50 year s ago\, workers at the Lucas Aerospace arms compan y launched their pioneering Alternative Workers Pl an. Faced with threats to their jobs\, workers at Lucas Aerospace responded with a visionary\, posit ive plan that challenged economic orthodoxy.
\n \nThey proposed 150 detailed ideas for social ly useful products the company could make\, such a s heat pumps\, wind turbines and kidney machines\, instead of fighter jet parts.
\n \nThe Luc as Plan became famous worldwide\, sparking other g roups of workers to propose their own plans. In It aly today\, workers occupying the former GKN auto plant are putting those ideas into practice.
\n \nThe Lucas Plan was a political high point o f the C20th UK workers' movement. Even though it w as killed by state inertia and owner-management op position\, it remains an inspiration for everyone who understands why ecological and useful producti on under worker-community control is the basis for wider social change.
\n \nThis free event is organised by the New Lucas Plan group and you c an regis ter here.
\n \nDESCRIPTION:50 years ago\, workers at the Lucas Aerospace arms company launched their pioneering Alternative Wor kers Plan. Faced with threats to their jobs\, work ers at Lucas Aerospace responded with a visionary\ , positive plan that challenged economic orthodoxy .\n \n \n \n They proposed 150 detailed ideas for socially useful products the company could make\, such as heat pumps\, wind turbines and kidney mach ines\, instead of fighter jet parts.\n \n \n \n Th e Lucas Plan became famous worldwide\, sparking ot her groups of workers to propose their own plans. In Italy today\, workers occupying the former GKN auto plant are putting those ideas into practice.\ n \n \n \n The Lucas Plan was a political high poi nt of the C20th UK workers' movement. Even though it was killed by state inertia and owner-managemen t opposition\, it remains an inspiration for every one who understands why ecological and useful prod uction under worker-community control is the basis for wider social change.\n \n \n \n This free eve nt is organised by the New Lucas Plan group and yo u can register here. (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk /e/an-idea-whose-time-must-come-tickets-1994125968 452)\n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T103000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T173000 LOCATION:University Place\n 176 Oxford Road\n Manchester\, M13 9PL\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.workers.coop/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=275 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR