Socialist Press no. 147

DEFEND THE UNIONS

against this all-round onslaught!

BUILD A REVOLUTIONARY PARTY

paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 147 Denning The State Britain's former top police chief Sir Robert Mark last week crashed his way to the centre of the union-busters' election platform. In an article published in "Security' magazine, Mark-who, as Metropolitan Police Commissioner supervista te brutal org altacks on Grunwick pickets and the police violence which led to the anti-fascist Kevin Gately in Red Lion death Square-likened the trade unions to the emerging Nazis ot 193Us Germany: ''In critical situation in which the law does not support them. the Government of the day-iheir partner or their puppet according to their view-declares its intention to change the law in their favour. "This unlike the way in which the Socialist German Workers Party Nationa unrestricted control of the Germar State between 1930 and 1938.'' Lost there was any doubt that Mark intended an explicit analogy between the unions and the fascists, he went on to extend it, in condemning what he regards as the excessively concilatory stance of Tory spokesman James Prior: Chamberlain's to Herr avcvale reterences and Signar Mussolini caused wiT er dismay Shadow Employment Minister's respectful touching of his forelock to Ine trade unions on television causes now.'

It is no coincidence that in the same wook as Mark's, open endorsement of the Tories' tualn union-busting strategy Britain's ton iudae. Lond Denning also let fly a major attack on the unions, which he described as the "greatest threat to the rule of law". "the law" Denning means the kind of anti- union ruling that he handed down recently the National Graphical against AssOCELIOn waring we unton Trom carrying out blacking to force recognition at the Nottingham Evening Post. That judgement, an important precedent on which a Toty government would build, amounts to a challenge to the right of any union to carry

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* April 25, 1979 * 15p Thatcher tout blacking action, and follows on a succession of rulings against the UPW and NUJ restricting anon ro.uts. the guise of protecting "freedom" Unoer senior police chiefs and their allies on the legal benches are conspiring witn the employers In a state offensive designed to destroy the organised strength of the trade union Movoniell WurCu stands in the way of British capitalism's desperate drive for increased profits.

The Tories While reactionary police chiefs and judges added their weight to her anti-union campaign, Thatcher herself stepped up the offensive last week. Seeking uó the Tories' traditiona whid support of small business owners, confused petty bourgeois and backward workers into a violent irenzy acal. st une working class, she denounced the who "go on strike, indulge in secondary picketing ano nave cracaron sommel Let there be no doubt. Thatcher's gang, the direct British capitalism, intend spokesmen immedlate ane orastic action acalnst the oroanisa.

tions fought for and built by workers over 200 The closed shop and other union riahts tha and the employers she represents find objectionable bulwark defending jobs

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waues ano working the Corelions acalnst Ine insatiaole _•rive ot bosses every industry towards speed-up, rationalisation and increased exploitation Cl d déndr ds banoe vț a. view to weakening workers' resistance to the round of price rises, rises, closures rent and social service cuts that thev plan to brina in finance their tax handouts to top mandoers and employers. it snouio de rememoereo inat even tne ory pre hated Cedes gat, inmemt concedes that, in comparison to Thatcher that brought in the Industrial Relations

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atted ine rentonvile Shrewsbury 6, and jacked cockers ano Ine urence Sparham. IFL Shirley Williams council rents sky hiah. is branded as "moderate"' working class must prepare for battles T ne against all those who, posing "'wreckers" secK LO wreck Ine bowel OTune unions and destroy the basic rights fought for against generations of reactionary employers.

The Concordat But while the Tories plan a. frontal assault on the unions; the Labour and TUC leaders have done their best to plunge the knife into the back of the working class, with their reactionary Concordat.

As Shirley Williams brazenly boasted in Labours election broadcast last week. the Con.

cordat contains proposals that echo every one of Tories' sabotage union TolanS strength. contains plans to relax the closed shop; plans to crack down on strikes that take place before all procedures are fully exhausted: plans for ballots prior •to strike action; and far-reaching plans to curb picketing. Why against workers when you Lule lavi Concordat?' was Williams' line of can use the But Labour leaders have also encouraged the tightening of the laws on picket ing in a series or savage court rulings age of the mealy-mouthed politics put forward by unese bureaucrai even at this crucial hour is to be seen in the defeat by bureaucrats at the Scottish TUC of an AUEW resolution calling legal protection tor pickels, those ane tor wu occloy anores Reformists, anxious to prove that Callaghan can tame unions better thar I natcner actually arguea wal a resolution derending union rights would harm Labour's election chances!

The TUC But of course there is no prospect of action by the TUC to defend the unions Mayatter what government is elected on 3

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WSL

MANIFESTO

Our policies on all the key questions in the election Price 5p from Socialist Press sellers or (plus 7p postage) from 31, Dartmbuth Park Hill London NWS 1HR PHOTO: Andrew Wiard. Report Moss Evans - TGWU blocked pro-union motion Three years TUC collaboration in wage of factory sackings Ciosures. speed-up plans what they call the . participation "national interest" has shown that these bureau- 'crats nave no concept whatever ot tighting toi the independent class interests of their members.

This chronicle of betrayal is capped off with the wretched Concordat with Callaghan.

Not only that, but at Grunwick, Desoutters, Trust Houses Forte, Garners • Danoersons ano a string of major unions have smale examoes. allowed efforts at unionisation to be held back by tinpot employers, with not a finger lifted by union officials. At Garners TGWU officials have even taken the initiative in proposing to the police that they restrict picket hines six-strond desoite seat violence, while refusing to mobilise any support whatever from London's 500,000

TGWU

members If such leaders canhot even build the unions under a Labour government, there is no way they will be able to defend them against the savagery oi tne ortes! Our answer The is plain. The message workers' movement is under attack on all sides.

New, principled leaders and a programme for action are needed to defend our rights This is why as our Manifesto makes clear, the Workers Socialist League fights in this election for the building of a revolutionary party as the answer to the present crisis.

Vvc sdy *Vote Labour against the Tories on May 3.

*Follow this up with the struggle to drixe out the right wing Callaahan-Healev leadership and the fake lefts that refuse to fight them.

*Throw out the Concordat and its defenders in the union bureaucracy.

forward the fight for a principled socialist alternative!

Zimbabwe masses caught between thugs and traitors

CLAMPDOWN IN ITALY

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-INTERNATIONAL-

The reactionary deals in this pacts and forces of the embattled where the forces situation of reaction Smith regime, aided by nave gained a transient advantage. those of the Patriotic Smith has always been leadership, Front capitalize on the quIcK combined this last week lack of political leadership the to produce a serious set- Satriotic Front seadership.

the masses liberation back to the struggle in Zimbabwe. Political As we go to press Smith •Now again he will make has declared a poll of 64% the results of the Use elections the Slate- managed to provide imper- certainty among the masses excuse to with ialism the -feelings fostered by make a deal over the heads palpable failure of. the with the fulfil Patriotic Front to 'internal' government and to their promise of disrupting increase pressure on ane elecuous. Patriotic Front leadership This failure not was (or sections of it) to come political. military, to terms with Smith and his the conse- was not simply stooges. of the strength The large turn-out, Smith's army-the the Patriotic blow to Zimbabweans have shown Front's propaganda claims themselves willing and eager boycott, was, ol a massive to fight. ensured by of course, Above all else it came which even factors causes from the strategy of a petty the imperialist bourgeois Patriotic Front bourgeois embarrassment Dress some leadership which itself as it surveys the supposed linked interests of to the 'freedom' of the elections.

imperialism-a strategy told the State of emergency wich ILas Zimbabwean masses that The • country is under a then goals would be secureu state of emergency with for them by guerrillas. over 90% of it' subject to masses in Once again martial law. This, together with emer- regulations, gency • a huge mobilisation of reactionary armed forces (including the private thug armies of the black members of the inter- settlement'), the fact that most of the internal leaders of the Patriotic The general election Front are in detention, and to take place in Italy on South African massive makes June 3 will do so, as will mullary assasce. the "freedom" of the elec- its British counterpart tions a mockery. May 3, under the on Bishop Muzorewa's party armed omnipresent has intimidated voters and other supervision of the candidates. parties to the internal settle- police. ment. after the Immediately Sithole's army has done declaration of the election similarly, and these private date, the Italian police un- thug-armies have committed leashed a wave of repression all kinds of brutality in their directed primally political 'canvassing' "autonomists"-groups the Serious setback students, in renectas and sometimes workers who military Inmates of represent training camp outside Salis- tendency to the left of the Muzorewa Italian Communist Party bury The are supporters. and recruits admitted for example not a centranscu movement journalists who visited them and comprise many different currents. in 1978 that their mission "teach people how Many have publicly was to to vote". individual defended Red Despite the obviousness terrorism the of these intimidatory Brigades, and the bourgeois have there be politicians and press measures. Cal conducted doubt that the size of the to valli valkil vote and the welcome

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given it by imper- generally ialism indicate a serious set- back, both for the Patriotic Front leadership and for the zim babwean masses. Hollowness If is a setback for the leadership Decause exposed the hollowness of their propaganda claims; and for the masses because it serves to strengthen the of Smith and his friends in their attempts to 'internal produce accord' satisfactory imperialism. Opportunists can now be expected to manoeuvre and and out of various slide in CP leader Berlinguer Smith with his Uncle Tom cabinet stooges.

