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"The torture chamber of Latin America" Because of its milit- class similar to that of Pino- chet or Videla. government, which ary All polite reparties has suppressed the work- illegal

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ing class in a manner that hundreds or members one is barbaric even by South parties have appeared or been murdered.

standards, American СТОМ ПАЛА СЕ ДІОНІТ МІ Uruguay has been called when once considers the torture chamber of Uruguay's population is only Latin America'. unree minon. However at one time it Reprisals was stable, prosperous and wel Comiciste At present, resistance is fare system. The of these minimal existence swift reprisals. Confederation Uruguay's exports, and when National

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the these was workers llan went made illegal and its leaders economy reduced the imprisoned. into sharp decline. thousands of trade The waith trem the Wally capital' from 'flight and tortured. The ment has Polarisation renlace independent working class organisations 'yellow' trade Class harmony gave way to • class polarisation Trote by une sialt when workers mobilised to its own admission has met defend their living standards with little success. the government sent Anew troops to break strikes. drawn up in 1979. Its main aim was the replacement of this repression concept of class struggle workers was the activities of the Tupa- and the national disunity implies - with guerrilla group, marus between capital and labour'.

tact that they corone had little working class base.

' ne coae. to : wide- banned trade unionists from response activity, political

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present military government tile intervened in 1973 and since rejected militant bank workers. carried out a cam-

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Despite paign of systematic against. the . working secure 10n position,

KREMLIN STEPS UP

as statements from the CC of leader Soviet visit the Rungarian CP about the Gromyko: to IS. Poland before the July developments. ss. This is Party And the Czech CP leader- ship has sent a letter to yet an ther to move Com- Polish party Polish pressurise weeks ago by the sent two Party munist members novel seduci silip into supporting the exist- They ara clearly hoping the * me stablest outcauciacy • that are taking place to the The visit follows a series of Soviet newspaper articles toneress wilcic Moscow elements referring to a supposed west Grabski are German plan to snatch a part reformist' of Poland. the witil ments. articles have In the background to all appeared in Hungary as well

JOLUTIONE

NEW! Price sop (inci post) Urupuavan generals are con- scious that they are in an isolated position and have no support from any section or sociely. dis- They theretore propose to make way for a civilian not that will coverinal that threaten their interests.

called the involves elec- Chronogram yeal constitution. means a restric- ted TO e TOT The wo traul tional political the and Blancos Colorados the яте actionaliscu that they have no ideolog- been ical cohesion). will ClUl0a1alll mean only minimal noerals in fact will only existing to legitimise govern- left •oDreSSIOl parties will still be illegal).

It has, however, given the

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unions con- USA an excuse to resume arms sales to Uruguay on the but on return _oretext democracy" and well be a partner in a code was South US-backed Atlantic Alliance with South Africa and Argentina. of of similar 1ilt lilital y cooperation 1973 was a maior defeat ior the Uruguayan working class •fight and only been there inde- The santo stance livi military regime will pendent workig class orgair and isations who can only exist in exile or in secret. Uruguay s struggle of apparently Uruguay's working Cass is overlooked in favour arity. the often

PRESSURE ON POLAND

the verbal threats the Soviet bureaucracy is still consider- strong leader ing invasion, weighing up the taking place sity in lne 10T changes ment" a demonstra- Walesa the In Poznan, not tion 01 1 6 crac on Sunday to mark the 25th the suppres anniversary of sion of food riots in whict people were then and •Pectors soldiers who refused to fire bureaucrats, on them executed the pro- around loday's mass movemen, which is profoundly Tood battling it out developments the ele- previously reliable Commun- ist Party is what disturbs the Soviet bureaucracy demonstration the AL the extend Lech Wales "mistake" of the workers in out on the 1956 was to streets. He spoke of "tactical stales every day since Party in reberred On Jur they; the weet peace ful

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struggles in the region, their fight is the same and • 115: defeat of the take a long time but can only b achieved by Uruguay's work ing class, supported by inter- national working class solid.

Black trade unionists wave Colgate-Palmolive floor South Africa have forced management to recognise their union. overwien Colgate workers for back their strike employers Genes dropped their insistence that Industrial Workers' Union should apply mistakes" and reiterated his support

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Kania and the neces- ment-sponsored industrial wrong. Victory mistakes which prompt Soviet retail- detailed recognition ation but the very existence now to be agreement movement Workers independent of the the union, negotiated with which amated Federation of South African the Trades Unions. state's right to shoot down The firm's industrial rela- challenge tions me mere towards in- that threatens all the Eastern move towards in European bureaucracies. is a move plant bargaining It poses the necessity for one cannot easily reverse It the working class to organise the short term." its extend the mital ot will victory no appeal doubt further the determin- class solidarity to workers in ation of South Africa's black the other deformed workers working class to defeat the Iranian students in grave danger and two of their assailants Manchesterconsulate were arrested. Save 15, charged with beting Three the wave and and the repression man three with causing body six •face the resident Bani-Sadı danger of deportation and 25 Th movement 161614819 defend BUSi and sérewdrivers: A fight broke suchen in pickets Recognition for black SA union of victimhisations and -other attacks on their shop organisation and con solidate the strength of their independent unions. : Internationa Trotskyist Liaison Committee Summer 19-2 School 1981 "The Crisis of Imperialism and Stalinism" Seven days of lectures and discussions on basic question reconstruct the and the fight to , ending with the Fusion Conference of or marx's Fourth International, the British WSL and ICL A series o5 more basic lectures and discussions will be held simultaneously with the main lectures ics: here will also be films, fringe meetings on verious.

nd other more informal activities as well.

on Saturday evening. cost Sac,alist. League,

Spanish leaders keep their heads down

ITALY: THE IMPOSSIBLE

SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981 suelo!" "Todos (Everyone the ground!) was the order Spanish issued to of parliament members Lt-Colonel Tejero by he invaded the Wiel Cortes at the start of the attempted military coup d'etat on February 23. And, politically speak- ino thats woere mey nave stayed ever since. Ever since tne 'demo- Spain's attempt, cratic' politicians, werner of the right wing government Demo- cratic Union, or ition Socialist and Commun- reacted to Parties have the coup by making one col- cession after another to reac- military. tion and to the Despite revelations oi the wide extent of the plot made by Spanish bourgeois 33 military still only DIeSS Civil and military police) officers are And they under arrest. Spain has become more than hold political example among many of the ever the fief of the Franco- and court and make tascist pubil wav wilch statements from right wing military and armed torces ana ponce political police forces are on the ram- to behave as they please.

their places of detention.

is against that context the Everywhere page in spal arrests of last week powers of the The government's official that the country the armed police and the explanation must de seen net vilels millay. non-political work of crimin-»t were arrested tot i benne civil guard have been streng- implicated in a new military thened, especially the ais is universauy regarucu as : of them was, along which laughable. -orc Dase Ut wullll y acesa governe In under previous much publicised weakness occupation. Operation Civil Guards plot, The bank seige in Barce- abject surrenael three Civil And lona four weeks ago was one opposition workers' parties,

HAPPENS

Bettino Craxi, leader of the although tiny, experiencer if the It looks as the electoral dvance in las Coca aos bacally the unthink- impossible, week's poll which was hoping to become the Italian and able in politics-the solu- Mitterand al the common to Christian which have been in alliance tion the most powerful 7naT the Christian Demo- Democrats fear. with political figures said they crats in recent Italian 'Centre for the And same would never accept-is reasons do the Communists.

