Why we must reject the Incomes Policy...Ken coates

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The followins, resolution was ade-ted by ‘iest Hottinghan CL... for the 1965 Labour Perty Gente ercnce.e. It is based ‘on the inconcs pelicy resolytion of the Manchester Semincr.

"Thet wo cannot cficetively support the Government's prcoseat Incomes policy for the followin: roasonsi- 1. It dees not adequately provide for the badly underpaid sections of the community, and cerves oniy to freeze the existing injustices. Bcfore any beginning is made on the planniag of incovres, certcin besic-principlis must be applied, particulariy those of equal pey for equal work by vonen and youths, and the establishment of a guaranteed nininunm wage. 2. It decs not provide for redistributi:n between socinrl sectors of incerne, 4 pre-condition of any acecnteble ineerc nelicy must be thet it takes evay fron th: seetor of Bonticr incomes, and .adds to that of weges cond srirrics. %, It is not underpinned by an ao coucte level of secial welfare provisions. Fensicns Still need cc: sidcreole cugmentetion, in spite of the recent ivcerec ses. 4, It does not roe Guitrel perscrty ine-neds., Teeetion.is

inpdequcte vweopoen Ffr preventins cheotin® by. o@nlovyers. Chiy the exnpbete sercunstrcndes Sie of every firm to its workpouvlLs can weevicde ths meeecssarr emeekxs cud controls by which tho uciors eam cnerm thet thr relicy is being eppliecd to provcrty. LAGh? tS, Woerimconls must, as «ef right, hove neces te ri’ their eficlorcrse” reerunt becks, “nd bo such professionel eid ap is necessary; to intepret * Lita, eg@ées Ame alnoady publicly lmown 2nd odwinistered br cxoplevers snd the Inland Revonuc,' ond cquity roquircs thr refits be nieeod. im a corresponding position. 5. It cocs not odequetcly ecntrel prices., «' elieve thet

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nochiucry must ensurc effective workers’ participation in the doterninction of 5 G. We ere coneorned that, the incsmes p&licy is not founded on a strategic noationcl ~lan for ve cevelooment of picnned,

publicly owned and dciocraticclt inistcred industryz, It will “thus tend to benefit private interests rather thon thrust forward and defend public priovritics. i redjectirg the Incomes Policy cs is stands, we urge the Govcznene “te open immccicte negetictions with th. unios, so that « viable pcolic’ con be formulatcd to mect these objections. If tuis ts G€one cuickly, it may possibly sve the Governient from 2 ecstir and dcnorealisiur defeat, ond coutribute to the rallyin’; of the Lo>our mnevenent cround the Socialist objectives outlined in Cleuse IV of the party Consitutcion."