revolutionaries for struggle are being made to the building of a Trotskyist of suffer the consequences the political bankruptcy of party provide the programmatic demands and pure guerrillaism. It is the task of revolu- develop the organisational take through which tionaries to up the forms extend the struggle of the for the exposure struggle of the political betrayals of Zimbabwean people to with their leadership that itself victor in: line independent class interests- involved in secret diplomacy the socialist revolution.

aimed at reaching an accord while *Build the armed imperialism, workers calls on its supporters to struggle through of a pro- sacrifice their lives militias as part guerrillaist adventures. gramme based on the mobil- The fight must be taken the oppressed IsatIol proved to have been Others represent adven- later falsified by the state. anarchist factions of turist, petty-bourgeois intelli- The campaign against the terrorism and gentsia. Tne nomists" is being An increasing number of used by "autonomists" however, the Italian ruling class and its Stalinist allies to impose have appeared in the ranks controls on all mass political of Italy s VaSt unemployed workers and in action as italy goes into an election which is incapable the trade unions themselves.

of solving its deep political In the unions, although refusing to crisis. lamentably It is also being used to Stalinist challenge the distract the attention of the the leadership head from the real "autonomists" have none- alasses material and political theless been able, as a result problems which face them increasingly and which the Stalinists and monstrous Tories Catholic betrayals, to gain support of in the conspire to militant workers Worsell produce some alarm in the CP leadership, fearful more apything else of the than political rise mass alternative to its left. Arrests Ecevit's Bulent The new wave of arrests Turkey government in the police out by Canned includes two of the leading office last hung onto figures only by. moving intellectual of the week "autonomist" movement to the further eClI (Toni Negri and right. Scalzone) and thirteen more One third of the Turkish of its leading advocates.

Attempts are now being population have been living under martial law since last made-with the public December. CP leaders support the Christian There is now a strong well possibility that more pro- Democrats-to pin the vinces will be brought under kidnapped Ecevit, Premier Aldo Moro on the martial unwillingly arrested "autonomists" obviously not of acceded to the demands. It is vital that the labour 11 right wing movement, not only in Italy of the Party Europe, ex-Justice MPs (on elsewhere _DUl whom his majority rests) to should demand the freeing crack down even further on political these

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"extremists" and Kurdish face a trial like who now and to adopt nationalists, that of the anarchist Valpreda more pro-capitalist who was even imprisoned in 1970 on the policies The episode, however, basis of evidence which was SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 masses. *In the factories, on the farms, in the schools, bull the independent • organisa- tions of the working class.

*For Constituent Assembly the linked to the racist, capitalist state apparatus: "ror a revolutionary pro democratic and gramme of transitional demands. interests of capitalism *Immediate freedóm for Negri and autonomists and other political prisoners in Italy! *Repeal all reactionary "anti-terrorist" legislation *Smash the CP's "histor- compromise" with the capitalist class and its main party, the Christian Demo- *For. a CP-SP govern- without capitalist ment ministers! *Build a Trotskyist party in Italy to fight for a pro- gramme of independent on wages. iobs and democratic rights Ecevit moves right illustrates the extreme Ecevit's instability of government. a semi-military regime, it is now more than ever danger replaced by full-scale military dictatorship. be This tendency may accelerated if reports of an imminent Kurdish rebellion, the mobilisa- stimulated by tions of the Kurdish masses in Iran, turn out to be well- founded. It more urgent than is Turkish ever for and Kurdish workers to break Ecevit from and the counter-revolutionar Republican Peoples Party currently supported by the bureaucracy trade union and the Stalinists and build instead their own class organisations of self defence and political independence.

CHAD:

IN

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•Confusion reigns in the vast central African republic of Chad. The latest, provisional hasi already met government its serious challences carious authority •Ine

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week of its glory Born at last month's confer.

:. the new grand ence in ano coalition was conceived resolution of 13 years of civil war in Chad nere are Tour elements in , including the two the preceding partners National Governmen Reconciliation'-the armed forces of the neo-colonial state (propped up ialism) and the 'Forces of the North', led by Hissene Habre by I ney nave been •Movement or had the Popular Liberation Total MPLTT-the Third Army'), and by the major remaining fattin liberation front

FROLINAT.

It is Goukouni Queddi, prir iple leader of FROLINAT, wh But his government' chances of survival appear to be even by th remar kaol standards of recent history movement- secessionist the United Southern Front-ha sprung up in the south in oppos- At the coantion same time Third Army' the

(MPLTT)

has been split vicious conflicts ATte une nano contererice Aboubakar Manama Abderrahman (former leader of fall the MPLTT) was stripped of positions arrested and apparently executed along with two of his principal supporters.

Coul been launched because of the pro-Libyan positions taken up Ly Abderrahman at Kano. Gaddafi Gaddafi's port has been switched supporl nas the Vulcan orcel Accorolnd to the Financial Times Libyan now advanced 300 troops have mile anae Aouzou Zone, which Gaddafi has already annexed At the Kano conference, the Nigerian and Sudanese govern ments seemed to have pulled off a diplomatic triumph in settlin the disputes within the turmoil of their mutual neighbour.

anto oresen strife they can scarcely have much time to spare for self- concratulation But it these pro-impertails have come to grief, , the plans situation in Chad today offer no gains, tor the workers and peasants.

CHAD *

hige Faya

Iran capitalists divided on 'Peace' deal tightens Zionist grip on South Lebanon way forward The squabbling between of the various

SHOOTS

and capitalist would-be ruling groups Iran reflects the fact that they cannot rule. And essentially they cannot rule because or ine continued in places growing, mobilis- ation of the masses. days Karim The last Tew Sanjabi (Foreign Minister and leader of the bourgeois National aront resioned irom oazaran s stated reason-that he the couldni t accept uncontrolled activities Islamic committees and revolu- almost Honary boutswas certain v oT secondary Outflanking Sanjabi to reassemble some of his dis- Worse for canad wo ne fact that the opportunist "'left" appearing political support bourgeoisie. among the petty face of Iranian bourgeois nation- alism, The nationa bemocratic Meanwalle Ine •TO- Front (run by the grandson of gressive" Ayatollah, Taleghani, resigned from former President Mossadeq) has.

said had he been completely outflanking the POlITICS • arocerner atter Iwo ou National Front from outside the his children were kidnapped by fanatical followers of Ayatollat covered. Sanjabi has left office to try Khomeini. Baghdad After the summit, held to discuss of ways crippling the political leadership for its co- operation with the Zionist leadership of Israel, the equally re- from the collapse of the actionary Arao regimes Egyptian ponlical ledatl- of the surrounding and Egyptian ship the countries, are busy de- economy. vising ways of imple- But on the other there are those, largely Gulf menting or not imple- much menting the policies states invested in Egypt. they voted to adopt. The Syrian regime, for instance has a backward, On the one hand, there are the hardline states such.

largely peasant economy, Syria which and rad basic ameni- Lack sucH would stand to gain much electrification and ties as Syrian President Assad with PLO leader Arafat Taleghani later went to see Khomeini and they staced a dramatic public reconciliation. Taleghani pledged his loyalty ano made vutual "curbing declaration about excesses" Within the supposedly ruling Revolutionary Counci (wnosi is a secret but is of to include a number selected A varolans and members of Bazargan's adminis- the divisions tration) great that government has been virtually paralysed. The announcement constitution of proposed new. the "Islamic republic" was not made the scheduled day (April 20); and the proposed elections consuituen Assembly have been postponed indefinitely. : would-be rulers are

BUT

Ine not only showing themselves to be enemies of the democratic aspirations waica to topple the Shah's also offer no tyranny, they solution to the near catastrophic economic plight of millions of workers. Though there are no official figures, observers say that infla- most tion raging; estimates now put the number adequate roads rail- and wavs: it depends tor most of its income on handouts from other states, 70% of spends more than its current expenditure on defence alone. Inflation runs at around 10% and rises pay promised to civil servants have not • a20 paid been the be cause afford state can't them. Given this economic it framework hardly that the Syrian surprising should government pressing for the immediate implementation that Baghdad of the part agreement, which calls for of the Arab The transter League headquarters from Cairo. Money It is even less surprising that the Syrian ment is pressing for those headquarters to be resited in the Syrian capital Damascus. The same government also expects the large amounts of moner which have hitherto been made available to the Cairo be government to made available to itself. givers of the somewhat money are reluctant, and certain Gulf Kuwait, notably states, have made plain that agreements made alLy Baghdad will have little real meaning. The boycott New dictator Bazargan Justice. unemployed at around The the million-40% government announcer

COTI

iranian no policy to deal that it had labour force estimate conforms WITh unemployment since had run out of money and could Bazargan's statement last week investment. undertake new that only 50% of industrial and are operati in the country wiany Counted spite of factories-those operating operatine well as those paralysed-are still "back-to-work" campaign. occupied workers commit tees which are either runnine Occupied them or resisting the new capit- alist bosses and managers which In response to this situation bazargan Is trying to Torce on with the support of them. and ofter Islamic In the Abadan oilfields last left-wing 'Marxist-Leninist" guerrila ween workers cemanes were (mojahedin and fedayin), reported to have provoked the unemployed are mobilising virtually themse ves ane nave occupier entirety or the top management.

some government buildings Developments such as these Ministry including the are a trightening reminder to the do not, for backed fascists in the area.