Left' governments. about to take place in The Italian Cr nominaly Is opposition to the recent Advances Italy. looks There They But the mair little to stop Giovanni Spad be let into government them- in the polls was the rainer and will make use selves Party which made Socialist Republican Party non- precedent French striking advances against the Tine bourgeois Catholic party strengthen this demand Christian emocra dos! becoming Prime Minister o Everyone in Italy remem- everywhere and even in some Italy's forty-first Italian Com post-wai bers that the places against the Commun- government. munist Party were excludec most weekend's regional from the Labl post-war nationa places the Communist Party coalition government at the •PACHON TeNES O CC lasse held onto their share of the municipal councils had the of the Cold War in the boll and even increasea 1l ¢ topsy turvy 1948 ate rienea little compared with the par- world of Italian politics of Communist Party were. And liamentary elections in 1979.

strengthening Spadolini's now the French Communists Everywhere the Christian of surviving a vote chances -much nearer

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Democrats, Italy's of confidence in the parlia- than their Italian counter- party tainted by ment. back in govern- innumerable scandals and by Datis- alg ment. Impasse its record in office were the losers Relative strength is At this low ebb in their 'because" the fortunes, therefore, even the Republican Party got about But the Italian CP also who 5% of the vote No, that's knows that, pioneer of Furo- not a misprint but an expres- had previously regarded it as unthinkable are at the mom- accept of political leadership in the its being brought into an Italian bourgeoisie There sea De a hone nhaid governiment Democrat Premier. It leads at present to the And they prefer someone law: the like Spadolini whose pared with the French CP.

party the more likely you party the French CP has Prime can never to be become _expect 21C joined Mitterand's adminis- major electoral threat in the Wincer ambitous Republicans, overweeningly iration arier a major cice The Barcelona bank siege were arrested in Almeira and charged with manslaughter.

This was in connection which has with cast become a national scanua.

Three were killed , according to the Civil wilcil. Guara •Car went off 1n road their arrest for suspected terrorism. It was, tragic accident. later autopsy showed toral setback ano forced to take a back seat, Italian CP. has shown Socialist that, desofte ¡advances, it is still capable of getting two to three times as elections me italian Socialist Party.

would therefore have a front government seat in became part of So. unti the bourgeoisie dead this solution and cr decide 62100 feels that . Berlinguet moment may -the Communists are away influence Concei had been unar une voulas had died from tortured and the heac pule wound. chest. When arrested and on their way to were they ener ust communon Civil Although the Guards indicted for their "manslaughter' are the first charges for many years, this not a decisive step move against the criminal activities oi tne ponce and muitaly 'Social Contract' Because pales into insignificance in the face o growing the rapiaiy examples of 'manslaughter such as happened in Almeira The UCD government ha lost all ability to control this. And the opposition has beer into public protest Almeira case, maintains its about sycophantic position lasuILucion Spanish state, including the army and the monarchy. economic Anu sphere ine two mam urdon have just signed a new 'social government with contract accepting lila ul wage cuts as a solution growing economic crisis. expectou be at least running at 16%. In the Social (Com- unions munIst ane boclaus acero a limit on wage increases fos the next year of 9-11% In exchange they get the composition of the Centre governments through their degrees varyıng 'opposition' And there is no doubt that they, Ike the Christian Democrats, have advised the Socialist President Pertini that Spadolini a much 'acceptable Prime miore Minister than the ambitious So, for all these powerful political converticu reasons barring as if Spado- 1 scandal it look: lini is about to have his hour Page 3 vaguest of promises from the nolice •ana lascists is brow" government to create more ing and so are the economic problems. jobs. courageous and But in fact in the las Wally year officially registered decisive lead

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to over 1.7 mhic gone workers' organisations could avert the trend towards mili- million Which

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tary ana highest rates Western • full blooded. Europe. Francoist rule the Socialists, the Unable to answer any of DUt largest opposition party, are the Ine economi now distinguishable in their Sotelo tries to present trom official policies They merely defende do promise of sall extender amoralid things (prosecute 'terrorists rights and the coup The only achievement it investigate nursue economic austerity can bom o nowevel as tic with more energy than the law passed last week, against

UCI

Catholic Church opposition, Events in France do not divorce appeal to nave made completely banned by Socialist leader Felipe Franco. become law however wall 1 It ele the as more seto produced appears in the UCD itself and almos!

the Spanish Dennis brings certainly Healey reform- even ing intentons or the govern exan, le of lenteng abor legalising wale pletely illegal in Spain.

Paralysed The 'democratic' politic- ians dropped who floor of the Cortes on Feb- become para- 23 have 1ual y lysea long berore tney. liave brought even bourgeol democratic rights to: Spain And around them •Gonzälez some areas of the in Italian history. ana in The hour, however, could South the figure is very higher this. mụch cut to a minute especially among the youth because Tn e Darles- bourgeoisie's theis on Democrats-though Communists The onit solution to the crisis, they both want Spadolini else more everywhere and cutbacks and he Premier todav. both lus the limited as much want him „ 2tack on • to fat sliding scale of wages won b quite soon. working class struggle. And so, of course, does •growing who more than any- Au lice Crax: signs that by parlamentary one is in a position to precip democratic forms of govern- itate Italy into new general cannot control they especially ment the social and political reac- that he knows that his party tions which their policies may gain something from provoke. them The Italian CP hopes that of the great Well on in the end it will be called in certainties of Italian politic help, Last : week's elec will fail that Spadolini produced however, Even so close to the Vatican

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• two signs that this plan may there is a limit to political be going awry before it ha miracles even been put into operatio The question at a national level whether Spadolini's govern the rate of even it it takes orjice ment at 20%. abstentions which, wil tall, not realy wrem l was very high for Italy, ilu will fail but how it will fail- strating a growing disillasion scandal policy with politicians failure will bring it down and • dil shade which of the three larger The second was the resul parties this will benefit?

in Naples, a city of astro : of its •unt cortally nomic levels of unemploy failure in the relatively short and homelessness ment run comes not basically from recent months a political militant mass movement homeles and movess peo pie thest party from manoeuvres but growing failure oi Itamar clashed capitalism to solve the coun- the Communist Party with deepening economic dominated local council. and social crist here in the After a mini-boom sufferec Party Communist •early 1980 major electoral setbacks. Th economy recessien has severe bourgeoisie will be wonder- volv now set in. Next month ing whether the Italian Com is almost such good certam tid munists. will will unemployment figure policemen after alt. rise above the • 2 million mark Perhaps - -theit even on official figures.

is alreads disguise clothes almost one in ten of the workforce This . represculi

Unemployed take first steps towards national union Fighting for Irish solidarity Page 4 With the TUC'S refor- Tory policies agains mist blind alley of the Peoples March well As scoll neeve one or the London delegates, behind them, the unem- pointed out: ployed began the steps •We opposed towards a united national to the TUC guidelines. We hope to have an unemployed last Satur- organisation WOKes Certe day. in the next two months, but The national conference totally Unem- called Leicester ployed incluscives. Workers We don't want that ployea _union the theme "We've the centre run in a passive way.

organise" march, now let's We want it run in a militant.

minded way-the unem- атен deerates groups of unemployed and ployed fighting for unemployed rights. lighting for improved willies fighting toughout tne country. shire benens against redundancies.' This view Tee-shirts was echoed by Chris Lilswal • 110FI

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end over In all, groups from workers centre in Liverpool.

towns were represented rang- There, they were organis- 1112 Ivew- ing movement 100UT Rochdale, Liverpool inquiry into the needs for and North the and Gloucester in the Mid- lands, with a large number of groups attending I10I London and the South East.

