the preparation of the struggle. For example, the AUEW National Committee instructed the *publicity to explain the claim and why it was being put forward. So far practically nothing has been done on this. It is only by seizing the initiative locally that real preparation can be made for the claim. In Sheffield some steps have been taken by calling a meeting on the claim, from the shop stewards quarterly. But more permanent bodies to carry out publicity and other preparation are needed. This has been recognised by left wing militants in the NUT who are arguing for 'preparation committees' to publicise their claim, and by local government militants in London who have called For committees to be set up to wage a campaign of publicity for the London weighting allowance claim. Mass meetings should be held in the factories to discuss wage claims, Local and national conferences of shop stewards" representatives should be organised to discuss how to carry forward the struggle shop stewards" quarterlies, combine committees. or important shop steward committees, could convene these. In aimost all struggles, the tactic of occupation will be vilal. Not only is it the best defence apainst lock outs, scubbing, and police attacks, as dozens of recent struggles havu shown, but every occupied plant con become a nerve centre for We showed last week that, underneath the brightly coloured wrapping, there is nothing in Heath's Phase 3 package from which the working class stands to guin. However the Tories have been a bit more goncrous to the capitalist class in their treatment of prices and profits. The main features of the Tories counter infla tion' policy, brought in with Phase 2, remain the same under Phase 3: the capicalists are allowed to puss on most cost increases in the form of higher prices, chas protecting their protits and placing the full burden of the
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A MILITANT'S GUIDE TO PHASE 3 ON PRICES AND INCOMES