The Zionists now effec- with- the Instance

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of tively control a strip of the private invest- Caval ments in Egypt. Lebanon, approximately miles Wie bannis running Direct aid along the southern border. The Lebanese Only direct government govern- aid seems ment are eager to show that to government they can control Palestinian affected. There relatively little of this, and guerrillas the in • aled what. there is can order that they can hang up a "business as usual" sign.

re-directed sume oulously private through banks The leadership of the are exempt trom Palestine Liberation Organ- the Egyptian boycott. isation (PLO), have in turn shown themselves willing to In consequence, • the 'unity' of hailed co-operate wiin boln ine Baghdad nothing Israeli and Lebanese govern- apart from a jockeying for ments, since United Nations position by rival reaction- troops were sent to the area, ary. Arab rulers in the by promising to disengage Middle East, each eager in their guerrillas. wake of the Iranian une events to prove tner acal to the Palestinian cation liberation struggle while doing nothing to rock the fragile capitalist boator stability which their repressive regimes OWlE depend. Activities Meanwhile, predicted last week, the Israeli govern- ment has stepped up lts activities in the Lebanon after signing separale peace with Egypt. govern- which now lacks a ment, proper army, been time to trying for some position battalion troops in the south of the Iranian oil worker-Arab but have been areas contain most of Iran's prevented from doing so by oil wealth Israeli government- Ayatollahs and Bazargan's ministers • Tn31 control very little. They must equally alarmed new.

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Kurdistan and the othe within the oppressed nations borders A virtual state of civil war is to exist in Kurdistan, reported Fighting betweel

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imperialist sections the national movement Kurdish aloneside Titt Teactionar Khomeini Islamic committees and, the other nationalists imperialist more ge mone a the fedayin The central government hollow the Could Wake threat to send in its faecom posed which not even army, unemployment is making deserted soldiers return to The construction of Marxist party to take forward the struggle for demo rights and for socialist cratic measures to resolve the immense material problems faced by the and remains workers the burning task of the hour.

*For a constituent assembly!

*For and Workerd peasants' government! " In the factories and oil the capital. fields; ists and occupy! "In the countryside: expro.

priate the and occupy! the army: refuse to obey the officers!. Join the workers in setting up militias! But the guerrillas have on occasion ignored PLO leader Yassir Arafat's orders and conducted duels with Israeli on both the Israeli and Lebanese sides of the Dorder It would appear to have been such incidents in the last week that have encour- aged the Israeli army to Southern the hom bard Lebanon heavy artillery. However, the support of the new Iranian government which has acted as the spur Palestinian army activity, now seems to be waning as Iranian Deputy Minister Abbas Prime Entezam thinks again The Iranian government has already had face uprisings MallonalsI amongst Kurds and Turko- manis since the Shah was deposed, and he now believes that Arabs Khuzestan will be the nex to demand a better deal. Khuzestan contains most and it of Iran's oil wells, questionable now seems whether the PLO will in fact be allowed to set up consulate in Ahwaz, the main oil town in the area Following the more moderale lead or lie neigh bouring Arab reactionary regimes, Khomeini Ine government has come to see the only acceptable nationalism Iranian nationalism, and any other line as a threat to its own stability.

Page 4 Election meeting slams Irish repression The WSL The squalid record of the abour Labour government in conducting supporting British imperial: the nature of the pro-imperialist Ireland ist repression Callagnan-nearey-vason ship, and to build an alternative came under heavy attack at revolutionary party first meeting of the the contrast Workers Socialist League's floor London area election meet- ings last Thursday. Comrade election. conclusion urged audience of Addressing an and Socialist Press editor

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the manurs John LIster showed ine links combine a Labour between Labour's commitment stepping the defending within interests in reiano and its class So at were collaborationist policies tion struggle Britain. the key demands: Reformist prisoners' demand As a reformist party, tied to status. * Immediate the notion of achieving conces- workers within the sions British trooDs. *The removal Labour the cabitaist svstem. chief Roy Mason and all Party sees no alternative but to assist the British ruling class in pro-imperialist Labour leaders.

of protit at orivino uo ine rate workers' expense, pointed out comrade Lister.

WORKERS SOCIALIST

And this means also fighting

LEAGUE

reoress those strudeles- whether they be the Iranian Public meeting Zimbabwe liber- revolution, the "Fight for Alternative ation fight or the Irish war of independence-that Revolutionary Leadership threaten capitalist stability. in the Labour Movement" But despite Labour's repres- Lyndhurst Hall sion, the anti-imperialist move- Ireland-North and Walden Rd, Kentish Town ment South alike-continues to grow Friday 27 April at 7.30 in scope and tenacity, 'reflected Nearest tube: Chalk Farm and sacrifice of courage in the the 'blanket' prisoners of Long Kesh in their three year struggle for political status.

PRESS

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• Torv Partv A picture of Sir Robert intend to spend Mark, stern jawed and un- smiling, headed the top of the vark mould they. nor the the Daily Mail front page.

Despite his current civilian securitv mazette the picture showed him status, Mark, Lord uniform and police crooped wide enough to include two rows ot insionla on chest. He looked across the page and as a man with a vision party. Several pages later readers of The the Daily Niail. would have Thatcher think it believed Mark that carlicu was overstating the case That official line-the exact Nazis, of the Tories- formal position question the display on was berted oy page one. Picked out in striking bold letters alonaside his picture was SUrGeons the statement: "Unions Govern- and the Man engine doe the strates Daily Mail not as sustain a story of longer often Party. hes are short and simple, but the ex- police chief's over- i over stating the case or not, ran Leyland the page one to fill half of trom page two with densely packed Thatcher's Margaret conscious decision last week to reopen her racialist cam- paign agianst the immigrant an important population is element Tory strategy after the election. One of the few categorically clear sections of the Tory mani.

TeSTO spells which a Tory government would seek to attack the few remaining immigrants' families fighting for a rants and fiances to enter britain.

vote in inis election is the fight to expose these proposals, the Tory press would intensify its propaganda pro- within moting racial individual class-hopefully une working speakers who had called providing Thatcher with improved conditions

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Lister •lanned onsiduent on tne tradt union movement and workers' Ine traot Labour Party living standards. audience with vult active TIant labour movement for the Irish libera- and in particula *Support for the Long Kesh PoW TOn withdrawal of of torture other Thatcher standards it set itself. does not One example towards the the election period in issuing statements in end of the strike was a front page article in the Daily Tele- out nellnel Mail can grapn which claimea that.

embarrassed by his article in the "a roots revolt grass Leyland workers British Denning demandina the riaht to work at (uno made his own headlines later in the Cowley Body want nad been launched against the strike the week) and the Daily Mall are The article was reporting the three arms of the capitalist state.

Leyland Party is their attemot manage ment to abolish the 'spiv day' at the plant in which by tradition Mail and unwise Levland workers have taken a campaign on slogans which liken day's unpaid holiday at the end of the Easter break. the labour movement to Hitler s that is only a tactical The move to get workers in was launched Detore ine craft Mail's laudatory treat. strike began, and was nothing ment of Mark's article (written with that do whatsoever in his own words for "Generals, strike. was notable only for the directors of large companies and half the less than fact that even senior policemen") demon workers Plant in responded despite the best ano and Fleet Street the Mail Is knowr of management the house journal of the Tory union leadersni• That did not prevent tne Telegraph stating that those went into had dul so defiance cark handful who The press campaign against skilled workers' Leyland strike has been remarkable in its intensity, even by the own high united cratt oroanisation.

TORIES RENEW THEIR

RACIST CAMPAIGN

For all their one knows tul went that e kind of reactionary racist forces attacks blooded chauvinist vicious anti-. auracted immigrant _olattorm thererore. precisely the type of elements offer way racialism material problems that inp it te she needs as a base of support trom which to attack ine work ing class. fester. Nor indeed Cynical 'lefts' Labour To this end she has dragged Callaahan's coattails. Indeed the old cynical falsification recommenddtions "swamped" by Commons of Britain being inflows immiarants -desolte hace Melations the fact that, Callaghan's tion which form the basis of the right wing Labour government, have Tory immoration laws already been tiontened Bidwell and tour otner Labou virtually halt the inflow of black MPs. Immorants Her efforts year to create solit. and divisions along racial lines are also assisted by the chronic unemployment, homelessness, reactionary social service cuts and plunging livina standards created by years of Labour treachery. Troops! Healy runs 60 candidates Despite The decision by the Workers Revolutionary parliamentary Party to stand 60 candidates General Election in the be unable to point appears as an astonishing act of bravado. ment only the latest

OUT IT

example of the Heav leader efforts substitute ship's staling scalt 'mass" stunts and hours". organisational initiatives for any Their record patient struggle for the Trotsky.

ist programme within the work vote for principle". ing class. The

WRP

unlimited financial apparently resources is not of course in any sense a mass party decision go for 60 order to secure candleate. television and ing time incudes the Central more destructive to White to Tom remaining cao re decision to run ten candidates from a much bigger organisation British Leyland, attempts In 1384. successful The ensuing campaign then saw the most grotesque liquida. against TinE hunting the "Cowley 9'. tion of the Party's programme in an orgy mass ment' which piled up more "recruits" in almost to petty supposed in the the ever area Inar rarl verse. secured in votes, and wreaked reveres n lat with existing

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havoc branches Reduced in size of the Middle East astonishingly ''Iraq This outcome must be ever likely the iyah and Syria" more electior, which finds the WRP The

WRP

but reduced size vastly saddled with an even Cooter chance to vote tor orincide image-building, election cam Nor does the WRP offer any canca machine clear programme or direction to the working class SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 half-hearted full- natcher. campaign, the Labour leaders answering do the timid that cling Select Committee on and Tories' manifesto were co-signed Labour's racist left' Sydne!