Not surprisingly of number delegates were tone they'd worn on the Peoples Leeds North East CLP March, has set the pace in pass- The central discussion of ing anti-imperialist The conterence was or now build a national organisa- motion on Ireland for the unemployed and tion of this year's Labour Party conference. organisation should be. Carried by 20 votes to Delegate after delegate 5, the motion was for-

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microbnone denounce the failure of the warded as the constituen- trade union leaders to take cy's resolution to up. any senous igle aballist conference as a result of

GAINS IN FIGHT

AGAINST RACISTS

The anti-fascist has agreed to send out a struggle in Coventry has statement to shop stewards, and District Com- covenors made gains inside the note the recent labour matters movement over and murders. racist attacks the last ten days. the growth of fascist activity and the need to take a class Coventry Trades Council, stallu on test Issues The National Union of need for the labour move- Teachers has set up a also act, has ment to which ejected investigate and initiate ways out overtionnaire (TO which the fight members in schools to assess against racist increase racisin can be laken up on the shop floor. Vascist literause and organ- fascist As a start the secretary

FASCISTS INJURE

SOCIALIST

On 18 June Sheila scum. • God Save the Queen. Heil Hitler. Malone was viciously attacked by fascists in The A casette which they also left behind stated that all Other Bookshop where she could works: con. Suclauses likely The fascists who were in sheered targers shop such attacks. the the police have suddenly badges out a cosh and hit Sheila on stated that the attack was the head, fracturing SHeT mowvaled skull and leaving her extreme right wing •ele- ments lying in a pool of blood Although Shiela Malone left a Rohing them is to undergo an Death for her injuries she is for- lovers and all Communist public services, calling for an and also racialism "job creation expanson tre airecT labour workforce, and for a schemes. major programme of useful adopted Ellis was public works. overwhelmingly. Perhaps the most impor- main resolution at tant decision of the the was pre- ence nowever W99 (in amended torm) pare for a national confer- overwhelmingly, called ence in the autumn at which the immediate establishment complete of a delegate-based national structure could be adopted steering committee of unem- as the launching point for ployed workers' groups Unemploved Mallonal need for it spelt out the workers nion for Trade unionists through- allocal groups democratic control of TUC out the should by the unemployed sued aley rose entor. in their branches supporting tnemselves and une need tor the gen does oakses important develop losses against amongst. the until vy supportme workers occu- ployed pations, picket lines, etc.

the

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Trades and Councils give was full rights to also adopted, • Unemployed Workers Union which drew out the need for the unem- branches. ployed actively fight to of Tory bi-partisan the casting vote of the policy on Northern Ire- Party chairperson after a with another land. nen vole Conference endorses and supports the efforts It reads: "This conference being made by Labour MPs break the deplores Michael Foot's to bi- partisan policy by fight- statement in the House of the ing for political Commons on of Bobby death Sands for prisoners convicted the Special and his slavish following by Diplock Coventry isations Dharry memory The NUT sub-committee who died three weeks after adopted a policy of banning being stabbed outside a chip literature shop in Earlsdon. and has agreed to liaise with bodies that actively the anti-racist The encouraging turn-out taking followed mass leafletting of local Earlsdon ano w noberli une Callill people to stand firm against ward Parties last held public week joint racism. genuine discussion meenne to dscus. ways ol fighting racism in their areas.

followed Asian speaker recount his The 70-strong meeting experiences of an attempt to murder him and the meeting established a committee volunteers to discuss the for.

mation of street committee: to combat racism. initiatives must be seen as attempts to Dura an eleclive class tes ponse to the fascists and be broadened out must labour Chitit movement. tunatey expected to make a ful recovery sympahty of messies Published by Folrose cards can Ltd for the Workers Soci- Sheila c/о The sent 328 Upper Long won BM Box Other Bookshop 3xx Street. London N1. Enc Printed The Other Bookshop has e2 Launched a f500 fund to Offset and Registered security Inorove Sheila with provide paper not Signed convalescent holiday the wishing necessardly there to con- mayore Workers mone can seno a aolawvl Socialist League to the same address. Courts, and the with- drawal of British troops from Northern Ireland.' *In Oxford, Socialist Press supporters leaflet- ing to publicise Workers Socialist League public meeting on the H Block struggle were hatassed by police last week. Swamp 81_ _the police operation which resulted in several last of rioting April Brixton was most stop-and-search operation by police in mounted Figures given the Inquiry last week Scarman showed that 1,000 people were stopped ques SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981 Works police at BL's Despite the fact that Cowley Assembly plant they knew no crime was called the cops in a bid being committed, police insisted the to exploit the hostility of on taking the names and addresses of some carworkers to leaflet, which argued the the militants giving out case for supporting the the leaflets. hunger strikers and for the immediate with- drawal of British troops from Ireland. Brixton cop's main concern was 'extremists' tioned by police five but that this type of police days, compared to an aver- operation created its own o 500-tarlist p ice crimes earlier constant operations in the area. had led to five people being arrested for obstructing the admitted under qquestion.

police and three-one of ing not ony that on previous : old house 47 year them a the occasions the petty crimin assaulting als they were out to catch had merely moved to neighbouring Southwark, attempt investigate Leonard « pain concern: Ho wan admitted Ted Lambeth political extremist from that main concern of the polic extremist of the left rather than th croin that this 10 mea vill retend in the walloo Tanca

Campaign grows to remove Glasgow right wing MP Labour women fight for voice to SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981 The virulence admitted had • which, in the CLP engaged in the Commissioners tral Tories and right recent branch which campaign to oust sitting MP "packed" accepted in its present form, James White with members who will lead to carve up of the meeting wing Labourites view the odds with his CLP present Pollok constituency.

for more campaign recruited One effect of this will be wide range • issues. democracy in the Labour that is Davie Dick, the Secre- remove from office a suppor- creation line new of the CLP ter of Dick. constituency called Glasgow Party and in particular and a well Lal y South which will be undeni- the process of reselection supporter Known! "Dirty tricks" 'Militant'. saue seal. of. Parliamentary candi- A wholly legitimate cam- embracing, will, dates is perhaps nowhere swathe paign White We can expect that such of owner-occupier Ilab clearly manifested been both "dirty tricks will grow villed by tell toly. WIll

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media as a "Trotskyist plot" well-heeled people number the reselection than in Pollok CLP, on of process untolds the south side Constituency wing Labourites using rather There further alt LwU Glasgow. involved dubious methods complications Strath- Alongside this will stand Over the past fortnight Pollokshields. we have witnessed a vicious bungo ward right wing local shape of the consequences of Gager South West. enco consutdency, Maan the report of the Boundary businessman Bashir press callpaigl agalise those be heard councillors of Camden who platform was now diminish- 57th National setting up a stomen's Right towards The are facin their y surcharges Equally there was Conference of Labour last. their decision to

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match €60 Women held reference back was autumn (in conjunction with in order to wage during NUPE's dispute Buxton and was attended the emergency the luc and other groupings lical these elected were onto of women). by over 300 delegates. 101 une Issue Although this resolution deputy leadership. This will These delegates were with large fuel the fight next year to. After finally suspending passed Was make the conference a fight- Tace with a wide lanet majority 010 oraels. AuuICy resolutions for Which The through without opposition.

