The steering committee of the Centre for Socialist Education, last Saturday, discussed the forthcoming seminar on Industrial Democracy, arranged for June 25th and 26th in Nottingham. This meeting is shaping up to beome the largest on the subject since the heyday of the workers' control movement just after the first world war, More and more trade councils and trade unions are sending © delegates. The latest to register is Dumfries ‘Trades Council. From London, the Industrial Shop Stewards Defence Committee, set up at the recent very successful conference convened by the E.M.I. Shop Stewards, and at which Reg. Birch was one of the main speakers, has agreed to participate The Defence Committee has published a most impressive indictment of the Government's incomes policy, a 136 page book by T, Cliff and C, Barker, with a preface by Reg. Birch, which sells at the ridiculously low price of 2/6, Copies of the book, "Incomes Policy, legislation and the Unions" are obtainable from 117, Carmelite Rd., Harrow Weald, Middlesex. Although the book is defensive in its argument, and concentrates mainly on providing ammunition to oppose George Brown's policy, without putting forward alternatives, it is still a mine of useful facts (We shall be publishing a review of the book by Tony Topham next week: Editors) which will be needed by every active militant, Undoubtedly it will figure among the papers discussed at the seminar, which will set up a special grouping to discuss its topic. The campaign among miners will also prove most encouraging. Prior to the seminar, the Voice papers will be producing a special Miners' Voice which will put the case for workers! self management in the clearest terms. Joe Kenyon, from Barnsley, will be bringing a strong contingent of Yorkshire miners, who will also be meeting with fellow-workers: from South Derbyshire, Scotland, and other areas.
A number of trade union leaders have sent greetings to the seminar. These included Dave Lamber’}, that staunch friend.of good left wing causes, who is still convalesing and who, therefore, unfortunately will not be able to attend, Dave Lambert has frequently written on the question of workers! control in his union journal The Foundry Worker and some of his comments will be circulated among the papers of the conference, There is a towering problem of accomodation in Nottingham. Will anyone who can offer a bed to a trade unionist attending the seminar, please write or telephone urgently to Geoff. Coggan, 47, Brindley Rd., Wollaton, Nottingham (Telephone 281364). Applications for credentials should be rushed, equally urgently, to same address.