Bidwell went out of his way Bidwell oeTend nate against charges that she was a More enlightened sections of racialist-and now finds his own the abour lett nave policies beine used Bidwell, but pulled up short of for the Tora se aruinipastork part of a recruiting platform any fight to oust Labour's right wing leaders. Yet the massive mobilisation of anti-fascist forces in Leicester last weekend •an( Ine Isolation of the ational rron indicate that the potential exists class crush the overt racis move ments and struggle in defence of the immigrant community Vote Labour This fight demands a vote for Labour against the Tories in the election, combined with e struggle by socialists to drive out ine racist caldenan-nealt leadership and fight for the repeal of i the Immigration laws socialist instead programme im orove vin! and social services and be job. must provide the

TOT

nationalisation and olanned basic industry. expansion under compensatior witnout workers' management. manifesto's their. emphasis that the WRP is "not a , but a revolution ary party", WRP candidates wil to a see instance in which their members have fought in the labour move sUCH marreste demands as the opening of the books of capitalist firms or the ware practice makes a mockery of the slogan "a vote for this programme is a 'Participation' Healy Rather the WRP's practical record in the unions over the last five years insofar as it exists

STILL AVAILABLE

by su•Dort elver Committee member WRP leaders 'workers' participation' set-up in

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junk the old sabotage the

TGWU

campaign Trotskyism oureaucrat Witc And on an international level The was citine sueservice bourgeois nationalis Middle East is manifesto's cali for solidarity with not only the freedom fighters of the PLO and the revolutionar Arab masses but also dictatorships the Libyan Jamahir- Price 45p plus 15 p p&p has no basis. on from WSL, which it can offer workers the 31, Dartmouth Park Hill, Instead all they offer them is London NW5 1HR the chance to vote for a propa- speaks fo „Wal the anti-communist butchers of the Iraqi Ba'ath Socialist Party.

The National publicised much through Leicester last Satur- day turned into a set-back big the as received at Lewisham in a which undermined their nationally. 350-400 fascists parts various protected by of 5,000 police anti-rascists throughout the city suffered attack TeW yards after The march. Hail of bricks As they drew level with a demolition site, the SeCtions were Cut Cown ovanal from behind hoardings. anis attack prompt decision by the police- from directed above the cooTer-1O reomrect the shortest route to hold their meeting. Clashes on The wav culmin- ated in a confrontation between and police anti-fascists university ared where meeting was being held. Frequent charges resulted although the police interested

HOIC

At one point dogs were set the anti-fascists anome some conce and motor bikes at high speed into the crowds. Earlier the tactic oolice nao been warted woen the vast majority of anti-fascists follow League. supporters SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 Front's march orotest the NF they The one In e seriously support centre. from country the travelled centre cover their

COT

Ine comprising the Indian -010 marci banner of protest march front The anti-fascists the streets. also oroduced by heli- which-had would marcu to the the front planned of Leicester. The League has in the • the NF mobilise factory by the in 35 arrests- and seemed beating combat ue tascists dignatories and drove cars such TOr this question. the

TIS.

official and building party assemble LEICESTER: Ar

SETBACK FOR

THE FRONT

Victoria Park-a mile or so from the city centre-and then go on

ANL

maren Carnival, Sited weil away trom police plan . was to demonstrators assemble at Victoria Park and then cordon it off from the city But when they carried out this plan only about 400 ANL supporters were caught behind cordon-the rest nad directly ,to the city Another group of about 500 which also assembled at Victoria Leicester Park organised by the community heations council- mostly liberals and Workers Association off "unity" away trom the National Front on a futile anti- The fascist action shows the impor- tance or contronting the Nr of demonstrates the of the ANL policy been tollwed- have allowed the National Front fascists to march unchallenged through the streets Workers Socialist consistently argued that the central issue is the tight every workplace working class political and trade union body immigrant community united defence squads trained to any the

ANU

or the organisations involved in the ANLawould fight policy Tine would fight alongside them on view, must be

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combined with the struggle the right wing Labour has treachery revolutionary capable fighting the Labour and TUC traitors. Page 5 NF members frisked by police on arrival at the march assembly point A special Socialist Press Report rascists arriving for ine rany un coache.

N

TOML FRON

Pictures by Socialist Press photographer

POLICE VENDETTA

AGAINST BLACKS

Page 6 "Merlyn Rees, Home told Secretary reporters at the opening of the Brick Lane police station (1978) that senior officer had been Bangladesh to sent to find out the historical reasons for the distrust between the East End's the police Bengalis and force." (p.66) It is difficult to believe police officer, let that any Merlyn could alone Rees, believe that this action would be remotely useful in sorting out the 'problemof relations deteriorating the police between and black people. For it is clear from the gathered in this evidence deteri- pamphiet that relations between the police and black people from Te VIL direct of the with the black community so-called forces of law and order'. Discrimination In hundreds of examples the pamphlet shows that the black community is subject continual discrimination and by the police. of the The format pamphlet systematic 1S examination of all the areas which black people police action experience for recommendations following each change section. Before we examine. these recommenda- detail it is impor-

LOTS

of give something tanı to the flavour of the informa- tion on which those recom- mendations are based. The pamphlet is divided broad Iour

LILO

a1 cas- police powers and the black community; ponce oo wels and the black individual; prosecution and conviction; and police accountability.

In the first section evi- dence is given which details of the vast concentration police forces in black areas — especiallv at events such as the Notting Hill Carnival, and meeting DaCk placti black localities generally.

Weakness Emphasis is given to the activities of the Special Patrol Group and the illegal Immigration control unit.

the The weaknesses in will pamphlet-which become clearer when we deal with recommendations -are hinted at in the follow- formulation. ing I ne SPG has changed from its original function as a police support anti-crime 11n1T TO unit police commando indiscriminate

COOLCANY

stop and search activities in these 'high crime' areas and for use against aemonslid- "Quite tions and pickets.. obviously this 'change was one from the original stated function. The pamphlet shows that. those total numbers stopped by the are SPG and those arrested different. Stopped Arrested 3,142 1972 41,980 1973 34,534 3,339 41,304 3,262 65,628 4,125 1975 1976 60,898 3,773

LEACLE

LIST

ON ARCA

PERL

Socialist Youth League contingent on recent demonstration against the SUS law would have been tigation of one particular useful if the figures for crime and lead many convictions had been given charges: for others. although as we shall see The mass actions allow little correlation the police to gather large between guilt and convic- amounts of information on who have committed tion.

ROSE

Many individual and have been no crime of SPG charged with no crime. This examples activity to enables detailed surveillance given-too many of those 'suspected of being quote here. illegal immigrants or over- The Illegal Immigration stayers. The New Scientist Intelligence Unit (IIIU) was 1979 that January 1972 in the wake calms "It estimated that the 1971 Immigration of the names of some 15,700 'sus- Act which came into force pected' illegal entrants are 1973 the beginning of Office compute new the Home and 'gave police and immi- gration officers new powers of arrest (without warrant) Amnesties and detention. Since that time the black One important •area 0l community has been subject the Immigration Act which to widespread, random raids could have been given more and passport checks. detailed treatment in the The fIU (set up without pamphlet is the double- reference to Parliament) has organised "passport raids' on edged ot the nature

LWU

amnesties for illegal entrants and black communities which have been used to supplied information to information "on forces, MOle Many who forward came October 11th 197 they did were told

HOU

Londor the End H9S1 • O| qualify and were deported 10 premises where at least The second part of the were entered and more than first section outlines police 50 black people were taken unwillingness to afford to Leman Street police refusal to protection, 14 these station. WelC recognise a racial dimension 10 later being detained, to attacks, delay in respond- released when their right to for help, to appeals 1n% be in this country had been unwillingness to investigate established" (p.15). attackers, and prosecute hostility to complainants Passport checks and treatment of the victim as the aggressor. "Passport checks by the the also emphasises police in Birmingham also fact that a common practice in October 1973 led to the to tell blacks who have hundreds of reDoll lal attacked that they immigrants in the Midlands been themselves should seek out planned to carry their pass- ports around with them to with dangerous results. *protection from give them the police' "(p.15) "Recently Newham These raids often follow the pretext of inves- case has served to highlight SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 just how dangerous and in- juveniles and school- appropriate is the advice of children, witnesses and by- police who advocate that of standers, the practice the victims of attacks should repeated arresT harassment of black families catch the culprits or take out a private summons, home and on "An Asian family was business premises. An important part of this repeatedly abused and The section is given over to the attacked. police said that they could do nothing 'sus' laws and the use of the 1971 Immigration Act. without evidence as to the Under Section 4 of the perpetrators of the attacks.