Wise's resolution was passed comerence waiteral were most part delegates unanimously. for programme for action can be for the trade union ‹ appeals to bott mapped real will salt Labour Lu a lie this Tory coverament the composite that said the forthcoming Labour that up until now nothing to try if possible government done highlight had been to do sonnells

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the called women s Manv Tesonton unemployment. for (among other things). The trade dele- union help for disabled and the this untrue as opposition to pre- their union had once sent scription charges, race of the cont real out a letter. Depo One of the highlights collarelyc conference came in the the Provera. when As one might expect, all on housing

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with the delegates such resolutions welc with the first resolution that ence or a car a actually called for an immed- programme, were nod, not very much not Amendment even recelvis from the committee on the platform. tabled was Tower Ham- Throughout the confer- amendment by ence it was clear to the dele- lets Women's section gates that the rather weak collectional amending the that simply women resolution doing Uproar has broken opposition Enterprises said: "All good runne evellls expresseu council house sales. out the

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after things come to an end. She their best to put tne na on •at militancy and Tower Hamlets pointed any the shock news that longer figures was this fact that made the to the need for direct action, Queen-the star of their plans composite resolutions on we including aCLon. Now other leading mem- running agenda concerned with defend council houses from longest budu bers of ine sold off. The resolu opera-has been given the organisation women's said to have Moth senile for Queen Mother who in rents and heating cases important mercases chop! At present. the National some years-are afraid that Elizabeth Mountbatten is elec- called Women's Committee and tenants their job may go too. the Queen who has blaved much more say in the Ted. an ooscure nave Recent statements by the coronations, C1v1C basis that ensures running of things including that tions and seventeen course comedy the show star

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of women have no i right to open the books of majority 25 "prince' Philip about. need- sav in the election at al cunners on leisure time are ine more years-is make way J01 The composites caled for This resolution produced thought to have been taken new blood. a change in this system, a very close vote which the to heart by the producers.

spokesman for State being a call for claimed had main changes chairperson The palace coup has been National Conterence been clearly lost. A card vote engineered by the man who une was called for, producing the ¡snout women to elect lie plays the Queen's son, Prince committee and furthermore, astonishing result of a Charles. With the backing of for the Women's Conference 154 to 154. Hence non-speaking heroine, vULC the amendment fell. • send have unt Lady Diana; ne has engucci five resolutions Tine During the conference it ed to top the ratings this Annual Labour Party confer- spectacular was clear inal a process with a selection had successfully cuce procession through London The onposed important platiorm some The shake-up gene each of these composites and oft the agenda тео thou. the floor vote advised and that this was a deliberate he khon mis is peopl since the Resist debate committee to allu ploy the know summing.up from the more tne derided. tight mittee was much longer than smile of the Corgi Queen controversial Issues from the contributions In a challenge fo this the happy-go-lucky Lic behind the rect was that each or approach, Audrey Wise the days. out at the races, behind noor aru. hau ine the and and took lett resolutions was microphone, demanding that lies ine in en concealed narrowly lost. her resolution on the role of concealed truth that Queen Elizabeth district auditor was March herself owns a large chunk oi the BBC through a front Loud applause s serestin ly enough known organisation the this section "Great Britain' This received oud She is now said to bitter- the delegates, the National Committee of applause trom regret the decision she Women to whose Labour conscence Pollok . will wins then very kely have to slus Will • Vian the present incumbent in the Craigton for constituency. candidacy for tnat new 1110 seat The proposed creation of Glasgow South has already ches "gerrymandering ranks of and there fears ella or ectons to lne proposals of the Commissioners will have problems in surfacing in period unnated

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objections to be forwarded, that being mainly during the

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when status in the labour move ment. It may surprise readers to hear that at present there is of the resolutions passed at the Women's Conference. remain taking ground but not much more. took nearly thirty years ago to give large chunks of her shares to her son. "It was my one moment where senti- my head", she ment ruled said vesterdav speaking in tears at her draughty home stone's throw from "Honestly, Victoria Station. I could crown myself.' A meeting of the cast wa and held night last wards members of what thes still like to call the "Royal Family" emerged tight lipped. A spokesman for th compan. in more begin was more forth- Wrists. still slip. They are of fantastic on the ratings course but we have to keep ahead of events. If we can't give what think they ought to want we could end up with a bloody Coronation Street Teouou. is an ever present menace.

Middle class Some orner critics ed being to mi die cas s of some her taste in small dogs and plain head scarves she was thought to present too little ot an alternative to Margare through the ratings has been one of the most spectacular disasters of any Labour Party branches do not meet. further complication also arise in the shape may ot other claims to the candi dature. i nere are widespread rumours that there may be challenges both by a promin- cal usure dine sec and 9!

wingers who are pre- pared put forward another candidate altea winte Recruitment the broad lett Pollok

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right wing 'cannot • in 1979 and for the aboli• tion of the power of the District Auditor

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Charac During conterence Women's Fightback held a successful fringe meet- very attended by Which was well . over women. The Fightback slate for the ended with a elecuons to me comerenc Arrangements Committee. Five left-wing were proposed and Queen at the crossroads this decade. In contrast to this the producers have been groom- ing Lady Diana for stardom They have not yet tried ne out in a speaking role but so has been million spent on wardrobes and hair- dos. Programme script writers have been secret project whereby Vietnamese boat adopts a him (girls have been ruled out and herself aided •only Le in and four nurses. Inability tra is hoped in this way to distract attention Prince WOse contract still has 50 years to run but whose wooden act- and inability to in see remember constant embarrassment Later at a secret hideout to get away from the phones The : ener scrol wre sufu "It is not unusual for heads roll from I time to, time, never had a but we've like this. It is however Tion our view that once Is di nobody remember the Queen's name in six months." already Viewers. ha signal of given a been Page 5 defeated solely through argu- ments in branch meetings.

That debate must alongside the recruitment to ne party orew lorces seek' ing for a means to fight the Whatever the outcome of the immediate contest, its substantial achieve most mell wil transforming • Labour movement on the south side possible disaster in a recent when episode fanatic crossed in ove emptied a revolver at the Queen. She was saved in that episode wher sergeant headed the bullets away from her without sus taining injury. 'Students' In the most recent eip •sode • SISter German 'students have been caught out in the camping Queen's garden. So far their exn annon unle hought it was a park ha een accepted but there • speculation that widesoreat this could be the beginning line in which the of a story will meet a very vueel grisly end Meanwhile there who say the some cynics whole thing is a put-ip jok get some life back to

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SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981

FOR WAR IN

the killer Hussein in Septem- reached oppression, ber 1970. until one aney Now he fears his own fall won't win any political gain if he is winning in the to a nignt willg coup, defeated by Israel Lebanon. The Syrian forces entered Lebanon in 1976 in order Repression revolutionary prevent Palestinian of the But the Assad regim and Lett mullas in the civu war. It was the Syrian forces saved the Phalangists and more upon which from being totally crushed at internal repression, the that time pose Israeli and imperialist attack This was a continuation on Syria and Lebanon •of President Assad's policy can be given of ousting the left wing THis answe Pales Arab nationalist only by tine party in 1970 and improvins tin an and for resentines alliance

WILL

general through a establish- But the Assad regime, the name of the Syrian bour- ment of workers' and poor peasants' militias, distribu- geoise. Uscu play tion of weapons, and double-game and to preserve based certain independence foI while the masses coulitly. and poor peasants upon military and poutica The Israeli threat against support from the was made possible by Sa, Tis is a result of the Then ig cesult of the Pressures strengthening • Saudi- bourgeoisies, TrOm After the revolution Arabia to Iraq, whorare now had danger in Lebanon pro- open pursuing imperialism imperialist policy: turned further israel Only now have the oi pressures on the Syrian bour- withdrawn their sup- states the maintenance genine ¡erge encourac tu to Phalangists attack the Syrian army in Lebanon, soldiers in Lebanon, Syrian after at first supportig Brotherhoode Syria and into Lebanon against

UNUC

the Left and the Palestinins *Moslem organisation opened a terror camassed rose to oregie. Swift reaction. * overall But means of a coup against the all attack on Syria will bring a the wing after left Da all latter refrained from defend- swift reache Arab masses in the whole the Palestinians against police dictatorship, like the the defeat of the revolution region. the Arab regunes can in this country, Lebanon has other bourgeoises of lne such a case try. and avoid approached region. by anti- anger

NOI

reconstruction as a bourgeois Economically, the Leban anti-imperialist aine existed bourgeoisie hac statthe unceasing bloodbatt exe demagogy ano even ova financia as a co-ordinating limited action bitte the gee states hat it lost The foundations of the in this country is. gulf states-but lost fruit of the legacy of stat position of imperialism. in this role due to the imperialism.

