Broad Left wins elections
by a TGWU member Supporters of the Broad Left have won a decisive victory in the elections for the executive of the Transport and General Workers Union. The group of right-wingers, Stalinists and careerists centred upon John Aitkin and Barry Camfield has now been firmly defeated, giving the left a majority of 29 to 8 (with 3 not aligned to either group) on the union’s General Executive Council. John Aitkin himself failed in his bid to get back onto the executive, as did his leading supporter Geordie Landles, despite having the support of the Region 1 (London) “machine”. The Marxist Tom Cashman...