Socialist Press no. 94

LEYLAND

ATTACKS JOBS

PARTICIPATION

declares. about Leyland tired old employers' the independent strength of set-up as a means to destroy convenor Eddy McGarry. richi son, alone thumph right wingers Party unions participation' scheme. was set up under the the study committee, which approval report's proposals carries the at Speke. decisions on resisting closure eve of crucial mass meeting management handier weapon to present to one of the worst performers.

Assembly Plant, it claims, is worse than others. The Speke ly on average for only 45-55% continent. producing "voluntary" management closure, and backed up Speke sports car plant for that has central part in convenors have played a

REPORT

• a normal working week, 1 wuch as convenor and top Communis The report trots out all the Leading Management recognise the Yet Plants operate productive- It Is hard to imagine a include every Weapon car workers on the of the stewards on member 45% advocates almost productivity confidential workers only within one to. 65% redundan- Longbridge drawing Leyland Triumph of the cliches On Derek for the the report: there has to be action results the Speke factory at a cost of commenced their side of this management and unions|. now debate over the unpalatable afford the luxury of lengthy exploitation and cut jobs.

bush on the need to increase that does not beat about the conditions on the shop floor.

management committees with former militants into the shop stewards movement Management have already The result is now a report "Leyland Leyland sole contained task all and suck the parties" closure of attacking

YOU SEE, SIR... JOHNSON ALONE HAS JUST WASTED

cannot this lie,

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100,000 manual workers in 3,000 jobs, and the slashing opposition order to over-ride the verbal incentives scheme, ment are attempting to force fronts. with added pressure on two for speed-up attack in a concerted drive manning through "natural wastage' of 1,800 jobs at Longbridge aevice unrouga This And throughout Leyland, On the one hand manage. of attack is combined Speed-up levels ballot

WE CAN AXE ANOTHER

job-cutting using the Leyland

50 JOBS HERE!

against the incentives plan.

ent they can offer limit, management are confid- convenors-who have consist- ation goes through. for speed up and rationalis- providing the Edwardes plan backing £850 million of announced Industry Secretary Varley has imposition of the 10% pay convenors refused to fight the convenors. bankruptcy Since Once again the political the Profits these government available- a further no lead Leyland same blackmailing make profits, and who have ently accepted that it is their to be disposed of at all costs.

opposition are seen as an obstacle she carport on no the toros wholesale Branch secretary's commission!

with the TGWU Executive over court inquiry as a result of a District kangaroo ban on holding office in the union Corti and Tom White convenors-Alan Thornett, Frank elected convenor, Bob Fryer, and participation the officials as Regional members, is to hear the full facts special conference. Oxford this Saturday for a branch officers will travel to convenors, gations hunt within the TGWU, dele McCarthyite political witch- the Cowley Assembly Plant, newly re-elected leadership in central to this strategy.

participation set-up. and speed-up, the Edwardes plan, principle opposing which within the TWU aimed at witch-hunt implement their side of the bureaucracy refused to fight against such job to assist management to шкету то тогт а Tirm tocus 01 ning revealing the size of District depth of political disagreement' ded for expulsion from the unior ship in the plant and by TGWL British nine militant IGWU members at bureaucratically removing the Robinson They include But with Leyland jointly plan Thornett has been recommen The conference In a campaign to prevent a Meanwhile the trade union The charges include having "a All nine are seen by member corti and White race sackings policy, walking corporation, ine with coordinated Witch-hunt Committee meeting and has Officials to discipline leading opponents of Leyland's including wnole

I GWU

has stewards reactionary for spooker underway tactics-is OTTicials a the 5/293 sponsored closures, political

TGWU

worker for a clear programme based on 9 April conference. fighting under workers management suppliers degenerate British capitalism BIRMINGHAM: 10.30am from COVENTRY: 10.30am, from standards of TGWU members.

ing the jobs, conditions and living rights within the biggest union in trumped-up charges Region 5 bureaucracy to drop the the beginning of an intensified three months ago were victorious bureaucratically from workers in the plant.

! interests of the working class.

closure. Liverpool nationalised motor the need for an integrated, union committees to prove those of the privately owned open Leyland's books plan schemes by working class action. cutting plans, must be broken full the fight for work sharing on must be approach. All jobs in Leyland world the working class, attempting through intensified attacks on upon the high technology forced attempting to compete with overall crisis of an antiquated teal and thee teewhere, the LONDON: 10am, Stratford Bdw) NUNEATON: 10am, Bus Station COACHES to the conference: new leadersnip capable от аета the fight for a programme and a the country is an essential part of and broadened campaign through in shop rioor elections the solid support for the left wing officials have tried every possible which stands behind the job.

down to the lowest in the "solve' Assembly Plant who have fought suppress must be occupica Cowley Community Centre, *Democracy Under Threat in TWU cards must be shown Saturday's conference must be These policies provide a Pool Meadow. Hall of Memory For Participation If productivity is lower in Workers must reject this Capitalism rence Every previous attempt has 10.30am Kings Cross, York Wi saturday April 0, 1pm the fight taken up to pay. force must • Lib-Lab

CONFERENCE

fight for the past programme workers Force down the TGWU

T GWU

the desperate moves te against the problem o regional defended, through The of the independent Trades be thrown out, conditions result the Edwardes elected trade Speke plant oust can to prevent incentives democratic TOrCE industry problems coannon Council other thest only loca Speke fight stabbed

FIGHT TGWU

FRAME-UP

Weekly paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 94 * April 5, 1978 * 15p

SOCIALIST

PRESS

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bourgeoisie solve but it has done nothing to problems for Irish workers, rights. attacks legislation by sought struggles, the bourgeoisie has conditions. low taken cocle workers. managed to produce a class of unIon land into a peaceful haven of have sought to transform ire- СУСЛ attract apitanst exploitation Increasingly workers have But the co-operation of The ICTU's vote for wage As they enter into these more wages and a little longer the end the strike action bureaucrats international on has Haven problems of the repressive labour hy delaying. workers and created oppressive to tight growing basic Palestinians to them. sections of the Arab bour- minister weizman did nothing geoisie led by Anwar Sadat who are trying to sell out the Zionist settler regime and the week settlement Begin Weizman's visit was clearly an The visit diplomatic disaster bring to rescue sometring to1 nearer a peace israels between Cairo last defence the of diplomacy in the Middle East buy aggression has cut across US lines inet Americon sponsors military conquest they make.

as one of their most important ment in Israel is turning to Sadat, regime on the West Bank. even the setting up of a puppet same wrienas now, to boister up every occupied territories or to support consider recent visit of Begin to Washing- They will attempt again to use vieanwnre in souti ananor relationship. I nIs the Independence ultra-rignt wing govern witndrawal Their Trom most

PALESTINE

all the the the side by side with the Palestinians Lebanese army are now fighting Zionists and Syrian troops Lebanon. is now only maintained area role has remained uncertain in the Previous contes to mom liberation struggle Monde correspondents "we are all Dy will do nothing to push back the emanuel Erskine nas said inal ni: the Zionist forces have shown no This new situation poses vital Refugees formerly hostile to However it is said that they thi UN, former after Yasser Arafat that the UN forces of the Zionists. Wond Peer iise the strait Cherif, spokesman for the PFLP.

deceive the liberation fighters.

