FIGHT REDUNDANCY The growing tendency of mon»xpolisation is leading directly to closures of factories all over the country. If these closures are accepted without resistance whole sections of the working class will face unemployment at the worst, and a much lower standard of living at the best. The employers will arrange things so that militant secticns of the trade union movement are weakened by these changes. It is the responsibility of the whole movement to fight redymiancy in the interests of the trade union movement. It is a welcome develcpment that workers at A.E.I. factories are to generalise their fight. It is significant that they have called for the naticnalisation cf their in‘ustfy, Left to themselves each section of workers that faces closures will be defeatei. Even the strike weapen is relatively ineffective because the employers are not so bothered about. ~°. maintaining preducticn in units that are due to close anyway. The fight, therefere,needs peneralising and needs giving a political aspect. Programmes for each industry which is faced with this threat need drawing up. Of particutar importance is the drive to link up shop stewards committees and union branches in this struggle. This week's conference at Seymour Hall could play a role in helping to consolidate links and set up committees to achieve these ends, le wish them every success in this endeavour,
The WeekThe Week Vol. 9, No. 7, c. 14 February 1968
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