Communist Industrial Policy - New Tasks for New Times - Recommendations Towards an Industrial Policy

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A British Communist Party statement defining an industrial policy grounded in the declared policy of the Third Communist International. It frames communist industrial policy as an examination of practical tasks and guiding lines rather than a fixed idealistic objective, and emphasizes the role of labor organisations, especially trade unions and works committees, as machinery for proletarian mass struggle against capitalism. It warns against splits and urges communists to join unions, win majority support, and provide guidance for workshop, local branches, and national working-class activities toward power.

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Foreword

§I Recommendations towards an Industrial Policy for the Communist Party of Great Britain

97-84145-23Communist Party ofGreat Britain Communist industrialpolicy [London] [192-?] # COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD RESTRICTIONS ON USE: Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libraries. TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmREDUCTION RATIO: 9:1 IB IMAGE PLACEMENT:IA DATE FILMED: -1INITIALS: 化 TRACKING\#: 26154 FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. 623 # Communist Industrialon1 J113Policy ## Foreword Standing firmly upon the declared policy of theThird Communist International the Party in GreatBritain at the same time must endeavour to meet theproblems that face it as they are presented in thiscountry. The reader is accordingly reminded that a Commun-ist Industrial Policy—like every other phase of Com-munist activity—is not an unalterable statement of anidealistic objective.It is an examination of the tasksbefore us and the guiding lines to pursue. Such astatement,however,is bound to partake of a generalcharacter. It suggests the recognition of the existing tradeunions as the Labour Organisations of the majority ofthe masses and seeks to transform the unions frombeing mere benefit associations into organs of revolu-tionary struggle.The following statement is neitherfinal nor complete.It is a general guide to our atttitudeto the great Trades Union movement,and indicateshow the Communists and revolutionary workers musttackle the problems of union organisation and activity.To-day the rivalry in the unions is becoming acute,andthe union bureaucracy prefer splitting the unions ratherthan be subject to revolutionary influences within them. To become the Party of the masses the Partycannot ignore the unions.The character of thestruggle they are compelled to wage,becomes in-creasingly revolutionary,in spite of all the desiresof the Trades Union bureaucracy to prevent it.The Communists must therefore join the unions. The sub-title“New Tasks for New Times”aptlyexpresses the spirit of the following statement on Com-munist Industrial Policy. But the Communists must set themselves againstsplits in the union movement.Whoever adoptsthis policy of splitting the unions are weakening themasses in their hour of greatest need.We must unitethe working masses if we would save them from furtherdefeats and disasters.There is therefore urgent needfor every Communist to study well the lines indicatedin the following statement of policy and get busy rightaway.Direct representation of the workers affected onall local and national bodies and the strengthening ofCommunist leadership locally and nationally,is theurgent demand of the movement.We must have Com-munist guidance for the workshop activities,Commun-ist guidance in the local branches of Labour Organisa-tions and Trades Councils,Communist guidance in thenational activities of the working class towards theconsolidation of Labour's march to the conquest ofpower. 1943 PCRMAY 5 ## §I RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARDS ANINDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR THE COMMUNISTPARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN. All Parties belonging to the Communist Internationalmust carry on a systematic and persistent Communistwork amongst the masses of the proletariat. Particularly must this work be carried on·in thefactories,workshops,pits,railways,etc.,and especiallyin the labour organisations such as the Works Commit-tees,Trade Unions,Co-operative Societies,and all theclass organisations of the workers.The Labour organ-isations are a direct product of the merciless economicstruggle which the working class is compelled to wageagainst the systematic efforts of the employing class tosecure and maintain the economical and political servi-tude of the masses.The Communist Party is the van-guard of th

FAQs

What is the purpose of the statement on Communist industrial policy?

It serves as a general guide to the party’s attitude toward the trade union movement, setting out the tasks and guiding lines the Party must pursue.

Why does the document emphasize working within labor organizations and trade unions?

Because labor organizations—especially trade unions—are presented as effective machinery for the proletarian mass fight against capitalism and for proletarian revolution.

What does the statement say about splits within the union movement?

It argues that splits weaken the masses at their moment of greatest need, and urges unity rather than adopting policies that split unions.

Sep 21, 2026

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