Zionists must not be allowed to would Patestimian movement to continu forces Such statements clearly reflect Braver words came from Abi Determination determinatior and the UN forces would help israel! driving out the the area oppression masses defeat the Zionists and their Arab Arafat Palestine Solidarity Com- mittee and Leeds Trades It is the raising of socialist Trades Council Club 27 April at Spu Public Meeting ! the deteat Council of nationa states of their

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- IRELAND Metal workers ability negotiate mild reforms and a simply press on regardless to would not be the end of the Kennedy, ITGWU President, package last year. which threatened a further rejection country's largest union, this government and employers.

two by a majority of more than Workers Union recently voted Transport specimens. squeamish than any other Ireland the union bureaucrats of suppressing also resisting pressure to end pitals. strikers employers have ignored the ogy. introduction of new technol- and impose new ing and telex operators, protest- crack the strike by telephone officials have so Party ications and trading. disrupting Ireland's commun- which are at present severely eager to force through this periods to freeze strikes.

compulsory proposals tion to boost capitalist profit- Fianna Fail's strategy of refla- majority. accepted the deal by a tiny were unnecessary as Congress more attractive presentation.

Congress world'. pointed out, and lease aircraft to continue its cross the pickets of clerical As hostesses are refusing to their strike for higher wages.

credit attack by two major disputes wage control is vital to the las been made au me more the world' In the event, such tactics But Members When it comes In a blatant move to dis- Jack Lynch's government Workers at Aer Lingus are ine best Some form of government 146° - Not the other officials cynically the speed-up supervisory end of against threw out a similar the leaders leaders in Ireland. But the Cynical the one to reject the offer subsequent are services for hos- agreed efforts of Labour

ITGWU

Senator been forced Trade Unions, manning levels proposed and cooling democracy, such attempts through far failed to 5 and stall. Fintan operate include a vote General would Irish state off' the tne to standard feature in the appearances at mercy the wake of this sell-out.

the metal workers' strike in are now other officials qualifications. health and our professional expense refuse rationalisation at the union leadership's pledge to complete But employers would have liked.

demanding introduced. which new technology can be struck on the by 'rationalising' industry.

employers compromise vention production. rupting strike, which was severely dis- Federal Chancellor's aim was medium had a special signif- took to the air recently, the every shape and form. class democrats as they peddle sales routine of the social leaders of union make to restore profitability workers which capital must une avoids the central question of workers' union. cracy of IG-Druck, the print renewed negotiations cance-the Eugen These Instead, a bargain has been Predictably, the agreement Schmidt's well-timed inter- Emotional end aispute Metal workers Rationalisation collaboration of our jobs, carefully Loderer the Helmut betrayal brought and the bureau- -une allacks on West represent printworkers of IG-Metall terms under than television are newspaper and the steering Schmidt between German and a about more

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the the berg-North Baden. out nationally. throughout Volkswagen. and job protection. plant, and threatens layoffs produced short-time working components to workers in largest trade union have been the the way claims for a wage increase, not confined to the outcome caned our movement West German print workers during their strike

NO 'PEACE NEAR IN

The block in supply of Although In the past, they have led Employers The strike's significance is une Leading the way metal-workers' for North Vuerttem- (all German has all sections of Benz's only have

STREK

the the of them ir 146,000 already impact world's 85,000 gaining labour motor locked own sham is of course very differ- speed-up and unemployment.

them out down the line into present leaders move to sell be finally powerless as their struggles, leadership to alliance ranged against them.

workers need to combat the clarity cannot generate the political workers militancy defending capitalism in different areas but united union bureaucrats all working ent, nominally crucial conditions. increased wages and improved unis partial strike астоста! umons But It was only the determined The dispute has become a Vithout the with capitalists, Schmidt and the trial which which led to even these workers will common militancy 01 ponuclan. between rank direct Trotskyist strength- and aim metal- social alone their SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978 and of

STREWN

DESHALB

plaize union confederations and CP in the presidential election after his defeat by Giscard refused contrast to the arrangements d'Estaing. visit unashamed treachery, the working class leaders of leader, the heads of the major France have trooped to Marchais In Arberis- The meetings were in stark sichern ATTe Workers leaders 1974 President Giscard a procession a similar invitation the Socialist Party pay homage when to Giscard Mitterand the palace itself. were no doubt very different rendezvous, but their audiences at the Elysee leader Marchais all filed in for avid bargain-hunters. over-worked traitor. course not a fantasy from the arm of the bureaucracy. employers greater backing by Maire reforms in the daily practice which it represents. the the opposition should respect of political opinion, and that the "national interest should enlarged pomposity, of interviews. real significance of this spate union CFDT) to suggest the and Maire (secretary-general titions of the CP's version of tary-general of the Stalinist- in content trom the promise: Ply sie statements outside the to declaim carefully-prepared Palace. they can expect from these "leadership' for their struggles for their interests, and what fevered beyond the reach of the long utionary the development igence ished the threat that intrans- the common programme themselves to formal repe exchanged, *Union of now been workers acmanas, and brand There were It was left to Mitterand These But French workers have This dire warning is placed above differences With Marchais and Seguy (secre- This determined collabor His humble request to аетостасу

CGT

argued Overworked would Formal what imagination of on his belief that socialist-dominated sHown in concrete нехіону - union) or the unspoker ment pree urgently consciousnes. future an occasion Left' holds were given confronting confined Mitteranc furtive from the an

their potential allies. the ideological complexion of South East Asia. The Chinese conducting a campaign for and Teng has recently been foreign policy of the Chinese fruits of a new unprincipled as the Ne Win regime claims, defeat for the CP guerrillas broader significance. from Rangoon, traditionally opposed to rule the the peoples of the interior of alliances with a number of rebels. such figures regime been munist Win military make anti-soviet bureaucracy opportumst it could be one was anywhere near as great говіте