"On October 22 1978 1824 Vagrancy Act anyone 'on the father, Mr A., managed can arrested of loitering with one of the boys suspicion' catch red-handed, the police intent to commit an arrest- had suggested. His wife then able offence. them But phoned for before they arrived the the father boy approached Mr A's house with knife and a dog broke down the front door and abused the family. "When the police arrived they accepted the man's version (ignoring who had in fact summoned them and the obvious damage to the house) that this boy, a had been assaulted 1110 1 without by Mr A. any provocation "The Asian was arrested and charged. A week later he was badly beaten uD or his own doorstep by white neighbours. "Although he recognised one of the attackers, the police unwilling prosecute, claiming that the attack was merely domestic dispute between neighbours and therefore a private summons was more appropriate. Arbitrary arrest The second section deals with police powers and the Under the 1971 black individual in which Immigration Act the police further examples are given of arbitrary arrest, violence have been given extra of powers of arrest and deten- on arrest, treatment

SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 PHOTO: John Smith. IFL Anti-NF picket in Bolton Keith White reviews blice Against Black evidence cople, sub- itted to the Royal ommission on riminal Procedure by Institute of Race elations. Race and pamphlet number ass price 95p, published the Institute of Race lations. The important thing but both of these is that onus is on the suspect to ove his innocence, or his nt of residency. A black Ison automatically ader suspicion'. It is virtually impossible get round a 'sus' charge. for example, Ul 01 34 cases dealt with by Itham Forest Community Council lations between nuary 1977 and October 78 only one example of was known"- Rees this was because of the gistrate's special know- ge of the area which led acknowledge that

MORE

POLICE

PERJURY

Stop this Frame Up! Picket of Camberwell Magistrates Court in support of Kim Gordon, black militant victimised by police for his anti-fascist work in South East London observation clearly accused attempts from was the secure convictions heavier to be position by the through tion easier. police. white involved in Action under the often Immigration was The charges the with using nothing to do with taken part an identity remand allow time IOl injuries an Asian and a the anti-racist was pamphlet a1 C often al C deals He and police section was detained by which the the only claimed immigrant. he the Liaison Was subsequently summoned the Home tendency why ottence police had political the of the been Ultimately little he £25 charges (e.g. was for any- ity organisatioli supposedly Charges of brought Mangrove police The authorities aSO even тоге unfettered community: views of pamphlet details the they are right of be the of concerned (LO charges which Consulaly present, are easier to 'prove' and can the violence and abuse

BLACK PEOPLES

HERE TO

ARE

19

NEVE

STAY

at Ealing station to

INF

THUGGERY.

stealing Later the was by

WILL NOT

money the

TIGHT RACISM

man's he had banked it.

BE TOLERATED

evidence,

STOP

police who

POLICE

20°

JOLENCE

minutes proved boys' out cards". victims of "Mrs LA 47 was treated by police who her on Wolverhampton demonstration against NF and the police before attended carry a heavier sentence.

her; he Examples are also 68 has biblio- given a haemorrage. of convictions gained of graphy publica- ludicrous evidence including tions. It however, supposed UlIc subject of the robbery been have added thus and deniea naving been robbed and refused to testify. pressure no control It is also clear that black It people in suffer the suffers Dal Licula Ludl at the remand stage of their tion before and which other Casts. evidence Police recommendations presented. with in this on bail conditions While carry perhaps section. much weight is, WILd magistrates. open The police have used bail people "bribe' black people greater. Ah „LO bittiness the experiment Bristol agree to finger-printing or to that showed even police make 'voluntary' state- with 'In LlCll

SUS

defendant, of good Cast character background illustrates. identify people was in custody remanded white. for three weeks before being However, granted bail" are also been Even when bail is granted pamphlet useful ted evoerci evidently We turn. First 18: evidence conclusion

TON

and crimes) and should, operate in best disbanded" and 1n the keeps out disbanded for the SPG we disband the altogether by most backed cars trouble should be Tera the Again tion "The police and tion Act repealed" and racist black fought by question will excuses harassment. The should be Immigration a whole. page return improving valetor serious ending of through the Instead anti-racists attacks. the make individual Page 7 distribution of rights on extremely the Home arrest cards for those Office and the demand that search warrants should be police under statutory control and obtainable from magis- trate only. The demand for partial repeal of the Immigration Act is repeated but there is also the important demand for the abolition of Section the Vagrancy with each Act. 'e ten on on ice at activities g the of that their law, ver bal insuffic- nging provocative presence of to when statement is signed that they statutory dical examination cease contact parents areas held altogether ng of dock fron- disputes between should do checks on police ensure these are being the black kept.to of the the inde- in the ack from vague en- The of the must be reformist the shown police is by the police force demand Stroyedinis should destroyed patrol in While can demand central kept way dealt far more selectively they been destroyed The state direc- ask the the On of be of arrest the should immigration Two demands should be "The Illegal as 'riot' Intelligence police 01 alone be cannot be with The While a hangs over police and plenty of and continuing include to the police suggested in useful but the are main for the dent the black to in the pamphlet. the he answer workers self the this abolition of The this In by the recommendations of the clear-the

Page 8

FIGHTING

TO SAVE

ST. MARY'S

Socialist Press talks to Joe Beckles, Secre- tary of the St. Mary's Hospital Defence Com- mittee and of St. Mary's Hospital Transport and General Workers Union Branch.

West Mensington Area Chelsea and did not The questionnaire present as an alternative the up.

Westminster Authority has recently issued grading of both the St. Mary's that St. Mary's hospitals on their present sites.

statement CHINaTOW node na inner wores tney out une now been reprieved as a result cash question and Tirst The of the pressure from the trade of the local people needs Is this second.

UNIONS

alte true? Bv this device the CHC and The AHA statement is delib- the AHA were able to say that eratelv desioned to mislead the the public had 'chusen' to close public and the workers St. at the Mary's as It now was ano replace it with a so-called 'com- hospital. The real effect of the AHA maunty nosollar decision on 11 April is that full • Right up to the AMA meet been given which the AHA adopted authority has ing at the present 400-bed general the CHC scheme, the details of

JOT

the proposal. were never hospital to be run down to lou maot beds, and from the available to the workers in the general com- probable present 16 acres to a the hospital two acre community nosoilal. munity And. of course, while the We only discovered fairies is definite there is ent destruction present of the CHCs betrayal by extent attending the Health Authority guarantee meeting.

TAST

commun ty' hospital will ever become a reditly. As well

CHC,

some supporters campaign to What role has the local Com.

hospital open advo keep your munity Council play up of arawing in this snaboy connaence trick.

"alternative plan'. The trade unions in the has.

On the other hand Socialist pital initiated the campaign to Press supporters have from the which original plan oooose tne start advocated a labour move.

was to run-down ana close su ment investigation to establish Mary's Supposedly to provide the funds Harrow for improved health need tacities. vnal are your view or to run a new oresticious rebuitt this now? hospital on the site of the other The 'alternative plan' idea St. Mary's, a mile away in Praed wa: clearly mistake diversion that the CHC and the Winter pubi meeting 2 AHA have been aule to use.

school Oakington Neither the CHC nor the Sentember 1978 attended by about 300 people. Campaign has ever had access to information to There massive opposi- necessary for TIon the scheme. which detailed Vlal would further deprive the local better health services in this class community The District Joint Shop essential services From that meeting we set up •tewarOS Cormittee uned Save St. Mary's Hospital negotiate with the adminis- the trators for the basic information of this It was ine succes: necessary use campaign that forced the CHC extent to which Inf nearer to oppose the AHA scheme, and were already being run services this held back the local District . Ot course, we were never Management Team from going given it. head with their full-scale run- I think that our own enquiry is now essential in order down. The AHA was compelled to extend the consultation period.

that will have the full authority the organised labour move- From that time onwards the acted ment. CHC nas totally willing tool of the health The surveyed only about althousand people; the authorities. represents nev Issue• a questionnaire laboul movement that was supposed to enable an many thousands more "alternative. plan to be devised. This initiative would seek to asked representatives of questionnaire draw Emergency sample or the local community to choose the least. of three bee service. rauwavmen. Dost- evils. focal political organsations and tenants' organisations, Each of the three alterna- tives spelled out was designed to so on. keep within the Many of these have already expressed their support for our government's severe restraints.

NL campaign. Since all these organisations are firmly rooted in the working Class, they would not start from the assumption that the priority Is to save alIcy think we should also try to bring in representatives of the chemical, the drug.

UTIONS

food and oil supply industries to show the huge profits made companies at these private the expense of the NHS. think the AHA How do

VOU

decision accept The will effect the situation the nospital. The process of run down will be stepped-up. we areav nave closures non-replacement wards, non-replacement of staff, overtime cuts. Heads Department have been told they must save at all costs ov axing posts Maintenance will done. Health ano satery cooes will be ignored he shoo stewaros nave suo.

mitted a list of demands by the porters, like fixing broken steps ano oroken windows But we have been told there is no money: The management has recently retused replace man who retired three months employed to deal ago who was wastage With the drains and There is a stench and flies in areas where swill is left.

viciously ahead. What steps are you now taking to ren win the new situation.

Obviously this makes the Hospital role the committee even more crucidi The most important thing PHOTO: Angela Phillips, IFL

TRANSPORTA

ST MARYS HARROW RD WI

SAY STOP THE CUTS!

