Everything indicates that the Government has chosen its battle-ground for the imposition of a new wage freeze; the Financial Times (24/1/68) reports; "The Ministry of Labour made it clear yesterday that Nottingham Corporation will not be allowed to go ahead with its plans to increase the pay of the city's 1,250 bus drivers and conductors by £l a week from February 4. How-= ever the Government will delay using itspay ‘freeze’ powers...until it knows the result of tomorrow's conference of busmen’s d@legates...* At the time of writing the outcome of this conference is not known and elsewhere in this issue we have - "dan extended examination of the busmen's case, The logic of the situation is very clear; the battle over the busmen's pay award is of vital importance to all trade unionists and socialists. The whole apparatus of the Covernment, the press, the right-wing trade union leaders, etc., will be mounted against the busmen just because they want a living wage, The Government seems to want to choose the case of the busmen to teach the unions generally a lesson, By mobilising support at all levels, by creating solidarity committees, by organising meetings for the busmen to explain their case, by using all the journals of the left in this fight, and many other steps, the left can instead help teach the Government a lesson.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 9, No. 4, c. 24 January 1968
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