PURGES

But the event may have a The They have been wooing The government of Hua They have been forming country who have been should Alliance stipulation about alles of the bitter to exaggerate guerrilla its own around If the have who leaders intelligence service. are from his trusted military majority of whose members appointed a new cabinet, the the latest government purge policy. way in foreign and domestic manoeuvre in an unprincipled strengthening last September. positions. They were arrested with followed omic policy; and they were cabinet who favoured a more right purged. itionists in the party Programme Party ing of the series of wholesale regime. Soviet Win to weed out all pro- is more important is for Ne to be of no importance. What Soviet alliance. order to about trying to reconcile the regime in Cambodia. anti-communist orship in Thailand, the 'left' wing anti-communist dictat- with equal ardour the right dictatorship and his ability to is not socialism. It is the between these two 'extremes' openly pro-umperanst econ- The purges of the government and Chinese Ne Win's bureaucratic "party, late of the Burmese CP seems with these governments, the Having This trend is confirmed by What Ne Win has preserved That is part of the mean- which reputedly WIng 1976, Anti-Soviet elements are Burma with each other in These Dy anotner group leaders produce an anu- and the forged as the Chinese concerned, Broup 50,000 oppos- of his included dictatorship pro-Soviet from Win alliances Stalinist socialISt were the the his through the construction of a hardships working class and peasantry demands and thereby lead the democratic Trotskyist party able to fight anti-centralist alliance guerrilla struggle of the CP in orships, through 'left' military dictat- state in Burma lies neither whatever for which state. soon be under threat again.

to power "Trotskyist' economy isolation reverse this his leadership will prices tural and industrial produc both rising fast. Unless he can tion have been are urgent since born agricul- The Burma, The Ne Win's economic needs example way to a workers' with Isolation nor and transitional programme traditionalist, unemployment through forces, falling, and the economic working Hua owned. shows world the Secretary elections modifications privileges of church. ment government Alliance, used the PSOE. into what it called oppos- Union been ition Party When These Growing gulf the OI Democratic governing later Carrillo General referred special Felipe

PSOE

wing are party. the of the of which is the abandonment number are treason which the CP leaders not only the policy of class Central month. Congress to be held later this preparing munist Party significant way in the Com- in a much more direct and to 37 oppose fusion by 140 votes which longer control the meeting, admitting that they could no tive were forced to resign, strong that the whole execu- in Madrid opposition was so executive accepted the move fusion with the PSOE bureaucratically on difficulty that the leaders of Party have had in imposing reflected PSOE leader Gonzalez changes the most important the small Popular Socialist In The perspectives proposed But the gulf is to be seen And in the party assembly In a distorted way this is characterisation of the the only 19 their Pursuing term then Euskadi Committee Congress rank and "Leninist trom which is votes to 18. constitutional the arranged include extreme Ninth party file a now the bring organisations! ment constituent assembly! party. profound speed, but it has arisen with great workers' councils! regime! Pact! constitution! counter revolutionary role their anti-working class and finding it difficult to conceal moment since the death of and CP leaders. collaborationism of the PSOE clear alternative to the class present an uncompromisingly Trotskyists parties are Franco the leaders or tnes *For *For free elections to a *Down *Down with the Moncloa More than at any other *For a PSOE-CP govern- *For a general strike to Now is a crucial moment Crucial moment the down the Francoist and crisis intervention with at this moment building of creating with Spain the workers' new the

SPANISH WORKERS OPPOSE LEADERS'

TREACHERY

BACK BURMA

MAOISTS

housands of workers marching against the Moncloa Pact.

policy. mentary defeat (159-134).

ment suffered its first parlia- the Cortes was 'insufficient'.

economics ministers given to explanation of the change of which vote for a harmless resolution parties, however, decided to back on its feet. anti-working class and declared his loyalty to thing like that was implied unions. parties and the main trade Moncloa Pact of the workers' incorporation away cpaitalism special vocabulary of Spanish replaced in a Cabinet shuffle.

economics as a shift to the right, the preted by the capitalist press on the question of economic small storm inside his Cabinet when Suarez was faced with a rotting remains of Francoism.

government, composed of the in relation to the Suarez in relation to each other and workers' parties in Spain both has seen a whole series of ist Party' or the Spanish Commun- Spanish Socialist Party; would be When it's the correct of riddles in the world. Two not an opposition? That the Moncloa Pact of agreed manoeuvres Thus the Suarez govern- All Suarez "A shift to the right' in the In what was widely inter- The last month in Spain When is an opposition the one from "Right shift' declared Spanish many answers denied that any- of meant non-government minister phase the through policy the capitalism possible started easiest to it mall was the and hand and their rank and file leaders because it is an expression against it. tution, they certainly will not have made it clear that while immediate convocation of the they opposed, along with the ations was a smokescreen.

strate that the PSOE's talk Euskadi out from working class on the other.

workers' parties on the one the growing gulf between the the present time is instructive throw up this smokescreen at go so they don't like the consti- municipal elections. And they predictably the tactical Popular Alliance and the CP broad says, continuation of the capitalist class). (i.e. abject collaboration with the CP would continue reassure the bourgeoisie that represented but matter government ana соттие але санеа тог сле noises about the PSOE's walk "constructive But the PSOE's need to At the beginning of March Despite Carrillo made disapproving But oppositon concentration' which, he CP and should culminate in a the "Constructive" Opposition of hours to difference national demonstration the constitutional = demanding masses as to campaign including the PSOE, it hastened and policy the opposition" 'consensus not the apparent coalition of mobilis- between main the the the the monarchy on the party's acceptance of from ship's line. is only half-formed politically the question of Leninism and been openly critical of the Asturian party leaders have plans completely. appears that the local party had been counting on. against with 62 abstentions.

the Leninist' label, the vote cation. meeting without major alter- was accepted by the Madrid by the leadership only one tions to defend the leader- unscheduled, it necessary to make several to beam down on a dutifully the leaders, regional meeting of the party the CP leaders. In the Madrid move, therefore, has surprised the working class base of the symbol is also seen as an important however the legacy of Lenin class. policeman the CP's trustworthiness as a to the Spanish ruling class of further symbolic reassurance no change of policy from the nanonal leadership which the large, is completely different unanimous gathering, This This, of course, represents This opposition in the CP In Asturias in the north il On the abandonment of Of the 11 theses presented The Unfortunately for Carrillo leadership, rejectea une leadership s the virtual 453 Contentious by large sections of resistance majority, of the working party leadership who had hoped sharp interven- but only a And the Doln on though this 115 SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978