CIV

stalt the region, apparently constitution sectariun and undemocratic rests on the one hand, gthened "in the development of the gulf sand under on states, on the other. 190C which the proletarian revolu and the whole Lebanon is moving minority in the government.

region have paid a high pric A no tenge be equal: Phalangist for the failure of the revolu- equili- tion of the workers and Chaliss fascist remnants of what was poor brium in its favour will bring peasants in 1976. Only a left of supremacy the reaction of the masses in bankers, try to revolutionary victory can the Maronite and in the Lebanon save the masses in Lebano whole Arab Last. in which they will continu trom continuire LO all their rule. scapegoats for this regional conflicts. are realisin working clas Only regime in Lebanon will b a170 6. Lebanon-the only solt- against the majority of Chris able to convene a demo- class tians. They cannot continue constituent assembly working cratic and to abolish the sectarian this without insel pouring victory. Five endless weapons structure which has bred all arter y. cals intervention port" onto the fire. the civil wars. Syrian five years after the for the reconnestion of tae Nor has the Syrian of the Only amithe Lebanon and Tel-a-Za'atar workers basis bourgeois state in Lebanon peasants, on the agreement between frag interests for the their class sharing of lands, for workers feudal ments of Lebanon control in the factories and bourgeoisie advanced very far the can post to unite the The Lebanese bourgeoisie way forward masses in Lebanon on a non The Telda fathes Nand, sectarian basis and establish feudal families. stepsed ran socialist disrupted, for the country's economy.

only bourgeoisie femporary "cease fires". bourgeoisie: cannot The pose any new elements on a democtatic basis for its rule 7.The immediate on the basis of general and against the war. lacal elections for. a constit- The unwillingness among yent assembly. it is also incapable -of war on the one hand, and stabilising a national army or the fear of the reaction of ruling a military and Lebanese the masses and theralestini? masses in Lebanor the i rul Israeli on region under these the hand-all! oine causing Begin and US imperialism to postponé still war. This can por its if we ma hit eat its initiators that political price they will have to pay for it will be higl The way to prevent th here is to open the war broadest struggle, under one *No to the war provoca tion of Begin's government Mobilise But this will not suffice The masses of workers and the poor neighbourhoods should pare themselves to mobilis regime against all the which initiated and preparing alute. disaster. working Independent organisation, the alliance between Arab and Jewish workers-this is the only way to mobilise against the system which has led to Working class unity will which will pose •plar from using the Jewish masse war against the peoptes of the region. *Down with the war government! parties or the birgase! *For a government of the Jewish and Arab workers! *For the full Palestinian national liberation! Page? *The between allance the Arab and Jewish worker wai remove imperals a i establish *The danger it pason sae war 15.5.81

NOTES

1) The "Ma'arach" is one of the two largest Lionl bourgeois parties in Israe ALabour Parting Althoug and, affilia ting Second Inter national it is the central Rey role in the formation ot having bourgeois party, the Zionist state The Land Day' wa mass called • struggl expropriation of Arab lands accordin the of Galilee" "Judaisation plan Mass Gemon gent were held all over Palestine •clashes with the Zionist army, durg wies six demonstrators were sho Since Ucat of mas. Match ® gay and demonstrations against the expropriations of Arab lands and oppression of ine ralestian peopic "Green Line" is a 3) The term used to separate thos parts of Palestine which wer by the Zionists in occupied *the constitute occupied by Israel ir Bank, Gaza 1967 (West Strip, Sinai Desert and Golan Heights).

TGWU-some steps forward, Page 8 some steps back 'No' to worker participation workers" control!". A- blow against advo- conference decision cates of "workers partic- Riy der-toN blow against "utther ipation" and the Labour but must pipedream of "planning sucluns agreements" followed wo bv determined struck was opposition to other, less by TGWU delegates last towards. class moves

TGWU

week. co aracn offieials. comooste eokub advocating these policies was thrown out despite receiving une support or ine platon The most telling attack The missing voice the policy from on came Eddy • 1 2100 L Conteud McCluskey. He has been secretary of committee the planning -350,000 women ment with Chryster manage- -only to discover that ment- the firm had been sold while Tse nesenanons progress! She was particularly irate at The 350,000 women suggestions that the unions members of the TGWU nothing to hig well lau avlir •A delegate from the-now as not have problem Illay 10ht Ene Linwood plant in closed existed for all the atten- women's unemployment. T oth sare al vcil given to • their ton more graphic account of the No discussion problems by the union's same suđđen sale. The Yet TGWU confer- had 1981 Biennial Conter- committee Tine Ulasilinte witnessed ence whot sesson. he peen acariy cIC. on unemployment in debate said when somebody came five During whole T0e and announced that the walca me sowaiz ucdiocis days the only women WhO sold of women OlE DI WOIK Wa. appeared platform Hdu not much as mentioned. "pSA" helpers mensal closed wele And the conterence Nobody had known what. handing cups of tea or paper on Friday

"PSA"

was-and someone eariy at Mud-day work leading male having held no discussion had been sent. off to find the fight for burcauciats whatever on out! Union's Even Ene women s tizils "token' national woman much for the goss. officer Marie Patterson was

TGWU

"Women's Hand- mysteriously from last July, absenl book" published Other delegates pitched view. which Caredo Coll- into the attack on parnc- mittees to be set up "either Irate pation and phoney "worker each nationally director" positions which tie to 'develop Days before,

TеOON

the unions to iplemenlilg Labour Party Women's Con- grammes encourage pol esofma denena. led omen's participation"! Patterson had Region delegate- terence. 1981 saw less the attack on "eo ULUl correctlv stressed that "there calling for a demonstration TeDresenieu al comereuce- is only one control that I'm for a woman's right to work while the right wing women interested in, and that's Every month's quality month Mirror in the Mirror Car chiet September 15th 1976 urges: A message from Think of Jack Jones and the other No. 46 Hugh Scanlon 120,000

TAKEEPŇ

(pople in the Group

WORKING!

