Line Up against the Wage Freeze

The following resolution was passed unaminously at the August C.L.P. meeting:- This C.L.P. rejects the basis of the Government's incomes policy and particularly the recently introduced wage freeze. The latter is unjust because: A) it freezes existing inequalities between workers; B} it has stopped legitimate increases being paid e.g. to railwaymen and municipal busmen; ec) while wages are frozen corporate wealth will: increase and its benefits can be realised at a later date in increased dividends, share prices etc 3 D) the provisions for preventing rises in the cost of living are totally inadequate. We reject the penal provisions of the Prices and Incomes Bill against the Trades Unions, which constitute an unprecedented attack by the | Labour Government against its supporters and we pledge solidarity with. any workers prosecuted under these provisions. We commend those M.P.'s who have demonstrated their opposition to this measure and we ask our membersto do likewise. We call on the Government to replace its present economic policies by measures based on: alleviation of balance of payments difficulties by withdrawal of troops from overseas; extension of control over the economy by implementation of Clause 1V and redistribution of the national income in favour of the wage carnere