Still plenty of scope
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Any change to the Dock Labour Bill which lessens its effect on hauliers, warehousemen and drivers must be welcomed. The latest amendments protecting pre-1967 job conditions are therefore welcome, but it is significant that only union objections have been met. Despite strong and reasoned objections from the RHA, FTA and CBI the threat to inland terminals and depots remains real. The activists among dock workers will be undeterred by the amendments; they still have plenty of scope.
It still puts power into the' hands of men who are either incapable or unwilling to use their power for the nation's well-being.
Michael Foot's amendments are still too little, but it is not yet too late for the employer's organisations to have his insidious piece of legislation set aside. They may take encouragement from the fact that because of their efforts some of the unacceptable clauses to the Transport Act 1968 have never been enacted.
Certainly, before this Bill becomes law we are entitled to know in what degree it will benefit Britain. This is the least we should expect from a Minister of the Crown—especially an aspiring Prime Minister.