged one inch tea determinauon to strings on the workers and drive sankev them back to work The next mass meeune Is that employer Chilean workers' Deace !!!! THE COMPLACENT state- government • pivuuce menu the Chilean yet anotner of "coming 'We are, he said, coupled with an alcusive bress president - elect Salvador legally Dallage m duesperate who gained the Allende reLur-to-work largest vote in last Friday's Meanwate the entects

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Sulpry. tne strike continue to escalate elections and now expects through the torind parlament to appoint him latest oi waar we nave sowed ot instead of the Birmid Qualcast, runner-up, long time. which spoke, wealthy : of cylinder block right-wing candidate Jorge Chileans queued at banks and has shut

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1926 danger looms at What we thin/ Release all Palestinian guerril las! the British of Miss Iner last sur day. Israeli air- ois the arted to the sandy i order passengere Too end Get Tenders do when into the democratic against jewish ernited Statesa And leading this campaign were the omise rope to the USA, Instea Imperialism. wisDo stalinist this strateny as te in estu the fascists the fewe now to i p the Arab people. The people' fight those inke Leila Khale Whilst we do mnt which his on the shoulder Er word imperialish Runnint re • ther Britis agai he guerrilas Tsaid yornirday star editoria. latest i travel to the •Anoed guards on board are battle could end in disaster.

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SPEAKING at the Trades Union Congress yesterday, general secretary Mr Victor Feather went out of his way to play down the role of the strike weapon. He cringingly pleaded with the Tory politicians that the days lost in in- dustrial disputes in Britain were less than those lost in of the capitalist countries western Europe. Feather contrasted this 118 to „ The million WOrK Tuesday days lost each year WAS IT lack of time which Britain through unemploy- of the preventea seven out eight trade union headers DAVID MAUDE in Brighton Needless he never who spoke in this morning's say, once mentioned canita let

TUC

debate industrial system which un- in strikes ment on its plans at the end relations advancing employment and wars are very •I dis monto

TUC

much ideas at all about how to And the functioning. retary's 'hope that own fight the Torv government's the document what he plans for anti-union legis- anything the Tor to elevate the TUC onto some Proposal lation ! kind oasis of class It Hugh rality beloved by Fabians and engineers. Presi. complete dent opposite reformists.

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reated was paration for struggle. Why I the trade union short just he got of

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real Dangers mcal arc shows experience perlous! sale half- the speeches Victor Feather's -be o use in the neil seans AS nions have been Feather, Scanlon, unions have hour introductory reDort re- Government vealed. Heath's cabinet circulate a consultative docu- rooks (Bank and ovees. Ine empioyers Seabrook (Shopworkers), Buck right to Take away the and Meta workers) strike as every

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really Doughty (Draughtsmen British reflect the full strength of the for trade unions thinking, the Feather Mr would like dangers facing trade unionists strikes are heliAve that Steel bad for the unions, but history proves otherwise. leader profits up First strikes bitterly: In the Revolution ovin, service when

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do a deal €10.2 combined toretner tom Agreement number incustries nillior 1970, compared organize Their ended March, In the debate on the AEF's government he canitalist €21.9 Wild 'hands day replied the with the corrective bargain- millon The wear enced Combination outlawing Laws 1nd i recollltion. Which September, 1969 the trade unions. carried without opposition, The Corporation, its from 1800- 1824, these laws published yes- were brutally annual tenont against terdav. warns that the benent of former price rises is being whittled away' by rapid cost increases. had fought to prices were increased by 17 cent last November to strike, they in fact expanded bounas this year. 'Black Pilkington goods' Call by helicopter men THE branco Westland Helicopters, in Hayes, Midde, recently:

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resolution was passed at the T&GWU of 600 This T&GWU branch deplores the sacking Pilkington St Helens for workers on suke of the right to strike we call on our memhers in defence to hack ai likington goods And call on the No l regional Scanion committee and from there the national committee of the wu to do this glen We support the conference on October 3 at which the Boilermakers' president Pilkington strike committee will be represented, reinstated and to called the ATUA in order to get these workers years Labours ut the lessons of their case be- ore sulKes. Two delegates are attend conference from the 1o d branch. nothing,' he warned the "pro- Crovdon gramme tor action were agreed under certain con-

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The Pilkington struggle and the right to strike!

Defeat the proposed Tory anti-union laws!

St George's Hall, Lime St

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ment with emplovers' Co-operation Saturday October 3 eech this in the context of a Defended TUC co-operation 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m. fait and honest attempt to attempt Credentialtar, W. Hitors, sarde son gee, Lover ConFerence get use economy onto keel'. even Called Tor increased nro.

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• WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1970

WHEN THE International Monetary Fund annual report says that 'the importance of arresting the US inflationary spiral and restor- ing price and cost stability can hardly exaggerated', it is speaking the language of the past.

