from an industrial correspondent
On Monday the 'Nationel Provincial Bank Review! carried an article by Mr. Cyriax, who is described as an "industrial economist", and who is a member of the Economic Development Committee for the Newspaper, Printing and Publishing Industry ("Little Neddy"). Mr. Cyriax says that "pressure from the United States Treasury was the main factor behind the originzl legislation." He goes on to say that the inadeouncy of the initial early warning legislation had to be replaced by "decisive action, particularly designed to mect American fears." Slsewhere in the article Mr. Cyriax pursues the theme of rationalising the trad unions, He writes of the need “to rebuild the structure of the TUC in such a way that the leaders can control the member unions anc the member unions can control the men,.!" “The task of the Labour Government ... in deliberately using higher unemployment as an economic regulator, must be to dissociate itself from excessive trade union expectations,!
by a Manchester correspondent, A number of left wing trade unions associated with the Manchester Socialist Conference have collaborated in booking the Manchester Free Trade Hall on Friday, September 2nd for an Anti-Freeze Rally. The T&GWU are understood to have promised assistance. It is hoped that Frank Cousins will be able to cddress the Rally. If not, then one of their other national officers will attend, as well as officers from other unions, ‘