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houses of this evidence was to turn staff. against housing bizarre Council documents that they employees! County to the Tory administration at County Hall last December.

claims to have committed during a break-in which he squatters movement. well known organiser of the produced by Ron have a legal right to see.

should be renovated. the wanted to take over and that Crystal demolish a group of houses at

GLC

into Hall saw the opening of a ramned Lewisham, carrying possible sentences of 6 months jail. Trial is by stipendary magistrate.

paper for blacks. A thorn in the flesh of local police for some time, Gordon faces three charges arising out of Homeless used for Tories' GLC witch-hunt Bailey's action on the basis The This Their complaints are con- They Picket outside Camberwell magistrates court at beginning of trial of Kim Gordon, editor of SWP's Flame Much of the evidence he Council Turn to Tories complaints torware officers Hall to defend the Palace group claims also activists public week,

GLC

against had complain that planned that housing pamphlet enquiry County ordered group they

GLC

that flaged tions against squatters by the about 12 mini Crown Agents chance to cut jobs. when they are seeking every against their staff at a time for a propaganda campaign the Tories. ation, the libertarian demands claimed. and everyone knows this" he situations against County Hall workers: Cutler complaints from the public.

contracts riding rights in the officers' public with a splendid opportunity same against council workers by соттирнов They The recent wave of evic- This presented the Tories the At a launching press con- "AL Tories is neatly camou- Investigation by a neat transform- Tory leader Horace investigation, and activists are turnec called a full scale public Evictions about Stop this Frame Up: ало ume able attention County dishonesty answering unere are таке over- на! developed into a widespread ical housing activists. common to many non-polit- the conception of the state kind of trap? problems can fall into this gain from calling the enquiry!

the politician with most to than Horace Cutler himself, the 'deep throat' was no less investigation he stated that ation as to the GLC's plans senior person at County Hall refers to an unnamed 'very share of surprises first to last three months but the away. elections less than six weeks with conditions. shortages and policies which lead to housing directed away from the Tory obvious and tor tne nouses in question How is it that people with In his pamphlet, The answer to this lies in The investigation is likely What a gift for the Tories Ine squatting movement Under day produced the had given him intorm- Top Tory exposed as 'deep throat' London's pressure from the

PERJURY!

London

POLICE

MORE

Trap serious concern lousy housing No Borough housing its fair Bailey to seize it directly. deprivation of housing their the anarchists. phenomenon confrontations with the state whole. in the labour movement as a their failure to build support production led inevitably to taneous analyse the reasons for simul- understandable response was side by side with enormous 1960s heavily influenced by lack of penetration and comic Sunday Express launched a a public witch-hunt against for a daily paper. generalisations. (For example was mainly notable for its Mirror Group chairman, ! speech by urely the SWP. Based almost en- peculiarly feeble attack on rooms. the militants in the machine itors are prepared to launch are already signs that the ed- how to react to their little grammes. poly of air time on these pro- the frantic petty bourgeoisie.

the lengths of appearing on a leaders. respectfully by print union considerable, and was echoed newspaper barons has been and entertainment that passes mixture of paranoia, hysteria will have missed the daily during most of the past week local nave wno scem to nave a mono- Radio 4 phone-in to reassure retary of NATSOPA, went to Left to work But Faced with the appearance Two The Owen O'Brien, general sec- The cry of pain from the Thousands difficulties. been on an

PRESS GANG

shortage and their papers weeks housing Percy cautious about inability after Unimpressed But there themselves out their the ago the Roberts, readers over- mid ered style, the Observer has nology as a political strike strike! strikers had been paid a full a meeting with management any interest in them. academics who seemed to be liberal the reformist views of the surprising that many adopted and (in the form of bailiffs, police been giving the same warning introduction of redundancies arising from the categorized the strike against paper lisher of the ported that Anton Betz, pub- the times, the same issue re- vestigative journalism. where it was dubbed "an im- trade paper UK Press Gazette, reprinted in newspaper that day's pay, before going on "every reason to believe" that same week. lished in Socialist Worker the next day, and had been pub- let form to workers the very had been handed out in leaf- remarks made by O Brien at Britain today".) whole character of society in The SWP "Makes no secret of labour movement as a whole council workers and the local committees opened to elected trade union decisions-not legal rights to information the portant which has caused more mirth plans about In its own more consid- To give a further sign of He also stated that he had Significantly, this article, Roberts complained that Balley calls for expanded ambition only people local authorities) with anarchists Rheinische consternation contribution to in local journalists accounts the newspaper workers West for representing government new tech- change Post had German among against. problems that he campaigns that the function of the state, ends. Crystal this. demands on Tory councillors which levels is to support the system both themselves practices the coming bonfire of mal- hunt as the same warning as the UK Press style last forever age newspapers' of those who own and man- which the most significant with a series of warnings, of sides, the ting the poor capitalist on all wailing the problems beset- stable democracies." ing Britain one of the most is an important factor in mak- presented by our newspapers itudes, analysis or entertain ruling classes for their owr shows clearly, charge newspapers are sounding the battles to come. Already their union officials and manage.

Gazette made when it billed was that the "will and spirit choice and belief that the breadth of without false me desty, our a wide choice in pontical att in the world, offering readers ments alike. compenuve newspaper pres.

He has Tailed to realise Managements are arming Despite the differences in After a long editorial be- "Britain Labourites production Sunday Express As the this is essentially the amount Palace campaigns tail na nonal contribution te paper concluded which has the of opinion re. affair Hot only without such useu by unc will causes demolitions the would not undermine ana loca change of the moral profit major but will the unions. unionisation in small colleges, dence within the union. resources suggestions of strengthening tricked revealed as a call for ational and political indepen- attack the shreds of organis- dominated Broad Left leader- crippling blows to students' knock out its opponents. produce the conference, power to the executive!" and proposals on autonomy are ship has now This Stripped After dealing a series of At this week's NUS increasing the financia interests.