BY JOHN CRAWFORD

This is clearly shown the reference to too in will hits especially worker Britain. European it hits After listing the UK as capital hardest. one of the countries where inflationary pressures' In- Profit drop tensified last the year, report talks about the possi- Behind all the paper deal- bility of 'incomes policy' ings of the bankers and the keeping the pressure down. investment trusts lies But the

IMF

must have the rate of profit fall in capital can squeeze from ernment's efforts labour power. back wages by such means Hidden for so long by the were smashed by the work- apparent strength of the US ing class and that the Tories dollar, this falling tendency looking for tougher are now emerges into the open.

weapons to use against the be halted It cannot by unions. further manipulation; every delay in the crash only Boom finished makes it worse. It must force the ruling The real situation is that class into head-on clashes the era of inflationary boom with the working class, in finished long ago at the order to take back the con- latest sterling very when that cessions have been was devalued in 1967. action in the boode secured trade union Tho cued tedisis which period. followed the Soothing noises from the Deutschemark revaluation

IMF

notwithstanding, the and the franc devaluation.

prospect is not just inflation But the restoration of the but revolutionary crisis.

period of rapid expansion was impossible. The US recession of 1970

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+ hardly mentioned by the IMF report-still continues.

despite repeated reports of 'an upturn' in the economy.

'The Banker', a New York business journal, yesterday published its quarterly report such opti- opposing mistic forecasts. US investment has been slowing down, it notes, and expected upsurge in consumer spending has not materialized. Not explained Thus, while the

IMF

talks about stopping the inflationary spiral, it does not explain how this is to be done without precipitat- ng a major crash The world economy is in a period of waiting, as the ruling class, led by the big banks. and monopolies, pre- pares for all-out trade war and war on the working class. This is the situation facing Nixon's government as much as the Tories and the European capitalists.

Meanwhile, the crash must be delayed as long as possible. The various proposals for the international financial system, to which the IMF devotes report so much space, are only ways of deciding blow Organized by London Region where the The daily organ of the Central. Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d. men

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natonal conn cer Wright the of the negotiations to perseider y w orkers straight across-the-board crease wilhout sumuks This earlier louowed Statenent Chat we canmel concept that mem- have the bers decide where and when toicias® hold me ings. Cc on 'Clear' General and Municipal officer Ken Malullal DaKeL. nowever, sala tnat ne was now cis r, afters with атет Consuting a1S ane seeing the

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tion is now concluding there exoaine hat tacs or emoryncal own policy study were stages of procedure that Partridge the will the workers should have gone has already made known at through before robably b expo edle hope that, could sufficient union noroso outside operation the first stage procedure Their working p oy on clear under the chairmanship legalized contracts may not away aly 'confusion', he Mr Len Neal, British Rail- duaca, WC uCaCoba 'We now have to consicet the Siluaton relation any act we will have to con- sider.'! Not budged that clear union

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leaders budged one bucu blueu uclemalıon uı Still ss sankey workers anc anve unem Dalk work Costs The next mass meting is and andar Il prodere that union officials. Chilean workers move- THE COMPLACENT state- ment. the Chilean ment said, 'coming upled with an we are, ne intensive press president - elect Salvador legally power after effort a desperate rears of political struggle, Allende - who gained the torce a Ictur -w. regulas Meanwhile, of largest vote in last Friday's une enects Duite simply, the strike continue to escalate elections and now expects today fruits Inrougnoul the motor industry to appoint him Icapis parlament what casualty we aye sowea lol ates runner-up, instead the ot unnc. mc bacase plier of cylinder block which soke weato right-wing canonoate Chileans queued at banks and has shut one of its W Bro 1400, underlines the Alessandri travel agencies evacuate wich, laid off dangers facing the

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Wednesday, September 9, 1970 IN THE rapidly increas- competi- ing cut-throat tion for world markets, each casts employer desperately for around of ways yet newer speeding - up production, cutting costs and squeez- ing every last ounce of out of the energy workers on the factory floor. Automated plant is avail- able, but can he afford it?

In the United States certain production, par- sections of ticularly in the car industry, have been able to introduce full automation in which com- ponents are machined. trans- erred from one machine to another checked and installed entirely under computer con- trol. Production workers in these almost been factories have eliminated, though a growth in the number of maintenance workers has occurred. But the cost of installing such equip- ment runs into many millions of dollars. Although the actual profit figure may be large seen as a percentage of capital em- ployed, it may be sinking lower and lower. Even in the United such fully-automated States factories are rare, existing as experiments or show-pieces.

Much more common than full automation of an entire factory is full automation of of production aspects some linked to semi-automation of the rest. The production labour force eliminated, but 'cut is not back'. At the same time wor- their kers on the job have every movement rationalized.

