Bltter memorles: Grinwick strikers In the late 1970s felt the brunt of the last Labour government's antl-union pollcles. Now the TUC want rurther to hamstring their members in dispute, ready for Kinnock to do more of the same!' The big betrayal - and victory for Kinnock - was from the 'left wing' leadership of the TGWU, which not only repeated last vear s support for me anuunion laws, but this vear, in the shape of Ron Todd, actually moved the pro-union laws reso unon.
Both ways Todd managed to get the TGWU to vote both ways at its own conference in June - for the repeal of the laws, and in favour of Labour leadership policy: but this week he left no doubt which of those decisions will be implemented.
Opposing Todd was Arthur Scargill, moving the resolution for the repeal of the laws by a future Labour Government. delegate here today can have a mandate to support anti-union legislation and ate Book! legislation and keep measures on the statute book'. Quite so.
Minority
In the vote there was a substantial minority - 2,270,000 on a card vote - in favour of the Scargill motion. These votes included the the Graphical Print and Media Union, NALGO and MSF as well as the NUM.
The TGWU was crucial to the success of the new realist line. Had it voted the other way, it would have attracted other votes, split the Congress down the middle, and opened a new stage in the debate on the issue.
Neil Kinnock was naturally delighted with the outcome. He tola reporters tnar the aecision 'would improve the chances of a Labour government'.
Hesaid the decision signified 'an attitude towards constructive industrial relations which is reciprocated by managers around Britain'.
Anyone who can believe that nonsense can vote for keeping the anti-union laws with a quiet conscience. No sympathy for women: Home Secretary Kenneth of the three women and to make representations to the Home Office and Lord Chancellor, for an urgent reform of the law of provocation.
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