OUL

moved in to plans the stalinist the demand punch to their tancy Executive's individual • "All access to higher education defence of capitalism. them from the Labour leaders the attacks launched against opposition from students to reformists, and NUS President Sue Slipman have failed to defuse struggles and fees, deteriorating standards to students militant hostility refusal to give any direction scale campaign to stifle any 'priorities" gressive aspects are in reality consistently essennal to the general aims In past years they have What this means is a full- Where silence and passivity But these apparenuy pro- falling grants, increased crew have resorted to every move to restrict the the coalition tor the which they refer 1 displayed revision tner of be built-up-not to strengthen bureaucratic power. autonomy, which would give dispense with these rough-and occupations direct sabotage, as with the firmer which are attacked defend those students unions in any area. over opposition and militancy fight for their interests, but the organisations of NUS would grotesque -ready closure or reacner wrammg the In this scheme, The Broad Left's refusal to Now provide ability Executive bureaucratic control methods Parody of students parody against means enormous поре the area by the the PHOTO: John Sturrock Report support of the Tories. these attacks with the willing their ability to push through reformists are confident of enshrined as national policy.

campaigns state and the bourgeois media Last year's NUS Conference ment for giving funds to strikes or policy stalinists against would govern and ing in bent on apolitical fightbacks' opposition will be voiced by Alliance along with the IMG.

supporters of the SWP-hell- ence where the most voca seem mis-placed at a conter- -and those elements wallow- Such confidence does not the opportunist Students ests of students. cipled proposals and replacing these of rejecting the BroadLeft's students to take the vital step anised confusion, we call for defend the rights and inter persistent wantors Dy In contrast to all this org leadership that a prin defend rights Students must Page 4 SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978

the Lib-Lah coalition suppport Callaghan while loyally voting posture Group of Labour MPs, who attempt in any way to expose Tribune une len talk or une moune In the did the for every policy of and opponents conterence told that the LPYS was the lending group involved in the ment is only used to dismiss oppoRcHEs Conterence delegates were left Send to WSL, 31, Dazimouth Park Hill, London NW5 IHR the Lib-Lab government to bureaucracy. to conceal a long standing more "left wing' programme is no perspective for a real fight.

Party-and denies them any certain selling points through which leaders brazen contempt shown by facade, rhetoric,

PARTY YOUNG SOCIAL'S:

socialism. of the crisis and the need for workers are bearing the brunt reiterated the ways in which nationalisation. calling for socialist policies of against a number of reaction- of capitalism. make them pay for the crisis tion of the employers and back against the determina- of workers and youth to fight of the increasing willingness Llandudno last weekend. self-styled accomodation to the Labour knows he has nothing to fear.

workers towards the Labour struggles in contrast with the aty government poncies, and babouT compietery street and Transport House concern Yet, for all these hours of Speaker This is He knows that Militant's Yes, The turn-out is a reflection Resolutions viede Trotskyists he Militant wingers Militant putting the Will to fight are layers Party the why the extreme the Rhetoric of nearly 2,000 window-dressing show appearance after dominate Labour anti-capitalist the group group your "socialist" Downing Callaghan workers Militant speaker young draws passed the Lib-Lab coalition. policies. the enactment of any socialist with Callaghan's recognise that the terms of is matched by the inability to of the confines of capitalism" Labour Party notion socialIs The the absurdity

LABOUR

PHOTO: Andrew Wiard, Report their thousands" will and the Lib-Lab coalition.

cheerleaders Militant group. opportunist politics of the up the objective role of the Callaghan-Healey Andy Bevan to the right wing Labour Party Youth Officer us on show, and we will support; bring in Socialists Conference, from In practice Why Callaghan puts "Give us the means and we DULIALISI IKESS, Weanesday Apru, 19/6 the platform of the broaden talking, Party they end up , Bevan went leadership youth in Callagnan Labour's

SUITS

the Militant group on show

ORENTICE

Andy Bevan Your

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the cuts. Health Service against the the had proceeded rapidly during been one of the least militant started in what might have workers took to the streets to a few days before 80,000 began on November 15, 1976 hospitals to be threatened by strengths of the campaigns to weaknesses as well as certain hospitals the ins, the first of which, at been the wave of work- social spending cuts has defence of the National development experiences of the workers in been in progress since Anderson And sections of the working class seemca tre most protest aerend ClOSuTe this and three other London November 1976. attempt to gather together The NHS has traditionally The work-in at the EGA Inevitably it reflects all the This The Unionisation Elizabeth some agalsl most Hospitals. Price 10p. Committees pamphlet threatened REVIEW of the pamphlet KEEPING HOSPITALS OPEN, published by the Campaign Hospital, and important unionisation unlıkely of tne ancillary Garrett cuts of Hounslow, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Plaistow Maternity and with has the an then Minister for the health this movement. hospitals like the EGA had early workers' The giant November 17 demonstration, 1976. Then the leaders derailed the fight.

Thus when Barbara Castle, largely

CUT

P.MIS

seventies, strikes during the smaller By Dai Stephens purposes moribund. organisation was for practical members in the hospital, their ised, and although NUPE had of the workers were unorgan- EGA should close, the bulk service

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announced that

ASSOCIATION

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the they the hospital. well-intentioned from moves against closure came Over a period of months For this reason the first St. Nicholas' raised-and consultants OU

NUI

"friends' AL spent- of services themselves. the were met, they would occupy

EGA

time, NS use, that full services in beds should be turned over to repair of the lift, that private in would be to demand the action WOrKerS support in advance the EGA commit full time officials refused to Stewards Committee and the reinforced when the Stalinist- isolated and defeated be supported by the bureau- convinced them that if they of trade union leaders had the wider union movement.

hospitals in the area and from for an occupation from other that they could win support convincing the EGA workers closing the hospital. as an immediate reason for repair necessity occupation, and to raise the dominated стасу, management were now using inquiry The purpose of the work- Nevertheless, within a few Their limited experience The main problem at that 11lS Limited experience hospital unless workers had declared BUA tO PresS action, they would not a mass meeting of themselves however into Work-in understanding themselves their and would the Area lift. run demands state workers become taking which Joint the was = of and important departments were hospital's closure. which right to give them orders list October excuse to evacuate patents EGAS heating was after he discovered that the to move to anotner nospita Area, refused an instruction challenged workers meeting was drawing up its workers' control. for the hospital implied that the way forward down state management about the run enquiry to the statements of counterposed run and upgrade the hospital.

analysis of the structural and repairing the heating so tha other requirements needed to Instead, he spent six weeks NUPE has provided copious This of demands, could would Challenged cold weather, all the of hospitals in the heating even of the hospital clause, management's was through whilst individual engineer, workers of faulty, already which the the the

CLOSURES

STOPPING

HOSPITAL

The EGA occupation - only the sign outside hints at real workers' control.

