Workers' Control Seminar Shapes Up

from Ken Coates. There is cvery sign that the seminar on Industrial Democracy, organised by the Centre for Socialist Education and supported by The Week, The Voice and Tribune, amongst other socialist — journals, will becone the most important gathering of socialist trade unionists for many years. Enrolnents are clrceady flowing in, and it is clear that the organisers will be faced with a considerable accomodation problem, In « number of key industries, the seminar will serve as a vitel focus for the ideas of militants ond socialist union officers. The :.nti-Devlin Report, published last week by Thc Week end Humberside Voice (available at 2/6d post free from our business mancger) will serve as a basis for discussion between dockers from most of the major ports. ‘Approaches have been made to portworkers all over the country, and the response hes been most stinulating.e The busmen will also be mecting with other public employees to discuss the project for workers' control elaborated in Hull by Jack :shwell. Jack ishwell is convening a very representative grouping to discuss and carry forward the proposals of the Hull Groupe Mike Noble, who has been making a special study of the poackage= deals which have been proliferating in recent months, will be orgcenising aseninaron th problem of countering package=deal pronosals, end the ways in which workers can secure extensions to their powers of control in privetely controlled industrics. If the stcel bill is finally published before the seminar neets, it is hopcd thet it will be possible to prepere detailed proposals for the necessary amendments to ensure “hat the new measure really does result in a democratic breakthrough. . number of MPs are warmly interestcd in these discussions, and several will be making the journey to Nottincham to take part in them, All in all, the CSE seniner will be very likely to prove a turningepoint in Iebour history. It can secure the grouping . of a strong movenent of trade unionists around very dofinite end clear policies. Those who wish to participate in the work of thc scminar should send a postal order for 5/= and details of their choice of seminar grouping, occupation cnd name and address, to the conference organiser, Gcoff Coggan, 47 Brindley Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Tel. no. 281364, If accomodation is needed please specify for how many people. Offers of accomodation in the Nottingham area will be gratefully appreciated.