Eddie McCluskey is Secretary of the Joint Shop Stewards Committee at the Chrysler Stoke, Coventry plant. He is also a well known member of the Communist Party. The CP's paper, the Morning Star (8 November), interpreted the decision of the mass meeting as as a vote for action to save job: doubt, did the 4,000 workers at the Stoke plant. However, when Red Weekly asked Bro. McClubkey just what action he thought the shop stewards had in mind, he was less than forthcoming:
Q. Would you amplify what the recommendation to take any course of action we deem necessary to protect and preserve jobs' means?
A. No, we've got reasons for not telling you that. We will take the necessary action.
Q. That doesn't rule out actions like an occupation? A. It certainly doesn't rule out any type of action. But the only thing is that we don't want to play our cards at the present time.
Q. Has the Shop Stewards Committee discussed A. Obviously we've discussed it.
Q, What was your attitude towards it?
action necessary to safeguard jobs. and so, no Q. But you're not willing to disclose it?
A. We're not willing to discuss it.
This is not an idle point.
Committee, at the mass meeting -the fight to defend jobs.
and decisions making.
save jobs.
the Chrysler Linwood stewards' decision to occupy