the the union branches covering turning point. It allowed SL the

COHSE.

had bership and a few individuals of ancillary workers in mem-

ASTMS,

had weeks, all the laboratory staff was very patchy, within a few tee, unionisation at the EGA Trades Workers' control. questions which the pamphlet

EGA

the threatened hospitals betrayed the fight to defend weakened grasp this central point has understand experiences which every deal members and their best skirts round refuses to deal and It was this involvement of Although at the time of A study of the work-ins Much more important is to It is not possibie nere to organised labour move- joint especially joined with paragraph, which NUrE nad Ine balk Betrayed mecung retell how the and

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that proved with, or at pamphlet's failure to some with the allies in at the major times and the defending the NHS defending workers upgraded. restored together with other EGA tuli porters to whole clearly conditions EGA supporters picket AHAn called for the Area stewards Most

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hospital these demands, sa w importantly, were and the organise and themselves their should

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(ті сія вадив state the pamphlet aspect which is missing from NHS, and it is this central central to the defence of the pendent class action, which is service needs in the area.

expenditure of the Area Health Authority for the opening of the books workers basis of a campaign for a the occupation to form the workers to occupy it, and for hospital would be for the argy that nately the only versity parent NUPE branch at Uni- sub-committee, and from the work-ins, It is this aspect of the WS members from the of the way reveal the need for inde. enquiry College Occupy hospital, and details into the Hospital • health and

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first them at the hospital, that the hold a joint meeting with suaded the NUPE stewards to cuts involved, first when the anti- labour petitions approaches worthless publicity campaigns thousands Camden Trades Council per- It was not until the local important development sub-committec movement pounds MPs, became and of

lacards but no lead in action to stop the cuts.

NHS, a firm of accountants, the cost per bed at the EGA had been used to argue that.

overestimates of the running through the AHA's accounts of Lord Bowden, a friend of the profits made out of the needs in the area, and into EGA in to assess the real costs of the of the Area Health Authority for an opening of the books repairs were inflated. that the AHA's estimates for branch. Even so they found

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engineers, were too high. running costs of salaries of figures; all staff 50-80% up on true mates of salaries costs for this hospital-esti- for the EGA. one of the consultants, went hospitals. maviduals wao workca most In response to the calls The There they These and other figures under the direction Fresh appeals relation to health Inclusion Ume figures proved

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found gross the local for neany other the PHOTO: Chris Davies, Report antagonise management. upon the work-in, but as little control is sometimes forced head on. Its attitude is that question of workers control tently refuses to meet the one et the pamphlet consis- as possible should be done to the the question of who makes replace essential equipment, actions is a primary declaring surrounding hospitals, and, at lapel officials provided posters and the hospital! file paper, being kept out of supporters of CLASH, the support of the work-in by notably the Weir Maternity.

officials is less clear at the Full time officials towards a compromise with have been allowed to give a have decided on a policy and stewards in confusion off the demands had been met, called mobilise Worker, the organisation of NHS stewards

NUPE

informed shop stewards that EGA than at other hospitals, the AHA. pressurised them to support There The full role of full time Whenever the consultants London they badges, was conditional on work in, exchange, Posters that and of Hospital support

NUPE

have SWP rank-and- opportunity, refused leaving the the wavered officials

NUPE

from refused to call strike action) Satist leader of the Se napping attack management Hounslow, (where, even after members altogether. shortly stopped visiting his the threat vanished, and he hospital became under Soon even this was removed al Under Workers Control' to the railings "EGA: Hospit- control" was a notice pinned further mass meeting was it was many weeks before a council representing all staff, at the main entrance. control of a room for pickets control of the hospital by the intention of the unions to assured the hospital manage- vote, management. workers was to be umica to ment that it was not Within days, the The lesson here, as at the Taylor's attendance at the Far Within 30 minutes of the full time officials and Region or the on the hospital, kid- the patients, Sporadic instructions from Limited consisten functions, careerists Taylor sporadic as "workers led

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sabotaging a hospital by falsi- action raised its head. tion appeals to the AHA or to the win fresh support from the the direction of the stewards not been carried out under costing of the hospital had into the lift, and into the hospitals in the Area that the EGA was cheaper to removing different hospitals this ques- hospital. no intention declared six months previous- Minister could still have been used to committee, Hounslow Hospital Emergency Fightback conference last November.

ly that these same people had 8....

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shown firmest support when argument is a bogus one. At defeat the work-in. ence between the interests of the shop stewards committee each stage of the EGA work- controlling the premises.

which can only be resolved and those of the management the workers in the hospital there is a fundamental differ- 'alienate support' must not be totally excluded Willingness to recognise nat consultants. tom the premises In any case, the "mustn't If the workers do not have But behind it lies an un- terms of not wishing to This line is usually argued At all events, management Bogus argument side

SAVEBS

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SIGHI CUTS

JOBS

PAHT

or the from the other week occupation. for the first time of a one official Dowling now spoke in, the full-timers were able meeting had voted to work- unorganised. and workers who only weeks ology was needed to win the EGA that such left phrase- which had taken place at the the members in other hospitals essential supplies, that union hospital council". supplies, affairs. and the day-to-day management staff, which is entrusted with representing ment of a Hospital Council occupation is the any scale; but with the idea supportive strike action on carnel confidence supplies to the EGA. would be prepared to send the event of a shortage of workers control: occupation, produce a blue-print for the by the workers, both NUPE of a work-in being taken up officials nad channelled make it official Perhaps it is a measure of Now, as soon as a mass He also anticipated that in All matters At the EGA, the union "the essential feature of an take the reins. operation of hospital political пас Development of the through all refused to call been development should concerning layers advocating establish- stewards

ASTMS

totally tne conscious attempt by some of confusion it represents the authors own ship provide practical guide, and not to The truth, however, is that

HOUNSLOW

HOSPITAL

ideological and, worse, leader- to draw out the right lessons.

pity that this pamphlet fail source of experience. It is taking". got to wasting just not interested a one day strike, and they'r been to see Ennals. We've hac (lobbies) and petitions. We'v jargon. pickets and the same as us. I've talked t the EGA says: a tactic remains. importance of the work-in a NUPE leader Fisher The work-ins are a ric We've "I've got one advice. D As Arthur Churchley fron Nevertheless, take the action we'r who are getting ume pickets You'v

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no say staging hospital work-ins is hospitals, and from industrial the need for supportive strike sectors action, Strike action A key demand which must davancee All-out strike both from WOrKCES special funds). (now reduced to campaignin other hospitals) and the EGA (saved at the expense of fou who follow it as a manual en this does not mean that thos Weir,