delegates who arrived at the rostrum to speak did nothing combat the prevailing from th Cillllale s. rolder WJlELd conférence. The only challenge came delegate Alan from Cowley nornert ne ooecieu to lu platform's proposal to wind up the conference early after there had been no discussion ine rObens etne. or of the union's black membership .E. large racial dis• adliSE crimination and abuse. Symptom The lack or resolution: these questions were a on sympiom or te problel, lt stressed: the union's Execu- obligation had such a case to at least make : statement on the work it had carried out. No statement was forth- . coming. Region Secretary Brian Mathers was stung into publishing a leaflet in reply to a damning account of his sell-out of Ansells brewery the strike given out at the conference resolution calling for wage claims to incor- of porate cost living provide clauses to increases linked to infla- tion came within an ace of being carried for the conference second running. motion-from Cowley 5/293 Branch was Behind the left' face The Conference also trade ary speech extolling unionism as the solution to voted for motions sup- the war in Ireland ported by the platform He was followed by three for _ withdrawal calling or lout speakers supporul from the Common Mar- British imperialist • rule the six : No resolu- ket and unilateral nuclear were put to the vote- disarmament. ane ine issue or uretanu . Wa. such routine leitism swept under from the leadership was not carpet for another two scan- combined any break uarous yoals British An extremelv unpleasan Supul debate import Imneral •redid ConItos any break from nationalist with racialist jibes for controls to "Japs" calls import and aralils! broTeCI

OTELISI

emlyel wnie the vicious auack, on against "foreign" competi- wages and conditions employers faded by British The 'debate? on ireland conveniently

. HILO

lines was as curtaleo and reac recent tonary The call for protection- "defend that the Demands •vedas Incasure. from jobs" is increasingly used as the union's Executive be cir- any strategy were culated advance whatever tor mass acton by orushea astue Ine

UTO NS

Culdutlge In the event attacks on jobs in the work- A CIlNE General Secretary Alex Kit- place. almost

SUT

ucuyecu empty and largely reaction- Mathers reply on Ansells sell-out told not to operate outside entitled The exposute. Birmingham, or that TGWU "The Strike Mathers Broke" sicaliye diso wned and drivers i sees Mathers to cross picket line emphalicaly avoid the threa Ansells Branch Secre- the Uluc of legal action. He did not lal y But he jampted to his deny organising secit ballot using company envel- feet to declare that Mathers the_ 'company's and 500-word reply was a com- plete distortion of the facts.

adressograph. In any event Mathers was Evasive unable to offer any substan- statement reply Live that his intervention resulted Nor did he deny that the settlement had been conclu- in a so "settiement mcluails ded by himself and, divisional jobs lost gratia paymeni of £1,000 for OTTicer DonE of service the heads of the workforce, Ine ils two yeals with no strikers representa and t ivu a year inereaile.

tives involved in the talks 350 obs e hat, tar worse cut, worse Indeed his evasive reply wage and, simply confirms the truth of working conditions, these charges. far, represehlaniul TGWU is not But the agreement Re-engagement reponding to demands from not reinstatement. .angry strikers for no reply to he onereg pendent inquiry based out- claims that pickets had been.

•SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1,981 Split vote on sliding scale moved by Alan Thornett and secondea Dy a delegate non Region 6. Support was enthusiastic and a show of hands brought an. even sit e me comen ence before Stan Pemberton declared the motion lost.

This was a near repetition of the of the 1979 evelits Biennial Conference, which motion moved by Ihornett appeared at first to secure a majority.

Pemberton's attempt: ucc alc LUl Iost vol countered de nus tellers be brought in to count the vote as right wing , hand were chivvied out o Taisen bars and tea rooms le ent that it was lost 348-437. policy has clearly continued gain the TGWU as then in confronted by Tun

WUIKCL

away CInSelDi need for a policy to defend their living standards file and trade . unionists snou contue t press such cost-of-living clauses to be incorporated in plant-eve CUlUC claims the coming round. voted comerebt overwhelmingly

(MONOT

its position of opposing all forms of wage controls. thi herald any new willingnest of the leadership to cham.

pion or the employers government does pose for the problems LAbom sedderal ocsarl a new "'social tentract" side Region 5 to investigate handling of the dISDuLC Suspicion Instead, Region 5 itself is to conduct an inquiry into long Mathers'

SUTKKC

record as a witch-nunier oi within Region 5 must give grounds for nicin tam ce ml vca of this so-called inquiry will be his outspoken critics from the strike committee concerned Miltan the Ansells sell out and What appear beginnings of a and witch-

ICW

ovat us should Region nunl igne tor resoltns protest at the lack of any inde ing into pendent inquiry Mathers' conduct

PROBLEMS FACING U.S.

MILITARY BUILD UP

SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981 Ronald Reagan's fren- zied anti-communist war drive may scare the day- lights out of you: but behind the apparently impregnable might of US militarism are a number of: embarrassing weak- and contradic- tions. A recent five-part series of programmes on CBS tele vision the USA exposed the problems encountered muital y

DOS19

crecho e threat to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. At the same time uncovered the horrors implicit in the ruthless War O N imperacea combat the struggles of international working cass Confusion "The une sente. Defence the United States" filmed US troops on west manoel res Germany what was des- cribed "integrated battlefield where tional weapons are used alongside chemical shells, nucleal

SACIS

anu cacula nuclear missiles. One General, Niles Ful- asked whether wyler, was that

COLUSO

Was evident even set- in these piece games did mean that in a real encoun- win up de tira radiar tactical nuclear wcabull 'Well, Harry, that's a real problem", came the reply.

nuclear war Europe Fulwvie wenton

USA

the would have accept the possibility that would be units' wiped out. "Reinforcements would in order to attract suficient then huge recruits the stall 4270 Teros The fact is that, just like had been lowered to that of imperialist chiefs the 13-14 year old First school child Second word WArS bloody encounter the Complex US brass have no thing top contemo 1o! TalE and file soldiers they calmly from most underprivi- hurl into the horrors of the battlefield.

TO CIAART NACAIACO NIP DARAT

the unemployed thrown up The CBS series revealed by the American capitalis the protective equip- that risis was underlined by th handed out to front emphasis on the increasingly line troops is virtually use- computer- less. being One veteran pointed out procured part of the That te mas on le military build-up. they were wearing would be An army survey in 1978 "melted the faces" of showed that 21% of US tank tne • o e a ne gunners Europe (10n range of nuclear explosions.

know where aim when using the that the anti-radiation suits Wittle are not designea lo lake mio weapons maintenance "spec account body tuncions' ialists" failed a basic skills taken in radiation zone would sooner And the programmes dis- or later nave to take ine sult closed that American armed off-with lethal results! forces in Europe are the

NATO

most Incompetence exercises. the commy thers that The General said that he and commanders hoped that the anti-contam- exmo a da rance or ination gear worn by Warsaw shortcomings: it is increas- ingly the troops was quality that given US capitalism dictions or dic American анеста mne ovarv or ne Other interviews revealed formidable arsenal weapons and delivery incompetence purchased by the sysleills commanders Keata simulated nuclear during a budget. explosion. In another instalment the Trident

SUD

US World's lagest remed- was described for instance (the army "The of bedrock Thatcher's war reading course". plans in britain, nas silll not American viewers heard that yet been delivered to the US The M-1 tank intercontinental Navy. It is already two years eno varios entente between 4,600 silos and $280 milhion rotating Jale 8,000 budget, and is not expected of road in Utah a nd evada). be completed until promotion efforts of has stiff suppliers have Decem ber opposition not oniv from produced a series of bizarre COlADO CIL have campaigners and planning errors. been a major cause oi 720 the no Mi rank thing & of the Us enginerious delays- various instance Viado seld strong reliably wants Mormon huge profits from the arms practical TInA TaNK The analysts who query if suffic.

drive. manufacturers- water. can be obtained Europe-whereas Dvnamics' subsid- general iary Electric Boat-sub- multary mitted complaints project and from military shifted to the Persian Gulf.

ceptics who out that supplied douul governe concealed The M-1 is so big and paris in 19!y-ou alone

MISSILES

than In the aircraft industry, heavv it can onlv be flown pess tell-tait an increase in military orders electronic metallic at a time even in the one signatures" mechanised Army's biggest transport SaCK caused by the recession which would enable them to mare une l'h ualax civil airlines-but intensified be detected and destroyed.