FIEL

St. Mary's workers on the giant November 17, 1976 cuts demonstration any hospital fight is to get the support of the start. We have now to tignt a of demoralisa- certain amount tion. The trade unions in the hospital have already begun to their forces and consolidate outstanding reso ve some problems. We will have to keep a day by day. minute ov minute watch against all signs the AHA meeting on

AILET

"Ari we ned a mas meeranc supported by the TGWU, NUPE to report back on and GMWU what na sm The speakers inc uced Latham MP. The unan- Arthur imous decision of the meeting which included man was to oppose the CHC plan and battle against the continue ne run-down of the hospital Following that, the Hospital will Defence Committee meet on Monday, District Joint Shop Stewards on Wednesday 25 committee April to draw up plans. We have issued a press state- the AHA's lie ment retuting hold another bull meeraind will almost certainly oroduce a new mass distrioutrol leaflet. Our main objective must be to build up morale and persuade all the hospital staff to refuse to with the administra co-operate i running down the hos- TIOn pital. will be necessary to pre pare for the possibility of a full scale occupation at some poin -very serious plans have to be made for this. The trade unions obviously have a leading role to play. We will have to work for • support from the other hospital, includ- ing strike action, as well as tron local railway don Tras post office workers, London port workers and so on. SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 have to continue to fight just as we have fought before. The situation can only for the worse. Chanel present Labour government na created and the Tories promise to con present situation tinue It have not heard of any public expen- platform saying NHS will GITure increased voting would What advice you give to other hospital workers? • a socialist I can only call AS for the return Labour government in this rituation. for the

OUT

Petur •Callachan. Heaev and so on.

We must vote put Labour government in power with a new leadersnie Battle plans are being drawn, of course, anticipation of a because the Torie threater TurIne shackle the unions and intensify the use of the state to stop the resistance OT worker Tigntin! cuts, low pay, unemployment.

Inside the EGA occupation

WIRKERS

Arthur Latham has given the verbal hospital cam palal support from the beginning.

hospital mass meeting At thi what did he say about his plans to support the campaign when he is re elected? made meeting he AI Ente purely an election speech. He mentioned his support and said he was one of five Labour MP.

who had voted against the government. He did not say now orter he had voted for the govern. ment, or, for example, what he pay . Ene battle He by was challenged to say Socialist Press supporter AyACTV now ne would Hont T get-rid of the Callaghan-Healey question The catesy. never answeied. What part have the various left political groups played in hospital campaign? to say the Workers Socialist • _enoue memers ano supporters have used their experience of other campaigns like ine cue. to strengtnen tu fight within the • hospital ana If we can build trade union the confidence of the solidarity throughout the whole hospital workers. area, we can give an exampre nave •al very start that will show the way forward fought to direct our efforts inte ali the organised labour movement.

the fight against cuts 'left' A victorv nere would be dr (TO Int olel example and an inspiration to parties, they have given us only patronage and propaganda.

same situation. The WRP and the Militant for example, simply turn up to sell their papers. You mentioned that Arthur The other groups, including Latham MP attended the mass the Communist Party, whic metim. How do you thienerat dominates the local trades outcome Genera so far given only Counci Election will affect your fight?

token support. in no doubt that the result will mean that we wil How to fight the cuts WSL members draw out the lessons of important two struggles against the cuts in which they have been involved-the centrally

ENNALS OUT

occupation of the Elizabeth

NO MORE

Garrett Anderson Hospital

HOSPITAL CHITS

in London and the occupa- tion of the South Oxford Nursery. Price 30p 10p plus

WSL,

31 postage from Hill, Dartmouth Park London NW5 1HR. How to fight the cuts

US Appeals Court rules FBI SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 The dramatic five year the US struggle by Socialist Workers Party to gain access to evidence of illegal activity by

FBI

informers, including those the Party's ranks, within now stands at the cross- roads. The presenl development starkly indicates the political weaknesses in the SWP's mammoth $40 million Tawsuit against the government for harassment and disruption of the Party. On March J9 a Court of Appeals ruling unanimously July 1978 order by Judge Thomas Griesa Carter's InstructIng Attornev General Griffin Bell to hand files eighteen of on 1,300 informers

FBI

nas using its illicit admitted surveillance of the SWP. Supreme Court This means that the fight to force FBI to release again these tiles once delayed, and has to be pursued in the Supreme Court

SWP

BUT

The nas simultaneously taken two which, other successful, could Their supreme CourT and end up with the eighteen Files consigned safely back of the FBi's dirty the vaults tricks department.

SWP

On the one hand lawyers nave recuestee Juace appoint a special Griesa to officer of the court 1,300 informe files and, sift out information that would the identi- ties of the FBI's stool pigeons.

to present a public report on the illegal activities documeri- ted in the files wynie inis woule couotiess cata- product FBI's organised logue crime. l would diso seriousiy

TAND

THE

EMER

above the law By John Lister question whether the full files the informants eighteen need ever be released. On the other hand the SWP staged a news on mares conference outlining a propo- sal Justice Department lawsuil on illegal ment, infiltration and sabotage declaration of the SWP's legal and million stalus, damages. Serious ts oovious unar were me Carter administration to settle this basis, then the chances Court Supreme prising out the FBi tiles on the eighteeen informants would be sookesmen Larr Seigle, outlining the Party's proposed settlement, stressed that ine leadersnio recaro it a.

"reasonable and serious...and think the shouid acceot It' Condemning Court of the Seigle went on Appeal ruling, side, in that: "by letting the government off the hock the question eighteen informers, which is a sean the was to in te ment centra issues. (SWP Militant April 6) However, though may appeal secondary issue to ine swr, the massive cover.

up of the the

FBI

lids emeroco the main question at stake. Contempt of Court, in his determination conceal Ine enonteen Tires Griffin the highest law Bell, officer enforcement the

VOA.

Has

ORA

STOP

FBI

SPYING!

SWP members demonstrate outside the court: trade unions scarcely mobilised at all himself in contempt of court- ano now acaieved a court ot Appeals ruling that effectively places him and the FBI above The aw or ne ane While this remains the situation, there whatever in the SWP obtaining a court injunction debarring its prolonged a settlement would Such amount to little more than an But Carter regime seems unwilling to clutch such an olive branch which, for all its merits from Their stand boint. woula stil amount to a major setback to sustained war of attrition US waged Can lals sTate machinery acainst lETT wing and radical movements.

State offensive has been on a massive scale. Infor.

mation illicit operations released during five year lawsuit nOW amounts pages and

TOU OUC

documents-some of wich nave pen buousned in the hook Cointe oro: Ine FBl's Secret War on Political Freedom

SWP

George leader Novack summarised: uncovered authenticated

FBI

proots of Duralaries. sovino on tre dain tiffs as well as on Black , anti- Chicano and movements' activities, poison- Den netters• cent

" VISITS

employer loss landlords, and of relatives, leading to conniving 100- nousing. with adminstrators to college and school teachers attempts Tired: aGency foment dissension within and among their target groups; the use oT nunarees or intormers to spy on people, steal records and instigate provocations.

Militant. July 14.1978) This huge operation is ad- mitted cost at least $1.68 million dollars simply im regular pay outs to the rols

CORKERS PARTY

Page 9 I can't take it anymore... the burglaries... the break-ins..

running from the cops... hiding out in flea-ridden motels..

Charlie, you've got to quit ihe FBI.

the working alass network of 1,300 Griffin Bell has stood firm narks and fingermen party describing within and around contempt Griesa's or the SWP. court order, in the face of a revolutionary shows This itself to be prepared to settle a major legal and constitutional does not COUnT lawsuit for a cash sum plus a special bonuses that would be crisis sooner than part with the paid out for and information. mean najes paper. assuranci As a result, the whole affair from the villains of the past that special provocations, or the cost their illegal activity will cease in mail or legal anone-tapping, nas now east

TWO

tampering and more elaborate occasions hit the headlines of ine Tuture, inen what, it any stage managed disruptions.

the capitalist throughout lessons are to be learned by press workers from the whole exper- arlesa nas made clea Ine DA nignigating the TOlE in his ruling of June 30, 1978 of the FBI lence? that he FBI informant At best militants and radicals would wrongly see such an out Shortcomings undoubtedly constitute come as proot inat democratic But along with this historic most rights can be protected through important body success in putting the forces of action, legal wrangles and evidence in this Cast . recoroinc defensive, onto reforms within the in immense detail the activities caoitalis. of informants the the SWP has also demonstrated system-all the more so it such shortcomings of its own activities take place in isolatior instructions by tne the FBi to thi political method from any attempt to involve the informants" The matter has been ener- Judge Griesa went on: organista working class. "The getically pursued through In our view the key lessons documents show FBI courts-but can only be learned if the SWP The plans to place informants within only in the most superficial and breaks from the SWP and YSA to split the ineffective and organisation structure wdy Has bett notion that their damages claim organised US and the demand for taken InTO toment dissent al labour movement injunction against FBI spying is "According to the docu- While US radical leaders, the FBI interfered with ,and recog- ments, central issue nises that the crucial question reminists and prominent person travel reservations of members alities have usual come now is to mobilise took steps to cause speaker hall in order to forward to put their names to circulate to rentals cancelled, and lake InTO everv trade unior the SWP campaign local, committee and conference which they talse tormator simply precious few trade ights.

civil rights the implications of the Court of about the times and places of issue, - meetings. Hoped culine inat nas exemoter Attorney General Griffin Bell documents show that have reatured even and the entire FBI from the rule the

FBI

celeoritv Diattorm soeakers caused loca ClaM And the major events of the of law. enforcement officers make 12 months have brought no last arrests and break functions, up Essential agitation not for the purpose of evidence whateve by the SWP to raise the cam- EnTe ento cemenu COCa paign and fight for support for the purpose laws, but for This agitation is essential a 01 disrupting the SWP and YSA.