THE CUTS

for public subscriptions an up in the same boat as the It can only be hoped tha Important tactic (closed) utives of the union and that it a link with the national exec- essential if the work-in is not them!) that pamphlet is that they provide to be defused and betrayed.

only through them (it 1s Yet the only mention of time officials actions can be say against defending the NHS. seriously tasks facing them them to divert workers away workers seeking this pamphlet will be taker established by the from Because of the authorit most many importan work-ins way hospita

behave-not version guys is for the resemblances World War Il films. a machine which can destroy command post of their ulti- good guys versus bad guys mate dominated by First of all, the film is interplanetary weapon, like The bad guys in the planets, Nazi generals in of the many possessed accidentally - a very World War i look basic the just about every kind of fight medieval cosmic princess.

rather in this case, the same chasms, clutching his ane, or forced not of Tarzan-like leaps on strands from his pursuers by making other an expert at escaping The heroes get involved in lichen but nylon Jaws rope ol rein- across figures, only there as hooks nation of film culture. the lowest common denomi- effortlessly obvious. equivaiener opposite of creativity in the Wizard of Oz were the most of Arabia. of which that from Lawrence musical anagram in the same spirit-a clever way out to swell the profits, which you attributed to John Williams, Over the Its characters are faceless Star Even the theme dinners-predictable and Theme for sale Wars represents the digestible. Is une can and somewhere standardised buy on the ot themes cultural music,

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astounding of dollars spent already, they several of the tens of millions effects are monsters. in the imaginative design of but much less self-indulgently done competently. And this can hardly be the key to the used, than in Kubrick's 2001) special erects (as erective as.

-in the camera work, in the film component plagiarised parts.

the sum of the profits of its profits is even greater than film, luck interplanetary war. which in this case climaxes, put them all into produced, most commercially successful simple. much profit as possible. conceived it were, at the very Ene characteristic films or genres of im ever least rigidly programmed.

Supremely competent Of course it all has to be To do this the trick is very The secret of that must be But although its technical The objective is to make as is supremely competent context this should produce a space the You look at all the overall total responsible for of one story, creatures and cuches of With any whose most 1s an and style space pirate, and the modelled by medieval princess of them spend most of their into many stock roles. Both slip: terless them (a deft touch of the force will guide and protect their Guiness as a space-age mystic, technology. Instead, background working out the Michael Redgrave to be in the biblical epic here) telling the pilots to abandon 633 Squadron Britain, The Dam Busters and masterly summation of the enemy's interplanetary V2 by mate British cumaxes to the barte of oin-polnt One of them is a Sinbad- The two entirely charac- One almost expects Space-age mystic effortlessly, trying inhibitions and scene, heroes guys pilots. Tarzan-like appearance (both we nave on the money- bombing the in which the destroy The penulti- of the film Hollywood- computer, rescue however, ana almost The Alec tne computer, Star Wars is the creation of a transferred (as a gold plated robot) is computer; space craft): the scarecrow is the first mate on the pirate there (toughened up a bit as ters whom the computer has children. reserved by the portrayed with a sentimenta- to confirm the suspicion that latter characters which tend exactly the same personality.

substituted by a three-legged Wizard of Oz. The lion in commercial picked out there are several other charac- nothing like Judy the top of the profits league, of Star Wars' predecessor at passing nod in the direction monster, by float and which, is inhabited which lumps of scrap metal the icy princess at one point lazer beam swords. a sword fight with space-age get stuck in a pool of water in (anorner medieval epic touch) In tact Our inspired heroes and While Wizard of Oz affection for and the tin man it is these two of that tireless the complete success princess commercial computer s they Garland, ine ducing all this most profitable movie of exceptional for capitalism logical and visual fantasy.

never imperialist nature of the war.

reference to its politics is the the authorship?) and the only make completely computers (further proof of "racial' discrimination against universe is a brief reference to social life of the Star Wars The only speculation on the social or political concern.

psychological, The on which to hang the plot The "ideas' It is a totally escapist film.

viewer need slightest Those responsible for profits through course it is nothing By Leon Trotsky get

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between advertisers since it succeeds in blurring created tive by the problems which selling mindless fantasies tc the masses, still manages tc tary pretensions of the new same This commercial triumph the As for Star But it remains to be seen In addition to using the A challenge to Star Wars breakthrough royal family into the film successful Royal family profit Piggott Geoff By 1930s

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capitalism's If this film was not written The only originality in Star Wars author was only a computer then the greatest programmed for profit Page 8

IN REVIEW

SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978

opments. what lies behind such devel- Press have fought to show side the police force. increased use of troops along- regime on the working class.

Trotskyists with been taken to its conclusion onslaught on basic rights nas munist Party Stalinists. the eager support of the Com- workers' movement in general repression Italy is an international every stand nas yet the state still In countries like Chile the The assault on basic rights i ne been used tne International workers" the

WSL

WSL.

MOTO

internationally I position against and Socialist we Toreiront of and to increase struggle kidnapping bonapartist receives genuine one. the 5 increase in the rate of exploit- demands the elimination of capitalism. ments into conflict with the require- restricted and limited. doms", more to the man with the of society. dominates all other spheres dominates economic life it always a sham. class "democracy" establish socialism. print shop. capital to set up It is this need of capitalism Yet even these rights come To put it simply, freedom While the capitalist class obstacles the such rights under course Moribund press are For the working for the working capitalism means a dramatic chronically one sense ana run a moribund and much class for the seizure of power.

leftist sary to prepare the working transitional demands neces- fiction if it is separated from and its agents. utionary defend itself as part of the defending democracy. called labour movement itself. Act being used against the act against the fascists ended станс paople leastor all capable or to the state. In fact the so- be defended today by appeals overall struggle for its revol From time to time ultra- The defence The Democratic rights can not overall programme rights from the ruling class "democrats' 'Democrats' working the groupings Is a Public ot demo complete indepen- must UracT conditions of fascist dictator- has always socialism. conditions for the struggle for Democracy any more clearly than this.

not lack of rights" that the root evil is capitalism tremen semestic slavere os divorce, ponenced, and that is what direct, wider, more open and democracy does not abolish it will be so to anyone whe bourgeois-democratic Britain, clearer will the workers see system capitalism, not lack of rights.

makes the class struggle more Though The The more democratic the The fuller the freedom of "But Marxists know that •domestic oppression case of government, appedi the to this creates the best cannot be put struggle organise the clearer