It is useless for the em- ployers to install a machine which can turn out a com- ponent in four seconds, if a worker is going to take ten seconds in setting it up and another six seconds in actual production. It is in this situa- tion that work-study plays a key role in bringing workers 'up to standard'. In Britain, where the sharp- ness of the crisis is reflected in the recent demands of the international banks that special measures be taken against the 'anarchy" in industrial rela- tions, the car manufacturers cannot, in general, afford this modern type of plant; certainly not to the extent of the USA companies. They have to try and com- pete 'on the cheap' On the one hand they install some modern machinery and on the other hand they speed up the workers in an effort to counteract some of the cost of the new plant. As far as the employer is concerned, the worker is just machine capable of another certain movements which must be combined with all the other machines in the process of production, and whose main- tenance (conditions of work) and cost (wages) must be driven down to a minimum.

Semi-automation under cap- italism, then is not something the workers simply use to pro- duce more, it is not something that makes life easier. It is a process in which they are to be entirely incorporated and which they are expected to move in step. The machine and the operator are to be as one unit under the control of management; in some cases one unit, as a than more worker at Vauxhall's Elles- Plant explained to mere Workers Press: 'Being asked to work two is commonplace. machines Often you've got them back to back-a man's like a bal- lerina twisting and turning all day to get round. In every section of industry thousands of workers are fac- ing upheavals tremendous brought about by the use of mechanization and of auto- mated working processes. In most cases, productivity deals are the employers' first step in preparation for the intro- duction of new machines and equipment. Perhaps work-study can in- crease output by 30 per cent and cut down the number of workers in a firm by 25 per cent, but in combination with automation these systems can I would like inform Fill in the form below and s

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help to increase output a hun- dredfold, and lead to labour cuts involving the majority of a labour force.

DOCKS

One section of industry in which major changes are being made, is that of the ports.

All portworkers, dockworkers, lightermen, tugmen and sea- men are affected. Millions of pounds have been spent on establishing the container -system of cargo handling.

development With the of monster gantry cranes and straddle carriers, cargoes pre- viously shifted by 100 men in two weeks are now moved in containers by 13 men in 24 hours-or less. At the same time, new grain elevators, mechanized meat handlers and other develop- ments in bulk handling mean reductions in the number of workers involved. Also being developed for the future is the use of com- puters for control of loading and unloading, checking, tally- ing, most of the paper-work as well as entry and despatching schedules. At sea, rationaliza- the form of bigger tion in ships-over 250,000 tons-and specialized container carriers, is now drastically reducing the number of ships and seamen.

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One estimate forecasts that nine container ships would eventually replace 80 conven- handling the tional vessels Australian trade. In this situation, the em- ployers set out to initiate a series productivity deals aimed at the drastic reduction of the port labour forces, in- troduction of speed-up work- ing, and seven-day-week. work- for those remaining, with the Measured-Day Work sys- tem of payment. being intro- duced to ensure that none of the extra output results in continuously increasing wages.

Or, as one London Royal docker summed it up: 'Above all "modernization" must mean inevitably a very much reduced labour force a hell of a lot more doing work! For dockers, the product- ivity deals are based on the phases of the Devlin agree- ment. The Labour government's proposed nationalization of the docks-now scrapped by the Tories-was not made with any thought of benefiting the dock workers, of securing jobs and pay, ending the arduous, dangerous and filthy condi- tions associated with tradi- tional dock work. Closures This proposal was simply aimed at further centralized nationalization of the docks as a further preparation for widespread dock closures and redundancy. As far as British capitalism is concerned, the money has to be found to modernize the do this docks. Failure to major trade would mean totally by-passing the British ports in favour of other coun tries which have installed the standard handling gear to take containers.

MINING

In the mining industry more than 400,000 workers have

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been forced out of the indus- try over a ten-year period.

Union leaders and employers, led by National Coal Board chief Lord Robens and Will the ex-secretary of Paynter, the National Union of Mine- workers, collaborated closely to achieve the run-down with the minimum of opposition.

Method-study schemes were linked with power-loading • systems; disc and plough cut- and remote - control ters machines. Twenty-seven do the work of 200 in producing a thous- and tons of coal', explained Machines such as this face-ripper which tears thousands of tons of coal a week are a constant threat to miners' jobs. the secretary of a Welsh colliery lodge. This was brought about throughout the industry on the basis that pits could only re- main open it productivity was increased. In fact, it was pre- cisely on the basis of increased output similar to that given in the above example that pits could be closed and men turned away with very little reduction in production. Another story was that, with the use of atomic power, oil and modern fuel systems, the coal industry would wind up altogether and workers had better get out voluntarily while the going was good. However, steps have been taken to increase output in certain areas to keep up with a constant demand.

