ae In response to requests from readers we are beginni i i wing readers of socialist and trade union baeiies end edltiede-wiestth aaa cae? generally advertised. As information comes to hand, we will classify it and issue it in the form of classified book lists from time to time. Publishers who wish to have their material itemised in it are requested to send copies of each item to our editorial address. This week we have received: The Structure and Organisation of British Trade. Unions: P.E.P. No. ATT, 50 pp, 5/-, available fron 12, Upper Belgrave St., London S.W. 1. A descriptive account of union structure, covering problems of amalgareation, industrial unionism, demarcation, federations, and union communications, A factual, but conservative, appraisal, which suffers from the use of out-of-date statistics (nothing much after 1961) although it appeared at the end of last yeare Trade Unions and the Law by John Cotton: P.E.P. No. 479, 28 pp, 4/-. Available as above. A potted, and orthodox, account of the background to trade union law in Britain, with a discussion of Rookes v. Barnard. Covers legal problems of expulsions, elections, collective agreements, strikes, and admission to unions. Warns unions that they must take steps to "recognise the public interest." Busmen, What Next?: Solidarity pamphlet No. 16, price 6d, 34 pp, available from Bob Potter, 197, King's Cross Ra., London W.C. 1. Consists of a number of articles by busmen and others, and deals with both the present situation in London's buses and with the history of busmen's organisations. Some firstclass reportage on conditions of work, and on aspects of organisation. The contributions are deliberately selected from representatives of more than one point of view, which shows a lively respect for the intelligence of readers: but which also results in very uneven quality. Quite the silliest part of the pamphlet is its attack on Frank Cousins and "union bureaucrats" in general. In this respect, negatively, the pamphlet shows up the need for a realistic sociological understanding of trade féadership, which can help socialists to appraise events coolly without invoking devils and witchcraft, and blood-curdling yells of 'betrayal', every time an unsatisfactory settlement is concluded. White-Collar Redundancy - A Case Study by Dorothy Wedderburn, Cambridge University Press, 7/6d, 56pp. 4 study of the effect of the cancellation of the contract for the Blue Water Guided Missile. The workers who were sacked were primarily technicians, highly qualified people. Although most of the workers quickly found new jobs, they also faced cuts in their wages. Mrs. Wedderburn describes the attitudes of the sacked men, and discusses the lessons which can be drawn from the experience. More useful as a picture of the effect of redund2zncy on people than as a guide to what to do. Documents on Self-Management: 74 pp. Available free on request from the Algerian Embassy, 4, Halkin lace, London SW 1. Prepared by the 'Bureau for the Animation of the Socialist Sector' for the Algerian Ministry of Information, this invaluable pamphlet gives details of the self-management schemes which apply in nationalised enterprises throughout Algeria. With excerpts from the Tripoli Programme, the speeches of Ben Bella, and the decrees of the Government on self-management, it provides a linking commentary which gives clear picture of developments up to date, See also e 5.
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