The Dockers! Group of the Humberside Voice has adopted the following ee charter, which is to be submitted to a Voice mass meeting of dockers la : this month. The charter is based on the resolution carried last June a the Voice conference on workers! control held in Manchester. Point 1, A National Port Authority - public ownership of all port installations. Point 2, No more private profit + abolish all private employers of dock labour, Point 3. Democracy for the docks - self-management of labour by porte workers councils elected from the trade unions. Point 4e No Beechings on the docks = port workers councils to supervise the National Port Authoritys Point 5. Trade union freedom, - fundamental rights of trade unions on wage negotiations and strike action to be fully maintained.
frade unions should immediately press for guarantees on: Fall back pay, hours ani overtime, sick pay and pensions, holidays, equality of treatment for all -dockers, no redundancy, and training facilities,