BUILDING

industry, In the building mechanization is being devel- oped involving the use of tower cranes, loaders, mechan- ical diggers, trenchers, power tools, plastic all-weather cover- ing and power lighting for round-the-clock activity.

But the main development is in prefabrication systems, which are being used on a world-wide basis. Components, including walls, ceiling, floors and even entire wall units, are factory-moulded carriers, cargoes prevlously shifted by 100 men Ir two weeks are now moved in containers by 13 men in 24 hours—or less. and simply assembled on site.

Factory production is on a basis of continuous process, standard 'modules' being pro- duced which fit many types of construction. Up to 50 per cent of total building time can be made up of factory production alone.

, These systems are aimed at drastically reducing the num- sites and in, ber of workers on completely eliminating all con-' cepts of craft work. The wor- kers concerned simply carry out a simplified linking process of the modules and of the various service systems--water, gas, electricity, drainage, etc.

Casual labour and the usuąl practice of continuously mor- ing from employer to employer is replaced by permanent em- ployees working small teams within a 'planned transfer' system in which they are moved from site to site to ensure they have work avail- able at all times. MDW is eventually aimed at being the main means payment, any other innovation being incorporated as it occurs.

It is in this situation that productivity deals incorpor- ating clauses aimed at break- ing down demarcation between trades installing rationalizing, work-study systems have been introduced by employers. Unemployed A cut-back in all building operations as a direct result of the government squeeze has resulted in more than 120,000 building workers being un- building employed. The em- ployers hope to utilize new methods of working to ensure that all available work is done by the existing labour force and that no opportunity arises for the unemployed ever to get back into the industry.

With the development of modern office machines, sys- tems of data processing and of the computer the government now considers the time oppor- tune for a major onslaught against the jobs of office workers. O&M systems can rational- ize office work into a produc- tion-line process and can simplify procedures, standard- ize forms and documents ready for incorporation into the computer system. Productivity deals based on job evaluation and work study are seen by the employers as a first step in the long-term objective of replacing the great majority of existing office workers by a relatively small number of computer program- mers and associated machine operators. One alternative to each company owning its own com- puter is the use lof local ter- minal machines which are linked to a central computer.

Transactions between firms using the same central com- puter become purely minor programming exercises. Exten- sions of these systems are expected to drastically cut the number of bank staffs, much of the present counter-work being carried out by automatic collection and payment booths.

1 per cent of industrial

MACHINE TOOLS

only machine tools made in the USA in that year. In the engineering industry, the introduction numerical The report defines numerical control (NC) machine tools has control as : taken place not yet to any great extent. 'The control of the operation of a machine of by means According to a report pro- recording a work cycle on per- duced by the Organization for forated cards, tapés mag- Economic Co-operation and The displacement netic tapes. Development, the production of the winding the of NC machineș first started in caras on of the tapes produces, at the the USA in 1952( and rapidly right moment, a signal which developed 1967; $285 until the controls aperates regu- were being pro- million worth lating the of the duced. movements being machined part or parts The enormous cost of these and the tool or tools involved.'

machines can be gathered from the fact that though this figure OECD report estimates that 15.3 NC in in chines in of the represents per cent most value of all money spent on all machines drilling use are boring machine tools, in of machines, lathes, terms numbers they accounted for machines and milling machines.

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In many engineering tactor ies the introduction of these price of them eventually fall- ing. In the tives under MDW is expected on traditional Or, as a sub-assembly stew- ard at Rootes' Linwood factors explained: 'There are two speeds you work; very fast - and much faster.'

SHIPBUILDING

industry in One Britain which is in the midst of a huge crisis is shipbuilding. Millions of pounds have been poured into this industry by the government to stave off com- plete collapse. With outdated methods in antiquated yards, workers are expected to achieve the same results by sweated labour and speed-up as those achieved by the most modern systems of pre-fabrication sections, of continuous welding techniques in Japanese, Swedish and W German shipyards. The inevitable failure to compete on these terms has led the employers to turn a vicious attack on the British shipbuilding workers, claiming that further productivity pro- posals, combined with drastic cuts in the number of shipyard , must be obtained if workers, the British yards are to survive.

Under attack Other sections of industry which are coming under attack those referred are to as 'heavily labour intensive'. These include in particular, local authorities, Post Office and National Health services.

The total of workers in- volved runs to millions and play an essential role in run- ning local and welfare services.