it within trade union locals preparation for a full scale fight ruling Thus, despite the fine words against this in the one Instance Tene of SWP National Secretary Jack arranged for a raid of a

SWP

oupreme court summer camp for alleged state A labour movement confer- barnes about leading the rart into been Wire no class, there the issue ence be law violations ane consteered has been little, any, serious it a success when the SWP was initiatives consoered … or ocal sell the to commit union locals to active forcec camp alle not moolise workers movement in support involvement property... the SWP's correct demands appears that. in some any MaIne Inar seekind cases informants directly partic kind settlement with rune release or ine tues capitalist state, the SWP should ipated in the carrie out o Deportation disruption activities. beseekine means oT exoosit o "In other instances the infor- clearly workers that more There is a parallel here with

FBI

this repressive state machinery, mants furnished with the supported by intormation which enabled continu strucele boun nebuonicar

SWP

regular agents of theisruption deporta- orevent the ana Democratic parties, can bi disruption tion of Mexican socialist Hector defeated Cemetection of a habour Parte conduct Marroquin-a activities "The of the only recently gained the support based on the organised strength observations informants assisted the FBI in of its first major union local of the trade union movement with the Though there task of representing assessina tne success or Tallure nothing of disruption activities."

unprincipled in the technique of workers' independent interests.

using. a lawsuit force such information. to expose the Opportunist class ano much more Trom the ties ot nature

OT USTICE

the secret political police of the capitalism, the restrictions that There is, however, little like- exist democratic capitalist state is without lihood rights, and the naked machinery any such cnanet • a maor acnievement ot course by the SWP leadership the SWP lawsuit." or state repression, the which is tied to the opportunist petty bourgeois method Raw nerve politics of the "United" protest politics has stripped the Secre Inter- Tarial ine courth campaign of many of its teeth And there is no doubt that national (to which Going through legal the in pressing the demand for the prevented from affiliation motions . of fighting for : demo release eighteen cratic rights and unexpurgated informer files feeling should also be challenged).

rebutts and setbacks inflicted bı total ot some 25 drawers full of a result of this political raw reports-the SWP campaign the capitalist state has signifi- only as it forms weakness. a campaion inat could has touched the rawest nerves in still strike further heavy blows the capitalist state ine centre or a camoalon witni at the FBl's network of political working class, the goal of Defence Attorney Fiske has The not primarily a legal. sabotage seems kev to de keo admitted that the government alive in the next period more istic 'vindication' sooner through surrender ine the Carter or the winning of hefty sums in damages, but the education of neavy nandeo reusal to concedi the SWP's demanded $40 on the issue than any such rigid militant million damages-than WOT KeTS on the part stand of the SWP release nature of class justice. the files He kened the dovernmant's Reinforcing illusions position to that of a firm faced with dilemma either But the SWP's bid for revealing its " trade secrets oi else losing a court action. But of settlement with the government course the FBI's "trade secrets" otters no such education illegal Rather reinforces: the al t violations "democratic" illusions in democratic rights in the USA!

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Meanwhile inat or a smasn ocal daper! al huge expense-must be seen as clerical chapel transitional to further called for, picketing'the Times steps in management strategy to building to forestall the partial relaunch oreak resistance rieet Street unions and force home This has on jobs and major attacks NGA president Les Dixon, on the grounds conaltions The Daily Mail last week disrupt the quoted Thomson senior on imes oresses, Yet Dixon, is runisation Canada as saying: time appealing 'We now have to examine unions to black ine will not picket closely

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workers in struggle to grasp the need for socialist revol- struggles in British • Leyland and pay in the fight against redundancies and closures, in struggles against the cuts, unionisation fights, democracy in ine labour movement "leaders" simple trade union militancy or concession to the labour - Is ol course essentlai not 'Dulcaulidly capitalist but internationally. ment the WSL stresses not only the obligation of British workers to support; the Irish liberation struggle ‚olutionary struggies sucn as those in:an ana Africa, but also the necessity for the reconstruction of the principles. Trotskyist of the world party of socialist revolution.

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Support Garners fight! Having failed to sécure a vote in favour of calling off the strike at a meeting of the Garners strike commit.

tee the TGWU Region bureaueracy have now effec- tively abandoned the strike for the duration of the election. Their efforts at winding up ine strike are ukely to resume however, once the election over. The strike committee pressing ahead in defiance of the sabotage of the Region bureaucrats with. the calling of a TGWU delegate conference on policies June 9 to discuss Max Morris necessary to win this 15 month long strike insulted when Alf Budd and This initiative must be taken Griffin, NUT Execu

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Committee official calling maternily conference also provision with the argument points the way forward for the failed to mention other, even longer-running strike and gave Forklift truck Dandersons continual factory …near •keaness where on the part of the local union bureaucracy also in the process of trying to women teachers who, it was implied would remain in a carl ort the strike. state of perpetual pregnancy while drawing their salaries must now step Com. *The Garners strike against proceeding with mittee coming betrayal on pay and Action Tartnel conclusion that May Geral what is needed is an attack contact the strike headquarters all fronts through the 12/13 Henrietta Street, London leader- _oi a new betrayal

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'Action' Committee clears way for Speke closure SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 25 April 1979 April 19 On Thursday Dunlop Speke plant the closed as planned, without the slightest opposition from its 2,400 workforce.

the direct outcome of wee os successful closure political manoeuvres Tne "Action" Committee, plant's

TGWU

Executive neaoco Council Chairman oLan Pemberton. the outset From "Action committee vicorousiy and. witch-hunted opposed Norkers Socialist League leaflets callino TOr them policy of occupying the plant as a central plank of any fight to prevent the closure. Committee

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OsC mne dissociate itself. from an early

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Rubber statment official John Miller, SeCTIOn conceding in advance that the Dunlop manage. profit hungry "streamline the ment needed to industry and make more efficient' and that "there would in maintaining all difficulty 2,400 jobs at Speke". Stab in back Instead Committee proceeded with the preparation own so-called Workers' designed prove ian' Dunlop that the Speke plant profitable-at made could be workers expense. published The plan, only before the closure date, days was g maior stab in the back for those Dunlop workers that! had plan fees talk of saving ion placed faith redundancies from the 2,400 workforce, together with a ruth.

lest onslavent on workine con dit all existin the ments ni existing agreements of manning revels. labour, working practices, "un- time- keeping and absenteeism. Protest stunts So reactionary was the Plan the first open that it prompted Cocositon Committee when it was presen- ted by Pemberton to a, mass meeting. unree workers got up to demand a fight to defend all the plant-only to be jobs •rusnes asice wy le olator But in preparation tor the publication Plan, the Committee hạd ¡aboured tor weeks to sotten up and demoralise the Speke work- force with a bewildering series nat-cocK ano irrelevant pronest stunne sheet Dubica.

Dunlop a news-sheet- soakes desieneo to oromote me grossest illusions the

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composure, and will proudly "'Action" Committee's capaçity to lead a serious fight. picket" of to his colleagues on the TGWU of the Dunlop Executive, most the soeke bant —incuene only the tiniest sprinkling of Dunlop workforce face a bitter future as each a result of this betrayal.

(who only met Worded Yet astonishingly Socialist other at weekly mass meeties, figh Worker, which claims to -had stood aimlessly outside the gates while "Action" Com- for work has the chosen this very point to come mittee leader.

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out with a eulogy of notion of going inside occupy. The Acton committee • cal Futile sit-down trade remberton ee token aroud: blockades and occupations, The of Dunlop workers and others- , and the regular mass workers' exconent Howspape 1!l have built un the morale ant confidence of the workforce to and side while manage- fight for every job". Certainly the Dunlop balll" . closure gians "example: a golder Pemberton speaking at 'Action' Committee mass meeting example of how not to fight a sums up the utter bank- closure threat. ruptcy of these protest stunts: blurs this essential class division the "excellent and heads in entirely the wrong newspaper" workers' Bunior woop on Lime Street was, said direction. Spekes echoed throughout with Pemberton But fits with the not only reformist but outright "Action" starters". Timed like a military Committee's call fo nationalist policie. entirely operation, it caught the police import controls to keep out inconsistent with any indepen and thus 'foreign' foist dent struggle against the were expecting the off the Speke onto closure em lovers. Dunlop platoons in Williamson "foreign" its call for Reactionary the opening of Dunlop's books; not to a trace union committee Pemberton's platoons anywhere cross class "public in the apparing articie than the doomed Dunlop other March 29 issue highlights this.

the brave talk Under the headline "Dunlop

UCSOILE

about This or ac Patriotism' anonymous of firing the imaginations writer outs forward the follow Merseysiders" was only one ing utterly reactionary rubbish: month later that the plant shut The Dunlon directors are down. in traitors to the British people general and to Merseysiders Impotence particular • a over ine country the directors are • And rejected the deal over. As the closure date loomed sing yes, they whelmingly and often unanim- the Committee "Action" God Save the Queen with the ously. stepped up best of them. its oressure Jackson's dwindling hopes of dockers, airport and all of that is iust so partly on the

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others- many of them hundreds much mealy-mouthed hypo. (vyho small of miles from flag to which •exe-to oack crisy. The only relatively less affected Tne Dunlop goods in order to save they allegiance attacks on the owe any the factory that they refused to one with the sign of the f on it.

clerical Postal Officers and night "An extreme view? Not a bit telephonists who stand to gain It is a measure of the solidar- of it In December 1978 Dunlops Itv ot many ot taese sections that have done so. But bragged in their employees with the factory now closed and that they were spending £6 millions on a new tyre plant an unknown numeer workers having already taken in Malaysia that would be and given up, it redundancy pay within twelve such months.

