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• Transport Minister Mr. Marsh was given a blunt "don't cross us" warning on April 18 by the Scottish TUC in Aberdeen when it passed an emergency motion on the Transport Bill.
It came from Mr. Alex Kitson, of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union, when he spoke in support of the motion on behalf of the General Council. He said: "You had better declare yourself Dick, and don't give us what you gave us in the Steel Bill. We want workers' participation—not Lord Melchetts". (Lord Melchetts is chairman of the British Steel Corporation.) Mr. Kitson stressed to the congress that they wanted to make sure that the people who got jobs were the people who would make this Bill work. "If he gives us this assurance, he will get the fullest co-opera Lion," said Mr. Kitson.
Earlier, moving the emergency motion, Mr. Bob Low, of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union, pointed out to congress that no Parliamentary Bill in recent years had caused such apprehensions among employers. He said it was regrettable, however, that some trade union members should have been led into becoming propagandists for the employers in opposition to the Bill.
After criticizing Shadow Transport Minister Peter Walker and the anti-Transport Bill movement, Mr. Low went on to hand out a clear warning.
"Bad employers who are operating at the present time have to go before the licensing courts for their licences, and we will be opposing licences for these people. We hope the licensing courts will not grant them".