However, the policy being put forward caters for a sys- tematic rundown of staff based on the recruiting' policy. Automation is not usually possible, but all sorts of mechanical aids and means of transport are provided to try and run the services with the reduced number of greatly workers. Workers on one local coun- cil, who fought against a work- study scheme stated : "The management said they wete just "experimenting", and trying to see if an incentive scheme based on the use of mini-vans and some new gear was feasible, but we'd read the PIB report and knew what was being lined up? • Continued next Wednesday

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Wednesday, September 9, 1870 Guest reviewer MORALITY, politics, mysticism, gangster- ism, Catholicism, Protestantism, intellec- tualism and violence, folklore and strong Afro-Hispanic music are some of the conflicting elements which the Brazilian film director Glauber Rocha portrays in his brilliant film 'Antonio das Mortes', currently playing at the Times Cinema (Baker St, London). It is a film about the revolt of peasants against a landowner. The peasants, enmeshed as they are in the simplistic black mythology of primitive, mystical, torm a Christianity, easily led, singing and chanting and are dancing in voodoistic frenzy, by a group of bandits known 'cangaceiros', into as fight against the 'coronel', landowner the wealthy whose slaves they are. The "cangaceiros'," whose philosophy is that or ven- geance against the rich for the sake of the poor-their last member, Coirana, who is the victim of the film, ex- this presses way: 'Vengeance has two faces, that of hate and that of love -seem to represent a form primitive Christianity. They are thus allied with the 'beatos', the holy ones, and the people. of united front. A Iorm powerful in its impact, rep- resenting the utter confusion ot a culture at the cross- roads, where black and white slavery, traditionalism, neo- colonialism and the forces of so-called progress meet. Sentimentality Speaking of the conteyt which peasants become bandits and Formed atical and dissolved through sentimentallty ana reenns, Kocha says: 'I am not an expert in politi- have spoken cal scence the come mavor of the town. killere to exterminate anono to tnose wno are ana it seems wife of the landowner das Mortes, but they are mrsi that in this sense bra IS T0e in the be used to kill the adulter- on to the inspector hope mo ne In oushe wite takes matters into pair. , and that all political will kill her Trat ne nusDallu Tal on an take ner way, te ana- the ane they owner hanging on her own hands. offer means of liberation: roults and his wife. and needing to protect him and" Cowardice As ae sult iso cha s ely his property. leeply Antonio At the time when Enraged at the cowardice of emotive exploration of all th das Mor iC a ges sides, has proved which who tortuous routes through her lover, whole and. tabric came to killing men ao ın their searcn

TOT

Dorert wien I oner's household also bezins likeration. With the accent to fall apart. ner nusoanel she now takes always on the fact that this is dagger and front net The landowner learns of his Brazil; peculiarly, particularly husband and the people stabs faithful death. Wite S a1a1r TrOM

HIS

her hamiliates them ini tr rt or hain end agaie ceryant Antonio Gas Mortes. at orgy man who has been responsible people. opportunistlc Taiure killing the great leader brought He hitec dreams. hiled oyt the cangaceiros by the followers, nIs landowners to kill Coriana, the last known candacenro. with In a ritualistic dance, chanting, the people beasanl Antonio gets his victim Coirana is slashed across his and lies bleeding, but belly throughout most of the auve. nim. the danrg. of death After as the which hired Antonio, the VICTOr. Kuller ottne rico men. nas change of heart. Described in the film and in Brazilian folklore Illall has known ten churches 'who but hac natron salnt. is moved by compas- behalf. 'Morality' Glauber Rocha describes Antonio: "He didn't become a revolu- tonary, his change was more 'He* morality than matter is simply a person Donucs. of the middle class. he has all complexes, res, gected toy the When he myth on whe St tind di sult which I subjective. explain, character the film Each renrecente ether sum bolcaly or actually a strata move- or class Brazilian society. The landowner is a blind old man leanin. acts as his servant basta wac eves. and denendent ambitious. incitterent. honde. young ande, vo who is hic mantal Dis having a lice with own nsDeCTO that has set in rof †hø ną cacc ıc very c ez ın Rocha's portrayals. Coirana (above) hadiy kmunde d by dered hiet otdie cadal Dog cati nih d within Antonio das Mortes Ano (ear, and takes up oe bandis cause in defence of o he holy, mysti al hold. police inspec- his ictim). the land- hanging poor peasants. owner OUt

WORKERS PRESS

ANTONIO

DAS

MORTES

IRECTED BY

GIN BER

ROCHI

One of the most disturbing traditional political| education. •Allowing, film of course, for characters in the 1S who certain level of political aware- schoolmaster represents middle-class intellectual, there will be a revolu- the ness, of besotted with drink, cynical, tionary explosion in spite contradictions charac- and, for of the film, all the most standing on the side-lines, full teristic of Brazil. of awareness and contempt.

