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New laces?
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Alan Law made tele last week on "Nationwide." It was one of my infrequent early nights. I had just poured myself a reviver and settled down to listen to the dulcet tones of the lovely Sue Lawley and there he was — what a let-down.
Anyway, the TGWU "commando leaderwas telling Nationwide's Nick Wooley his success story. "When I got this job 20 years ago, I knew I would have to be tough with employers," he said, "and I knew I'd have to be tough with my members.He'd been tough with both, he reminded the nation. The nation heard, but did not applaud, I fear.
The result of these tough tactics, according to Alan, is that the weak employers and union members are both out of transport. The BBC certainly did the Brummie proud when they paraded his battle honours, in the shape of vehicles with the operators' names, across the screen. They did not do a roll of honour of his fallen members — perhaps it was too long.
Inevitably Alan had to tell Nick about tachographs. "We won't have tachos here(he was talking nationally, of course) "while I'm in this job." Alan is only 58 — still, there's such a thing as early retirement.