There are onlv 77 C-5A drive to maximise profits -meaning would the 110( bv bumping up the price o1 materials and components.

Labour NEC 'no' to war plans Failures The giant new Chrysler

COSI

million-has been rushed In a further move which could be much despite production arising from the growing netter long ao armame sentes anti-war feeling within on education, housing and of failures in the most ele- emergency short- the labour movement, tests. such Labour's National Execu- the fire service." tive has issued an Advice lo lose is caterpillar tracks Palures a perusal to stato rough Note to councils on Civil Defence. weatier. Icocultu failures of ine turrel orawine altenton lolne rotate and the gun to oper- fact that as part of its anti- Soviet build-up the civilian population itom tnt effects of nuclear war doe Meanwhile Reagan Thatcher government is call the The government's not exist. administration faces autores crunch decision on whether increase their efforts . fact more con "home defence planning cerned with 'Home Defence in proceed with the designed to protect a small colossal extravaganza the statement declares that: and military MX-missile "The Government's pro $56 billion underground elite." system (a hupe •reply to the Tory complex 100471K require the whole fleet to fl shuttie lank squad to une Persian Gulf. new generation US fighter aircraft needs a logistical prob the Americans' new Middle rast strategies. But over and above these problems it seems increasing- iv. certain that it Keagan 1 to meet the growing clamour of military chiefs for more men to run the new weapon- duce the draft. At least 200,000 extra would be needed admirals, generals and propaganda, the Labour satement musses wat The only effective civil defence to ensure Britain is not involved in a OPPOSi nuclear weapons and nuclear war preparations b Britain other country. over 60 It reveals councils Labour-controlled nave so tar made ine gosture their areas "nuclear-free ing the manufacture, deploy.

ment Page 9 airforce chiefs. has firmly Reagar pleagea not to introduce tai draft But he may find he has little alternative. Contradiction This will increase the contradiction growing between the imperialist war drive and the growing anti- war movement among Amer ican youth and trade union

BASES

And as the colossal econ omic costs of Reagan's milit- - ay Soret COlu home to the American work.

only movement . Caln improve. that And suggests Labour councils make facili- ties (including and other facilities for film and public shows educate th avalault public about the dangers and effects of nuclear war Anti-war campaigners should press for the imple mentation of this advice by abor contoca con and ensure meetings machine council campaign against the

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Lee Jeans: why the occupation is the only way to win SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 2 July 1981 After 22 order for jeans from weeks of осси. factory. pation they scarcely put a foot wrong, the 170 women fighting the Mont ian haes aid: factory Greenock seem come tu likely make Talks afe being sought major between They have come under Lite to owners, Vanity Fare, on the increasing pressure future of its machinery sit-in strike into t.ne estan lan. у matemen ment of a workers' cooper- almost certain to press exchange the ative, competing for a slice the blacking of their goods jeans and textiles. The throughout European docks attempts coun- held cillors and already. and slUc bureau- crats

TO RIAPT

Corb a en would look have They reinforced advantageous terms now bee sell the necessary machin- boss cote Dickie Dirts jeans super- ery and the factory to the markets to place a regular workers —who until July 18: debate on policies to fight Tories Leading trade union of the members com- currents in the Party-including Mick McGahey, Ken Gill, nave saramanscu bureaucratic and Kevin Halpin of the formations and old Stalinist 'front' body veteran Crers as open Hally the Liaison Committee alles or tne rignt wing. The conference sets itself for Defence. of Trade the task of building Unions have lent their movement doe support to the July 18 and reverse, from office, Conference called by the Tories." Coordinating Labour We are in favour of build- Committee. such movement ing Billed as a conference on keen to debate with the new "Trade Canecas ism ", it is the LCC's attempt initiative-though we remain the current the capitalise sceptical the lead the moolusce around Tony Benn's candid- ment and hostile acy in the Labour Party and much-vaunted an industrial base. economic strategy' soluic is a des- we urge reacers wno cal

CIVIL SERVANTS

-LAST CHANCE

final stage would be for the four This week the civil biggest and opportunity for + gervice unions to move

BARE

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*the IRSE and the CSU to declare * usa the Matin The brite or unity? Wur of Civil Service al Concil higher ting the inions wil meet to servants, is now too high the light Moreover, campaign membership to response resolve pens will increases levy • ne renDersni. "the present selec- seriously weakened. Particularly in the CPSA : tive action. Members are now there asing 510 of the between bankrüdtcy e seletore ar de en per conanuer up the selective strikes (bankruptey being appropriate choice of word through walk outs, protest in every sense): In the meantime meetings etc.) government has gone onto Thursday's meet- After ing the best outcome at this ¿ne ofensive bi the have simply taken it over Ellen They would then cheer- fully with their continue attempt dream any from Greenack to another occupation plant in Ireland. nOW dockworkers' represen- Scotland Emplovers action, which and elsewhere in the tex- lactory s tile industry seeking to transport also never ending tide seen the would •5. of breathe sigh cull liee reler toar the struggle-a beacon in the fight for jobs movement -was at an Fare goods. up some enc What is the alternative? for The occupation has to achieved national already Initial ured regular material have now support from Scottish ship- stocks ott meni organise would sai ate de jeans, Such with seriously hurts-on books. this situation the dancies do so to attend the conter- ence- -at Central Hall, West- unions who Ior a ngnt minster-as delegates: and tc old, 11901 une

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left" policies of import controls, exposed expansion of the National conferted Board ane planning agreements. textile this tide "a mass give a lead to sit-ins Instead talk recent ultimately of threatened lactores occusa tions and strike action closures combat cuts and firms, transport firms be developed explicit poncy and a basis for mass action (£2.50) decimation : trade : union •available (3 workforce regional national technology. body) from the LCC (Trade "alternative Union Conference), 9 Poland Street, London W1. ing a further. 148 tax collec- militant tors-in-charge (office This reflects Thatcher's increasing anger at having Friday. s0 heavily borrow ArTe government revenue. However clear that will. borrow and the lores Cooley long necessary to defeat the unions. Only all out action win row. At the same tume rank and Meanwhile, aware: must begin the process of kicking out all thase of union an exposed during the cam- paign, and aplace them with leader aghing ship politically equipped to the defeat the Tories sustenu yard workers, backing from wide range of unions, and the promise of mass pickets to evict the backed blacking have a will cumulative effect. Blacking drivers can members in the main tex and dis- tribution points to tie up all Vanity attempts picketing on retal tores tha

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sales-and Jeans even o ce sores. wo vakt display. appeal to the labour move- town such pickets res- rapidly is possible to enviseage a combined wave of struggles growing occupation the plant and its £1 million „nere throughout the industry and the whole working souleeze line employers where it really 4883. their balance In Rover hold workers in are to mount & mass cam paign of action to halt the closure of their Solihull fight jobs Nor are the Lee Jeans plant the on could extend into the engin- women the only ones facing Through. textile industry short time working, redun- hospital once again puts the and closures are rife. Union leaders have so fight for action against the far offered no perspective policy national conference committed to a strike called around the Lee Jeans giving supporting action occupation to neht to and In other words resistance • programme until industrial action to defend appartiu could Solted coud it stand isolated in reverse and firm still become the focu and supporting strikes in a hos mARs reg state the Tory government the And it is only with the cond the defeat of the Tory govern- begin to spread to suppliet and ment that there prospect that the nationa wholesalers where jobs ar and equally threatened by the Lee Jeans isation ot rece seria he trade and Teres che vcs try can be forced through as the basis to save the thous through new ands of jobs at risk. From one initial focus it We do not wish to offer -Cooley in danger A demonstration in London protesting at the sacking of Mike Cooley by Lucas took place last •of The demonstration was made up of delegates from a wide range of factories in the Lucas group.