"The black strength, which He is Rocha's man of ideas.

is a mystical strength, does not only involve the He finally engages in battle Peasalls. Whether they belong to the Mortes with Antonio das bourgeoisie or the aristocracy, the landowner. and against Brazil is a stranger no one in . desperate fights with courage. and to the Macumba mystic- But when the battle is won he This sentimental and Ism. throws himself over the dead bloodthirsty of Brazil body of the landowner's aspect wife is, admittedly, a defect, an ob- and embracing her till stays stacle, but it could become a the film closes. positive quality What is missing from Glauber Dubious Rocha's own view, and there- fore what is missing from the There little doubt film, is objectivity. that Rocha is pointing at theory and concepts and saying Wrestling that their role in Brazilian will always society be some- He has shown all the contra- what dubious. He himself expressed it this dictions, all the protagonists, one with with 'Les the other, way in an Interview Cahiers du Cinema' : for and against, but he has not understood that understood or shown that the want it Latin greatest wrestling match of all political theories in America are often the source and be all iS, will between of misunderstanding these influences and a correct serious and demagogic attitudes. The theory and practice. of the left, its In the film the holy one who phraseology moralism and its procedures leads the peasants says: will often end up with a distinctly war without end folkloric flavour. The begin.' political of the Brazilian What the director and they maturity people will not be reached, have understood that 1n not my opinion, by of it will be permanent revolution.

means

SOMEBODY

Yeovil In 1912, Stalin wrote: from 'Now that the first wave of writes indignantly to 'Tribune' the the upswing passing, Is this week, protesting against dark forces, which had at- an insult to the memory of tempted hide behind of crocodile tears, are screen J. V. Stalin. appear.' again beginning to He is incensed at a reference 1933 the Speaking in on hero in 'Tribune' to his as results of the First Five-Year a murderer-this time of the Plan, he made the following language of Marxism. statement: 'Often powerful, almost always sarcastically funny', 'We have unquestionably at- way he described Stalin's tained position where the writings. material conditions of the Readers may like to judge workers and peasants are im- proving from year to year. The for themselves from a few have any only ones who may sallyics. 'As is well known, Stalin on this score are the doubts Soviet wrote in 1905, 'every animal sworn enemies of the coloration. perhaps, has its own But government; or, cer- the nature of the chameleon is tain representatives of the not satisfied with that; who probably know with a lion, he assumes the coloration no more about the economics of of a lion; with a wolf, that of nations and the conditions of the than, a wolf; with a frog, that of a working people say, the Abyssinian king knows frog, depending on which colo- about higher mathematics.'

ration is most advantageous him.' Finally, let us take a look to Powerful? Or sarcastically at Stalin's the masterpiece, funny? 1938 and 'Dialectical

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FOR A quarter of a century Benn in typical relaxed pose.

Benn Anthony weeowood the assesses (45) has been projecting the means of ,alerting thic ho community to what wrong, image of a forward-looking, they making it clear that themselves and of ately thoughtful and approachable • of citizens But the torces lining

DOOV

wanu to see u

UP 1O]

college-boy: put right. (p. Doutica struogf britain art So. when Benn's revolution.

too powertul to be dealt witt "Forward - lookingness' ary' proposals and suggestions by a few gimmicks. down, Preparation dictatorship sugdested Sornklng shipe na ent techno ogea. 12rcon thougnt- are hopes fulness by a pipe and informal- leadership will the contradictions _кее: ing class coming forward with ity by a sweater. Dulene Ins ce caotalsu "The the old confidence between Fabian fract innis within democratc great New Politics: socialist re- framework. these cass Torces. there Benn He thinks that some of the little room left for young chaps Wedewood Benn. middle- like some fashionable trends he has tat erupted a few years b Like Fabianism itself, they're a bit past it. neara about. A quote from Volume I of Capital' encountered Maoism Dace oare Morkers Press noteboo black beautimu irre e vantly) on page WOrTArC with a reference "Trotskyite bogeys', • 18. direct action on page and so on Benn never In alleave shis ideological really House. terraln or mausoort His ooect s to Way nf ¿rawina cne trendy volng- sters into the service nt the Labour Party. reviews the rise of "issue' politics, listing amenity assoc anons, groups, shoo - stewards movemenls. consumer societes ecucationa campaigns, sick, poor the underdeveloped societies, mili- abate- noise student DOWer. ment societies'. (p. 9.) urges, are such groups. of the Labour allies' Partv. Later. the natiire ot the alliance becomes clearer.