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action could continue, the TEN YEAR period possible effect it could have on spent 1968-78 Dunlops have only £4¾ m at Speke. Dunlop management, wno nave no intention of reopening the 'You can call that what you plant. want but you'd find it hard to "Action" word much

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TIna Committee to proceed now to Dunlop plants after picket other course people". "British There is the retusine to mont une closure ol their own is a clear statement of ruling, capitalist class, and there the impotence of the leadership is an opposing, exploited work- is part of an which that has sold its members dowr class; the river. internationa workin. ciass While Pemberton, , whose 43 For Dunlop workers their exploiters the years in the Speke plant ensure attack ticiener patriotic not a nuce reouncancy dav -ot ma Junio• well be able to face defeat with sufficiently Of hall

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inquiry" and its failure to call Ine nationsolen giant Dunlop corporation The demands for an end to "foreian investment"

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import controls are so reaction- that they major ary the National Front's electoral platform They must be opposed wherever unev workers' movement, and Jackson... FROM BACK PAGE most from the deal. But these hopes are fading anger of the daily before the in many members who fave areas passed votes of no confid.

in, the ence censure cxecutive Correct they are,

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•Page 11 countered by a principled pro- independent work- gramme tor ing class action: tne occupation of the plant; the opening of the trade union com. books to mittee the cemane tor support ing action to force the national- isation of Dunlop and other tyre Tirms and a orogramme or worr sharing on full pay. throughout the tyre industry. wages, the necessity work. Ot ing overtime and me norritie conditions which dominate the state-controlled Post nude. Office. Memories of the monumen. the 1971 strike tal betraval 01 dem oralised Whole generation Jackson's leadership have until Dosta worKers But the pressure of falling and real continuing bureaucratic sell outs is breaking down this barrier London and Liverpool have given a valuable example of the strength which in the hands

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memers All-out strike The UPW claim will not be won by protests, more negotia.

lions or even maos ancer.

action Unly strike led by those elements in union who are prepared to fight Ene interest. Dosta workers, can succeed against the opposition of Jackson's bureau- the mandeement and the Wa0e controis cabinet or the full-scale attacks on unions of an incoming. Tory •overnment

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BL Craft strike defeat John St With the use of contin- uous management scabbing half-promises and the

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Leyland craftsmen's strike has been broken. The last remaining strikers, at the Cowley Body Plant who Fraser nad

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Vored •UV• u To continue the strike were ordered back to work on Monday by the urawsmer s commitee. Them to meut, i order ti them kinds of differeret com mitments return, about increases that paying would be due to the craftsmen under me new parity grading structure. Contentious But the pay entere contir: gent other workers accepting their positions in the grading swructurd. e conantious This is why there is bound to management be an ortensive by against. mue production workers in order to force accoptance.

this offensive will thet no oe Use tne Trustration o the craftsmen to intr these Edwardes -on attack blame workers, trying the by both the company and the •rouucuon workds tor tne nor.

union bureaucracy. payment of increases. I nIs obviousiy an impor. toolroom leader decision, considering the tant Roy Fraser is attacking manage.

AUEW is carrying out an inves- "courage ment tor not naving «anon „co rroser and determination" in tackling AUEW president Duffy has thals . se sayot craft differen. already made his position clear He says this in the light by asking Fraser

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ot the soeciric oooositton ot tne stewarasnip in oraer to save the TGWU in Cowiey to the grading union leadership staging its own structure. victimisation. Blacklegging Management will be helped in their efforts to this Fight grows deepen

SOHL

aUT d datersh of es wo wht pro duction workers with axception of the • Cowley Assem-

DINI

Plant i Gwu stewaras, nave refused to condemn the com- blacklegging. pany decision of the OLAer Caat sany's C their: teg wers it back their. members any wore victmiseo. us was Tom Jackson and his specifically in reference to the loyal band of UPW bureau- personal attacks on Roy Fraser crats are really bejinning to feel the pressure.

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Their latest plan to sell-out the interests of postal workers

LEAGUE

has met with a less than enthus-

LEEDS

fasuc res onse rrom łemocts.

Voting is now taking place Public meeting the vicious deal Why Vote Labour? Executive ecommended by the Tuesday 1 May at 8.15 wiere tun time otricials secured a majority for acceptance over Leeds Trades Council the divided stand taken by the Club, Saville Mount erectec representatives Ine membership. Local action

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as the Executive

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decision known, branches was

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Deadn Така foCaI actioR- especially in London, and also Public meeting Liverpool. Our policies for this nassiv • ne oisruoten anc the nysteria trom the bour- election geoisie caused by these Monday April 30 at imited walk-outs ano overtne 7.30 p.m. wans snowee cleariv enouon tne industrial power held by postal Elastic Inn workers. Many local initia- near Pool Meadow Bus of these lives are continuing, cesoite the Station pleas and threats of the Execu- Published b , 31, cialist League, The bloodstained fist of Britain's military rep- ression in the six counties of Ireland has become a major inter- national embarrassment to US imperialism. This is the obvious mean- ing or tne growing altenlion being paid by US politicians the Irish question, and the that socculalios President Carter might be plotting another of his so- called "peace" initiatives.

The seemingly ignorant of the speaker of the US House of Represen- tatives, "Tip" O 'Neill have followed been by New criticism from York State Governor Hugh Carey of the 'way in which both Tory leaders

SLADOUT

have sought compromises with the Ulster Unionists.

Common line Carey is much nearer the O'Neill, mark than whose that Ireland has Clalll "a political become football" between the two was hastily main parties challenged by Tory leader Thatcher by and Labour leaders alike, who stressed both uual Darues are absolutely agreed the on of brutal policy present military repression in the six counties. To underscore the point still further Labour's vicious Minister Roy tor T'orture on UPW sell-out- Circulars-mostly anony. of bureaucratic mous for fear attacks-have been circurdlir throughout the union, exposing the reactionary character of the oav oea waca not oniv serls out the claim for improved , but also wages and conditions, for dives

LINC

to ancde

WOTK•

study' supervision, the intro duction of workers and fraudulent productivity •eal cesioned oisouise the massive speed-up required by Post Office management. Jackson nd resoonoeo o condem ning the 'undemo- cratic' nature of such appeals to urow out ms scneme wit te bosses. But his fury has been greeted with contempt by members wnd Kureau racy aas in which the attempted ureauçrac cdu dollicer o une Union hostile to the deal, and victimise taking action workers already His lalesi Odlit move • па: been an oovious tast-alten move to reverse the voting figures.

Although some branches have to the Executive doreco recommendation, huge branch Cont'd Page 11, col 4. Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW5 1HR.

Mason-with full backing from the Tories-chose last week to announce a further battery of "security" measures in "the province" including an increase in the military occupation forces to over 13,000. The nature of the naked militarv terror now preval.

ing in the North was demon- strated by the decision to take no action against the

SAS

undercover mutoel squad who, without even Embarassed - Carter AS WE go to press, fate on Monday night, news still coming in of the mass arrests of demonstrators anu-TaSHASI Southall. A huge mobilisation of Asian voum ane womkes berar cariy in the afternoon, determined to the National holding their provocative election meeting in Southall Town Hall. Police efforts to disperse the crowe Wit vio ence •ăng mounted police produced spirited response from the youtn. But in the united condem- nation of the "violence of the ant raseots mar came trom ue police, Tory and Labour leaders, all sides : were ignore the concerted campaign of racia oenCe coneucred fascist thugs of National Front speech" Free for the workers movement cemane steps repress fasc ism and deny it a platform wherever it snows its Tace. Daily life in the six counties issuing a challenge, riddled a Indeed the Iranian Protestant hunter with revolution has made imper- bullets the back in ialism-and in particular US County Tyrone last year. imperialism-wary of its But despite every form train, eviost and the traditional devices of harassment, intimidation brutality-be

SAS

bullet to repress revolution- i and assassins; RUC beatings in ary struggies the Castlereagh torture This is why Carter and centre; or the barbaric treat- US other bourgeois ment inflicted on republican are looking for politicians prisoners, courageously more "acceptable" and demanding political status subtle ways preserving OI in • the Long Kesh concen- the stability of capitalism tration camp-the resistance and imperialist exploitation in Ireland. British imperialism The fact that the Irish contmucs lo grow has struggle stubbornly Major demonstrations of refused to lie down and solidarity with the repub- become the common punch- lican struggle took place bag of the Labour and Tory during Haste throughout leaders alike must now the occupied six counties, in remind British socialists o1 mounting of their duty fight consis- Tne miast

IRA

offensive tent v in the labour move arallls British military : forces, ment for concrete solidarity prison screws and the RUC.

with the Irish war of libera.

The Easter speech by tion Derry Sinn Fein speaker We must fight alongside Richard Behal pointed out Irish workers not for the international context of phony bourgeois "peace plan" but uncompromising this resurgence of anti- imperialist struggle: ly for the defeat of British ""Can the RUC and their imperialism, the withdrawal lackeys possibly forget the of British troops, the expro- fate the Shah's secret priation of major industry OI police, the Savak, who have banks, and for and been put up against the wall united Irish workers' repub- and given their just deserts" lic. Scene on the Leicester anti-fascist march - DETAILS Page 5.

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