CND and the whole British Left should develnp its support for the aircraft workers’ campaign for civilian aircraft as replacements for the TSR-2. The aircraft workers Should not be made to pay for a past Government's mistakes. The Labour Government should be pressed to use the money saved on the TSR-2 to develop non-military projects such as hovercraft and air-buses.
Mr. Wilson's ansers to the TSR-2 cancellation should not be "Buy American", and the aircraft workers will campaign most strongly against Britain buying the American F1ll. Surely the Left should join in on this. This is an important way in which CND can increase its support among industrial workers. Further, the Government should be pressed to produce an Economic Plan for Peace. This should have been done years ago, following the example set by the United Nations! study. The treatment of the 'brass handshake! which thousands of aircraft workers are now getting represents a complete failure on socialist economic planning.
The spotlight on the TSR-2 is also highlighting the case for nation elisation. The record speaks for itself. The big combines (Yawker Siddeley, British Aircraft Corporation Bristol ‘Siddeley engines and Rolls-Royce serosdteiase) are heavily subsi ised to make profits, not least out of armaments. Now is the time to campaign for a nationalised aircraft industry which recognises the rights of its workers and the needs of the nation.
Alan Rooney
(Editor Aviation Voice)
N.B. The aircraft industry is on the agenda of The Week and Labour's Voice conference on "Workers! control and incomes policy" June 18/19 weekend in Manchester.
Many shop stewards, trade unionists and M.P.s are attending.
See over for full detai‘ls,
VOICE of the Labour and Trade Union Movement 3rd conference on Workers Control and Industrial Democracy "Workers' Control in a changing situation" - Docks, Aircraft, Steel and others.
Saturday, June 19th, 1965 and Sunday, June 20th, at the A.E.U. District Office, 120 Rusholme Road, Manchester 13.
SS ee HH eH re ee ee ee ee eH me ee er ee er eee ee me RS ee ee This third conference in the current series follows last year's initial meeting in Nottingham, and the projected London conference on self-management in nationalised industries and. co-operatives. On this occasion, we sim to highlight some further crucial areas where the demand for workers! control and industrial democracy is especially relevant to present-day developments. We hope you will make every effort to attend, to bring this notice to the attention of colleagues in the Labour Party and trade unions, and to strengthen the gathering momentum behind the campaign for a democratic socialist society.
en a a a a a a a a a a a a ee rrr ree eewrnrenesss Agenda - Saturday June 19th 11.30 a.m. Follow-up Report on previous conferences.
Convenor's report on attendance, etc.
Organisation of seminars. 12.30 peme Lunch. 1.30 pem. Break up into seminar groups, appoint spokesmen, discuss
draft programmes submitted (see below).
Groups ons= the dock industry
the aircraft industry
existing nationalised industries
follow-up group on steel industry 3.30 peme Tea. 4.00 p.m. Plenary session: report back of groups with amended draft
programmes 5.30 pem. Disperse,. A social evening will be arranged for people attending the conference. Details will be announced at the meeting.
Sunday June 20th. 10.30 asme Incomes Policy and Workers' Control
~- What should the labour movement's response be?
General plenary session. 1.30 pem. Brain Trust
A panel of prominent Northern MPs, trade unionists, etc.
answering gues tise on the theme of industrial democracy. 3.00 peme Wind-up. inal discussion on future actione over/
Notes:
Draft programmes for consideration
On this occasion, we are not asking people to submit individual
papers for circulation.
Instead, we should welcome from any intending participant, or
indeed anyone who thinks he has something to say, to submit
ideas on the different topics as follows: -
- on the future cf ownership and workers! control in aircraft,
to the Edipr, Aviation Voice,
8, Ashkirk St., Manchester 18, (by April 24th)
- on the future of ownership and workers! control in the Docks,
to the Editor, Dockers! Voice,
71, New King's Road, London S.W. 6.
- on the Steel industry's future management system, to
Councillor W. Meade, 31, Far Lane, Shefficld 6.
- on the incomes policy question, to
~- on self-management in existing nationalised industry, to
Tony Topham, 1, Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull. Summaries of ideas received will be presented to the conference. In the case of aircraft and docks, (where the chief new ground is being broken) special issues of Aviation and Dockers Voice, containing draft programmes, and incorporating suggestions received, will appear before the conference, and will be sent (on receipt of the conference fee) to all applicants.
Applications: credentials
Whether or not you. submit suggestions, we should like to receive a completed application form, if you intend to be present. Credentials and copies of appropriate journals will be sent on receipt of the form and a conference fee of 5/=
If you are able to obtain delegate status from your local Labour Party, trade union branch, co-operative society, etc., please indicate this on your application. Accomedation
You are asked to make your own arrangements for over-night accomodation if at all possible.
It will be possible to provide beds for a limited number, threugh the hospitality of Manchester labour and trade union contacts. Please indicate if you would like us to try to arrange this for you. (If you can bring a sleeping bag, this will help greatly).
Please let us have your application and P.O. as soon as possible and not later than the end of May.
Alan Rooney & Tony Topham. : N.B. applications should be sent to either: 8, Ashkirk St., Manchester 18, or 1. Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull.
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London Conference on Industrial Democracy and Social Ownership.
Over thirty credentials have already been issued for the forthcoming London conference on May 8-9th, on workers' control. They include delegates of Trade Union branches, Co-operators, Labour Party members and observers from Sweden and Berlin. We need many more yet however, and intending participants are asked to speed their applications, If you live in London, apply to Richard Fletcher, 71 New Kings Road, London S.W.6, and if in the provinces, to Tony Topham at 1 Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull. Mest people will know that the London Co-operative Society is participating in the conference, and that there will be a special _section on democracy in the Co-ops. “le intend to deal also with the nationalised industries, with the question of forms of management in the nationalisation of Steel, with the proposals for the extension of public ownership with workers' participation,
A follow-up conference'in Manchester, on June 19-20th, is being sponsored by Labour's Voice, Dockers' Voice, Aviation Voice, and The Week.This will take up the question of the Steel Bill again, as well as workers‘ control in the critical situations in docks and aircraft industries, together with the relation between Incomes Policy and Workers! Control.
Agendas, details of venues and times, can be had on application to 1, Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull,
« Special issue of Hull University LEFT is in preparation, which contains many valuable background papers dealing with the subject of the conferences. It includes:-
Definitions: Workers' Control and Self-Management, by Ken Coates.
Steps towards democracy in the nationalised industries, by an
al Relations
Industri .worker in a nationalised industry.
A Report from Algeria, by Councillor Spencer,
A_ Report on the Scott-Bader Experiment, by Roger Hadley.
No Mutualisation without Democrac » by Richard Fletcher,
The Steel Plan - a report from the Sheffield steelworkers' conference,
A_Report on Hull Trades ‘Council workerst control stud group,with
a letter fron Mr.tfilson, regarding some of the Hull group's proposals.
Workers' Control Now, by Tony Tophan,(appenring also in Voice)
Incomes Policy, by Ken Coates. (appearing also in Voice)
Copies should be available at the end of the month on application, price 10/-. from Tony Tophan, 1 Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull,
report by Tony Tonhan,