'workers' con- trol. Benn says: 'However revolutionary the sound; however nnrase mav many rotskvfe bogevs t mar conjure up, that what being demanded that endl better start goes like this: 'Workers have nOW enormols negative Dower Workers' dicinente the sustem control . converte this exist. into posi- power tive creates the basis thus with local interest CominOR managers struggling to make a auccece nt the business. who have thrown Fleet St A groun of the GKN-Sankev workers pundits into a quandry. So the lesson is plain: with the "Trotskvite NOTHING expresses the de- Now, all eyes were turned (he means of union chiefs termined mood of struggle in on the ahty the Institute for Workers' Cor narcilade the strikero to a0 the workers the working class today more back to work. trol). vou can cet collaborate with manace- clearly than its reflection in Two days later, the "Tele- Instead of mont much hetter the frustration and puzzle- having them exploited by tough "Secret dranh' headline bureaucrats. get them to ex- ment of the employers' press.

offer brings car peace ploit -they'll never The strike GKN-Sankey 'A peace formula was agreed to 'direct The reference •hee been for Fleet St. night hours of talks tion against bureaucracy' is on after ressed the dang er to he pers, London yesterday, wrote Alan the came linec stressed the danger Hughes. demo- •Direct action 20,000 of the motor industry. cratic society is fundamentally August GKN strike', educational exercise; and car inhs hit lnat victories Telegraph' anid tha "Daily on OFFER. A stormy mass meet- they achieve August 25. of nearly 4.000

GKN-

ČKN workers took in this strikers threw out the Sie ot re fore from below sion ot those in Dower. Sankey information -and felt much peace formula in Lon- So the newsmen here in Rritain stronger don', wrote Blake Baker only justified-and effective- changed their tune By Thursday last, hopes are once more revived. Alan Hughes is back with: 'Car strike deal after 13 hours oh ea en. Mr Bob Wright of said engineering union "The new formula eariv todav. we hove c ve precise tarmo ofte Historical Materialism'. As we content totalit ink t is mone and money. Dut tho follawaano Ctnlim burselves to ne were wont to acclaim him 1 as shall confine ourselves as well genius on Fridav. words consecutive olitical though anep more nrst he 'Telegraph' had to Klugmann wrote 4o11 itc As Tames paragraphs. . In ROTE IN DOUBT. Hopes that

ICKN

RETURN

.. Henco his article Canna •hitıa m Further Hence Tohnur Monthlv' in May 1052 unofficial strikers Hence "From the stvle of Stalin Hence Hence alone-its simplicity, , its illus- the factorv Hence from the daily experi- Wallinaton vn unta țorgr end their four-week stop- Marxist dialectical ence of the workers, its logic, method nade faded last night whon unliad to conial life to Warm love er cer. the General aiad the history of society? (*Prob.

thace whom officer of Leninism', 596- nn. Union for the enemies and misleaders Municipal Workers "It doesn't look very working class, how much hopefuj», And a couple of pages later: there is to learn!' • TAurathar Fach week, the talks_ get Such, if we may so express Hence -and Further the politics longer the hones higher. Hence James i* to hi ding: the disappointment greater.

Whatever 'the being of leon as much given Te Ter man readers whatever of aroeadile and coniety are the con. hehind a crrepn management ditinne nf motaniol lifo tanrc ac tha lhyccinian lrina hove not grcner the cițițin society, the ideas. Stalin's style is certainly not aso tod Work e rs Neese last cAon CTN unaar politicai inotitutons political his greatest crime. But in the adulation with which sre ei his week: 600-601) Now, we wouldn't hold an 'We've of every ont , anaition statement .of tha dacanartion of atronath hard inenty tO AynrACo onacat in Cantho nnd untond elegant prose against anyone. to hold onto it.' Stalinism.

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Rotterdam dockers still out Prim eMinoyers represente for f9

BY A WORKERS PRESS

CORRESPONDENT

with tong is therefore faced insisting on a Other Dutch Discussion followed colinet, ish win beed several tade union leaders Czechs apologize to French Stalinists AS ISRAEL'S United Nations representative Yosef Tekoah officially informs the UN media- THE CZECH Stalinists have

BY JOHN CRAWFORD

the tor Jarring of his government's refusal to for offen- Colmansrarty articipate in further negotiations, the mood ir SIve remark! about "inadvertently unfairly" Lip- Israeli government circles is reported to be made in the Czech press and 'optimistic'® laco blasts service Humanite had The reason must lie in the Czechs their belief that the Us

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will succeed in restarung

BYA FOREIGN CONKCOFONDENI

une talks, suspenaca Dylnt Siansky purge Israelis. our living sea nardimprove because of the ANXIOUS to outbid their W German rivals, French trade officials Londons book L Avu®

• FROM PAGE ONE

movement of missiles or Praised union-employe) began talks with a Soviet delegation in Paris yesterday.

the Suez Canal. French businessmen, who in the past have en- aso tr he sae joyed a highly favoured the Soviet Union, Israel, ers of bour the f trade unionism. they relationship with geois anti-Czech propaganda'.

