NATIONAL negotiations on the victimisation of Alan Thornett at the British Leyland Assembly Plant in Cowley have broken down, The plant's transport drivers are still awaiting official backing for the strike, at present suspended, which they launched in defence of their right to choose Thornett as their steward.
When National Officers of the T&GWU warned Leyland managefor the first time shifted from their absolute refusal to recognise Thornett. They eventually offered to accept him as a shop-steward after ane wrom rejected the misdering meeting of the drivers. But Moss Evans, to cal an ofticia sinke in the absence or Jack Jones and lus deputy (who are a strong ocipacon trol the transpare department to demand backing for their Sub-Committee of the Regional Commiltee af the T&GWU has been pursuing its inquiry ar Cowley, The inquiry has strayed beyond the original terms of referense, which were to investigate •ПСЕ The inquiry has hecome a Tishing expedition' into all aspects of the union aim of reducing the influence of the 5/55 branch, long a militant thorn in the side of the feeinnal bureaucrats, The 5.55 branch bas now resolved that if the inquiry does intend to make recommen ment that official strike action would dations beyond its terns of referenis follow a failure to agree, the company these should he sabmitted to a special mosting of the tell regional consittee, on which Thomett is a delegate, before publication.
Carol Mitler's plans to establish a Cowley wives action group" suttered a So she has now act up this anti-strike outfit from her can front room! While her support has declined to a handful, national organiser for the T&GWU refuses Miller will has the advantage of unlimited wines who support the union, must step up plans to counter Miller and her backers Tnar on mis Torus Jones wal be met win at they try and resume their achiviti during the coming strugdes, Last Monday's Workers Press carried a slanderous attack on the IMG's role at Cowley. A full reply will appear in next week's Red Wookly.