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Coventry T&GWU Branch 5/190, i

The Week Vol. 7, No. 21, c. 25 May 1967 · p. 18 of the scan · 322 words

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Bristol Siddeley Shop Stewards Committee, local labour parties, ‘ Standard Motors Branch No.2 T&GWU,

To be held at TRANSPORT HOUSE (T&GWU Hall), Much Park Street, LONDON ROAD,

(Inner Ring Rd.,) COVENTRY, on June 10th-11th. You are invited to attend, and send branch delegates, ward delegates, committee delegates, to the above conference, Workers' control - industrial democracy - is again a big issue in the labour movement and in British industry, Both the TUC and the Labour Party have made controversial proposals for reform which are arousing widespread discussion among trade unionists. This meeting, the fifth of a series which have pioneered the new movement for workers' control, will be the most representative gathering of trade union members to discuss these questions for many years. Prominent Trade Union leaders like Bill Jones of the T&GWU, Hugh Scanlon and Ernie Roberts of the AEU, experts like Vic Allen, Michael Barratt Brown, Ken Coates and Tony Topham, leading shop stewards' convenors, and hundreds of branch delegates, will take part. The conference will be opened by Bill Jones at 10.45 a.m. on Saturday : after a general session there will be a number of special sessions designed for the study of the problems of particular industries, including: cars, electronics, engineering, mines, steel, docks, public transport, municipal enterprise, the co-ops and chemicals. Conferénce will be in session until 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10.15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. : Early registration is requested, to enable the Conference Arrangements Committee ta cope with its work. Please complete and return the attached slip to Workers’ Control . Conference, 1, Plantation Drive, Anlaby Park, Hull, enclosing 6/- minimum fee per person, eer eree eee eeeeeeeaneeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees sae Cee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeee To: Convenor, Workers' Control Conference, 1, Plantation Drive, Hull, I/We wish to attend the workers' control conference at Coventry, June 10th-1llth. Names Addresses Union or other Organisation

I/We enclose .........+.-. as fees/donation to the conference. Please send credentials.

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