Soviet government, are sven wen the reported to be worried Golda Sessions and defeat about 'aggressive- ness of w German hams following the signing of Moshe These leaders TUC tseli t as the na tat 450 e zecn apology ment The Moscow-bonn paci ine test London s chien oi lr enerot or deis. fray is peral Jast montn. union noICe ment today. en the zo ist atrit sin. seis ons rado nion is a conterence of Foreign Minis.

fall They disarm the Rinascita has alco lierad this ain iny he enl art Gaulle last year, the dais as ts capitane" tave cent the emploving definitely lose ame initiative MARIO SOARES, leader Pickets Ior from Demoratic opposition* io n detrmenta ered wirt, the ind LoCord Shis deloree Union in Egypt, Dayan said: Ministı Trescheou: mader with the So aft vale railwas reatner implie! clear • Wien bega yose day stige of socialists'. movemeni inst thi bs strike of 1901. t imperial One-day Not weakened shoth Asept Mr Kenner constructic

GKN

TUC which 'If they wanted to put their council eegotiate with por weas tee moas oe seen 30 governm witi of the Labou farty in 1900. ich aner herer moin. would

• FROM PAGE ONE

strike Later ine o RecE' solution to The Ze niste oee ce cease-fire These abstract plan to meet vitinhe ABOUT 300 council workers meanderings the Tory attack Standard- Dayan realizes - whatever

BUS FARES

trade S00 at S poke, Livor. that roposanda sta tenens settlement which

WALK-OUT

Bothe cornm oo al dineraa ly take the form.

stortin whis hol ea treat A S CONCi to ing os dee a T,Son dema enas offece intona dietatorship, which liberation Power posed lar to that recently gran ended in Dus nearby Chrysler UK the dicas Me proposm for are laid off in the Doar sues i another and washwood Healt Atherieant: Park y strikes day aer o ne. ported from the ordar armo arig anither 1928. is pr

MERSEYSIDE

CRANE

STRIKE

and fina madi aten 700 •Merseyside CLOSER examination of dockers were laid off esterday toTae repari g to aach the separate drivputes Peking's vehement opposi- e certin tion to the US Middle East worki By Dock wers ateted ana 350 'peace plan reveals two important points.

BY A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

inn ored though che heavy of the Paperens working many declarations and Herut at No.10 ally the modes modera te Arafat. reference to Nasser's two days a norain meeting hardy a rou selec Dart one rone in it OR or tenor the Nasserteu eole in the ? 10s for three for three months ehe Isracin is demanded by

" NEE!

ee ringe r s pian ot Herat, the ext sene rier he fa acceptance rking class JS-Soviet plan. to : High Zionist row ning CIrculatior onani s %. rel: 01-720-2000 German ind Swa Clapham equally selective Moscow ce of tee Ning r's otreet take never dets ty Praised paper rila Leila khated, I would like to subscribe to Workers Press for n August 5, the Agen token ane: raised the pape Pla ced tAl emer. Were siderins still heir next Name. ti of who was decision had yet beet Soyin Between Arab Republics Nat Adress New Toryism len August ci chen goverd opriatiop ac. nder British law, but her News Agency saie last Munda impos the capitalist class.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Pocket-sized

LATE NEWS

sald. 'Costs less to kill than to computers this inspe use their act dey se n the unions could work. maim' s of th o dis spea d the Nippon be to denounce second expects to be

BY BERNARD FRANKS

'Reform' ro o sition Nasser's the Theis lannst Treasury announced yes- not r Union or ver, there was a defic n visible trade of £86 millio isbercking Fewer houses havę ever Thed No counsel caese they s this kinary solning t at vet 206,300 may bh because u the table fortes: Ip from Minisd yast year, accordin un-Hallica Mossors the nas resr white "Government, figures. ree torer re ment the Not mentioned policy alsayal barred by a pro- the hre eas i t ea - Hussein's Dy ite PLOS no1 hich thei cenest figures Stalinisn number of In Think of the (from 210,800 to Peking 185,300). eders cannot escar Wednesday, September 9, 1970

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their funds them ele county. General Via a hero oth Aboris milar revier. Ostrich-like buried is rice its head sand. I hell the Stalini lor, wing of the Socials Pars, te mine toe Australian coal is strike-bound CORTWORKERS handling into cod will se wann to be cumulaung strike-bound por

WEATHER

ims norma

ALL TRADES

UNIONS ALLIANCE

MEETINGS

I committee Parsone, AT des Hall. Upper Fo ncy in the cloth m. People SH he prie Fight

SOCIALIST

LABOUR

LEAGUE

TrotskyR Memorial Meeting

GLASGOW

Partick Burgh Hall (nr Merkland St underground) 7.30 p.m Admission ZS Revolutionomin

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Sunday October 4 Please note changed date