International Marxist Group Archive

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The thin end of the wedge on Incomes Policy?

· The Week Vol. 5, No. 12, 24 March 1966 · p. 10 of the scan · 175 words

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The Union's Genernl Conference"(the Teilor & Garnent Workers! Union) "in June last year accepted the Governient's Prices and Incomes Policy with reservationse I hve now to say that there are developments in the inplenentation of this policy which in ny opinion are ininical to the progressive development of an equitable incomes policye I have recognised that there is a case for a wages policy, and if reference is nade to the records of the Trade Union Congress, it will show that I was requesting nany years ago that the T.U.C. should accept a bigger involvenent in the wages fields I strongly object to provisions now included in the Bill on Prices and Encones, particularly the punitive provisionse I an convinced that a Voluntary incones policy cannot survive by the side of legislation which constitutes” @ threat to the voluntary systell.e What is” Ket e, 1 an i convino= 6d that leg ae wilt wreck the” Seefbliites oP ihe of the progressive ; developn Of & sound ‘and “equitab le voluntary 3 sSnenemony ee “and therefore,

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