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THE ACT IN THE DOCK
The Communist 51, July 1952
The rail dispute - limits of the law; limits of TU leadership
The state and the ruling class - The government is not just a simple expression of the ruling class interest. It has (in the ruling class interest) to reflect the balance of class forces in the country.
The Appeal Court and the Industrial Relations Act
Chobham Farm - What the dispute was all about
Actions of the ruling class (preventing trouble) and of the working class (competition for jobs)
Conclusions for the ruling class and working class (The need to overcome the need for sections of the working class to compete with each other and to take a lead in promoting rather than obstructing technical improvements.)
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