TASS members at the Willesden factory where worked have been on strike since he The strikers were due to meet as we went to press to decide on their next course of action.

are harini a 1% WAGE INCREASE FORCED manual workers in THROUGH; STARTING IN Birmingham.

Although stewards recommended a vote for strike action in response to the offer, a mass meet- ing rejected the call Page 11 Famer are week courageous women close easy 18 a oK Or solution to their struggle We wish . only under- the fact they industry their hands the end restre tal po jobs possibility of extending and pakces is why me broadening struggh This against the employers and Lee Jeans workers •Tory reject a siren voice lurin inevitabl establish- the clearest examples -hat wound up nothing short of a catastrophe, demoralising eventually making redundant: the militant who saw them as a solution Today attempt to .DICKeL stockists and retailers! set up a small jeans coop *Defend all jobs! For that will try to compete work sharing on full pay market the sweated labour of the big *For mass action to brin down the Tories teci •the textik *Nationalise nolory of the har Fastist ignore the fact that Vanits industrv without compens are itself and other manı banks keen roce major cut- throat competition and the slump in sales. economy create jobs for the unemployed! Levi Jeans plants are . Strong Pergamon picket A mass picket called last Monday in suppor NUJ members sacked by Rober the Maxwell's Pergamon Press for taking strik action 15 weeks ago drew wide support from th local labour movement. -8 the banners displayed by over Among pickets were those of the FBU. AUEW-TASS all Oxford NUJ chapels, Oxford Cit

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Labour Party and NÚJ members at Maxwell recent acquisition, BPC. NGA members came under particutar pressur as they crossed the picket line. Action by thei force Maxwell to reinstate th 'union would strikets and negotiate with the NUJ chapel: Another mass picket has been called for Monday 20 July.

Cuts: biggest union votes for occupations

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officially Moving the resolution behalf of the Cowley action to halt Tory cuts in Alan Thornett thAt the unions. was able on the debates Biennial at the Hill b Conference convened week 19 July is the dead- resolution was passed winter Lambeth 1891 whịch: council on the crisis facing line for the Special "Supports direct local government • action Fund and we're restre action nece tor against Cute still £1,000 short. for *Pledges that class action who take action and occupy the defy So if we are going to Thatcher to detend tobs and services evensen make it to our target of will be backed by a TGWU the cuts are to be defeated.

£2,500 it is call for supporting strike going require a major effort *Pledges TGWU support of on the part our for Labour councile which Aled and to imploraont cuts, readers suppor- refuse the platform Kitson trotted out ters. interest debts to the So let's not delay Cross councillors any longer. Send us a "prove" that resistance donation today and veeless Thornett. reply help us complete our stressed that the Clai fund on time. stand Cross was correct: The resolution was is Our address strongly opposed from the were 10LU isolated by the unions and Fund, Socialist Press •lattorm, which had drawi the Labour Party. BM Box 5277, London up an agenda wra no. sec offered tion on the cuta, But it was basis to ensure that never вир-

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again could same dele betrayal take place. gates sick to the teeth of Communists-Mitterand's insurance against workers' militancy the government as an insur- arrees to and that they will The massive victory of have to support anything he the Socialist Party in the ance bulay words, when of second round the Jast to make sure that Mitterand's government French dections means carries out anti-working class wil be the whole CP actions it will be able to use that they could rule on chiefs themselves insis the Communist Party's influ- their own. the that of four ence in the working class to - Instead, not only ministers nan to be no less a stop any resistance. Mitterand brought the capit- figure than Charles Fitermat deputy leader of the Stalinis of the Leit ....... Radicals into his government Paro leaders have but he has also gone out of ministerial Not does the CP refered to the fact that two give only of their ministertal positions control the major union, the Why have the CP been 1,813 munici- De upport government: the •govern- alitie LikE do the not refor to the men whit i tre arreement for ney: • Las fact CP. supporters were told 1o were chacked those posts is 1947- rote for the SP in the second ters was specifier mental when De Gaatle of the election. no longer reciprocated by SP had use for then solidarity" Harold any when the Linited sapport for CP: Wilson used to call insisted that ibey bere they were the fron States chucked out). This the declaration, that DiAL In reancy * i cleas: specifically endorsed by the be CP tas nchaded 3a able to do what Mitterand hands at first appeared Stan chair, In the ciuse remberton Cined to count those for and against But this the delayed, and in was oongea w declare the vote carried This decision gives for manuale every r80C unions. public sector. Press for action cuts -and demand all out TGWU support! Thornett SP's General Council and the Committee platitudes improving 20011 the lot of the working class the foly witle of prese prin paragraph: affirm the right drawal or soviet troop fri of al origa into the patie dieset contra diction to the off the French CP. Per His obviously included show how much the Stalinists will drop their own olicies in order to stay H

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St Mary' work-in shows the way! The staff at St. Mary's deprived of Paddington which the Hospital, Harrowe started 'work-in' hospital serves com- are June Thi pletely behind the 25 first in Earlier this year a petition: r major acuteland with 20,000 mignatures was presented to the and snould raptot a national focus Health become and However, ahowing

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closures. th the hospital open, and demon workers took the support London hospital local at

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predictably not 250-strong mass last Wednesday The enough Brainetone threat of closure work-in is supported by all Health Minister Vaughan in the hospital. the lion who have been campaign- the ing agtainst the threat of decision shortly hospital authorities' closure lul several you» close 109 The local community li meaical ana surgical bea and 11 rehabilitation beds- rheumatologs the total beds in all The other proposal is to restrict casualty the ambulance cases will be to transferred other hos pitals, further away. The occup: Vaughan s verdict a was =g the hospital, because was obvious the becoming staff that the managemen were already assumption yant the on thi ward were a foregone conclusion Ne on one mine Marchais taken con. According much they will be used. fight Wien Depor Barbaric for SPCP government .an was to Show Toy lty to ther trator they not only insist on the of the bourgeois CaCason members of staff. In otper •Radicals but demand certair the was to since hoapital actions and policies of such a be cran does if gövernment rid of This is in order both to ever ended ? of the working chas and es and reformists ex rose Even in the formation of French government showing that they want a CP SP government for thi influential positions it offers and not to assist the workin class Similarly in their cynica in the union, the show they are aware that: they would have to confront the work trog class ir to restore and run the French salat system. Domestics WerE being replaced and were work "started with a mass o'clock Thuraday. Picketing continuing between dam inorder to pubi- no 8 occupation and to removal prevent pruipment of patiente "Sonny

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Senior that 'all grades help. tion' Livingstone paid a visit to the firgi the picket line The Amoulance said they will have con. tinue to bring patients to the department ere tales: ment decision to restric makı occupation successful As the pation Com mittee preclared embed thei first "the the the Dith service torope hos service loce community and to save th jobs of hospital workers • The possibility of succes campaigns agains Are Grees ened wan tim Hoarrow