HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK the Leeds busmen, buses. branch may be destroyed, The 9/112 branch of the Transport & General Workers" Union in Leeds hes re-affirmed its decision against the wearing of turbans by Sikh busmen. Hudders field bosened, however, have passed a resolution condemning this position, and a delegation of busten from Bradford and Huddersfield turned up to the 9/112 branch meeting last Sunday to kallet The latter hare played right into the management's hands, Leeds City Trans port has now put forward a proposal whereby they will make concessions to the busmen over conditions if 9/112 branch allows the Sikhs to wear torbams. The LCT manapement bave understood how and why their workers are dividedand how they can use the racism of the white workers to weaken the combined industrial strength of the union on Leeds It is therefore vital that the TGWU in Leeds and other T&G brances should come out in support of the Sikhs and aguinst the attitude of the 9/112 branch. The TGWU bureancracy has still said and done nothing about the problem In fear of its racist membership means that it is sitting hack while a whole the union and a campaign against racisra are now absolutely crucial for the Tofure of the TGWU in Leeds. Martin O'Leary SUBSCRIBE TO what next?
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Only a few months ago students won the biggest-ever increase in their grants. Yet the effects of inflation mean that by January this will have gone up in smoke. Here RICK SISSONS, IMG Stu RIPON COLLEC CH