OBVIOUS

slavery may Only the will done away with and replaced a far higher level when bour- bourgeois democracy rights of the working class bourgeois democracy, only in with the capitalist class) they working class. way, one form through which democracy much more real and taken to which have been won under interested in the defence of workers seek to hide the class content forces (that is, hand in hand defending democracy through the capitalist class Labou These rights will be made Ine When defence of those basic alliance a system based democracy dictatorship "Progressive'

WOL

retormist: Is not Stalinists and merely "progressive from

OVCE

exercise. talk been ирої one tne sion poses the building of rights can no longer be com acquire great importance.

struggle the working class has become country like Britain, qualifications however, class. historic gain for the working economy established by the but preparation for power. revolutionary Job, teir delence and exten ditions and the right defended by the reformists come to learn that its basi come, the working class will and all forms of attack fascists, repressive legislation agals democratic 1917 revolution represents a sinc rulers paubie win capitansm, or b Despite these As with decent ving con because leadership and rights. police battles te important Kremlin defence planned to a in a cal the Defend basic rights duced, of Terrorism in an industrial dispute.

to mount an effective picket remove the elementary right the immigrant communities.

takes many forms. Legislation under attack. rights deepens the police a free hand to harass is prepared class increasingly come Efforts Laws like the Prevention I nIS As the capitalist crisis general which gives the are the Act are intro- democratic made working tendency ever limited they may be, and now defend these rights, how- march, and so on. organise, the right to publish, the right to vote, the right to are nave been necessary to fascists. reformists, the attacks of the ruling class defence of basic rights. use The Decades of bitter struggle This holds true whether fronted working class must Sham Stalinists the battle to Tories WIl revisionists by reformists, correctness of this. Ilford by-election proves the gressive type. they appear to be of a pro- the working class-even when the hand of the state against measures stands dence of police and army.

ing of the state apparatus, ments upon the strengthen- increased reliance of govern- and

WIICE

For this reason the WH The recent example of the the stands opposed growing wnien for the Stalinists and benind strengthen The call state to tne such critics: under capitalism anyway? isn't the whole thing a sham rights. wrong, to defend democratic not individuals have said that it is Gays on the march demanding basic democratic rights.

Lenin After all, long ago and they answerec even basis. abstract In this system bourgeois But Marxists democracy has a class the "pure the class struggle standpoint democracy. can never

OUENESS

through any love for the para dictatorship cratic rights) against "free', Union (which lacks proletarial workers' астостанс Thus we defend the Soviet

GAY

democracy-the capitalism -not of demo- the missile. special desert version of the Rapier ground to air guided Colettan production friendly chat about the plans arms sales to tran. capitalism's already enormous murderer Shah were part of friendly' discussions with the

POLICIES

an attempt to step up British

OUR

It has not been reported Mulley's very full and No doubt there was some start British-Iranian and the west of Iran. demonstrations in Tabriz in people of the brutal repression of a recent achievements' consist strauous nave taken place m Teheran last November. broke out in Shiraz, Qum and against his series several towns and they have Last Since then other demon- were Killed by the Brutality tyranny demonstrations alone during which = against the Shah's regime.

some statement in the factor". equipment Iran and finds all implies a direct threat to any region to revolunonary development In By Mark Hyde Most of them are sponsors Virtually every left' MP "The Fred Mulley, the 'socialist armaments by his regime Labour Party has made other states in the this very satisfac get good defence determination a stabilising in the past of PHOTO: Andrew Wiard. Report.

are fighting the Shah's dictat- labour movement to organ- and the building of material tion. orship. isations assistance from the British

SAVAK

ation ies to the Shah, the identific- embargo on all arms deliver- blacking the immediate implementa- breaking of this relationship, Parties and expulsion

ANTI-FASCIST

and agents in labour movement

COMMITTEE

demanding action,

OXFORD

peasants who the Britain, of Iranian Ol all the

AWARI

GAY

Fred Mulley. aspect of life here". achievement signs of real progress and impressed by the obvious interest in the continuing great benefit for all those 'Labour' socialist-from man world reportedly came from a cruel dictatorships of the most reactionary and dealer. of just any old venal arms have been tremendously this part of the world. I peace and prosperity countries which share an asset for Iran but also of merely a great national ceptive leadership is not Labour's arms pediar praises Shah SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978 That is not the statement "His (the Shah's) per- who Discussions This support for one Defence Minister, LO every the Wherever they may be. round the world in order al whose police known as the SAVAK through the enormous secret that torture is commonplace.

workers arrests isations are independent workers organ- Shah there are estimated to ceptive example, that under the per- the Shah's other examples of friendly' interest in some of persecute prisoners in Iran. real Some of the Shah's most That That trade unions and all at least progress and achieve- perceptive tentacies leadership Mr Mulley took a "achievement,

SAVAK

opponents 40,000 political a daily event; hundreds banned. Shah leadership streten rules That the for Dhofar. relation to the revolution in concretely played this role in Middle counter-revolution Nor is it merely to help him so anxious to arm the Shah.

British government have been money that Mulley predecessors. Shah by Fred Mulley and his British weapons sold to the up with brutality and many ment to act repress his own subjects.

arrests And the massive build-up Mulley, as a representative Already the Shah has very Such 'achievements' were umperansm "Stabilising" made Last as a bulwark ol and possible been wants and the beyond. broken for passed publicity. tyrannical regime of the Shah whole 'lefts to hear the first feeble whine Labour Party. sIon already have ignited an explo- unen political courage or honesty Against Repression in Iran.

ation of Trade Union Rights Committee of such organisations as the brancnes and coannon government and une If they So far we are still waiting Resolutions protest from these fake Iran Mulley's remarks would filthy Tyrannical protest within the andthe given the widest Пас for the Restor- the visit local Labour relauonsme must Committee Callaghan sugatest the

PHOTO: Chris Davies, Report subscription money. newly-installed acceptance of the latest sell-out Secretary thousands of thanks, orter on pay. 1 was Fred at an estimated cost of backed up by the successfully hour, squandered president, Jarvis, pounds General who els norris Report, forward a policy to campaign for teachers was ridiculed since it put as they existed before the consultation" takes place!

accepts redeployment and school country" fine comic win the claim. closures-as restoration of the East London •Action introduce delegat base in the centirely action, including strike action, to Conference teachers and inflation-proofing.

than £1,000 per annum for all called Morris to help knife any more or cast London and Wandsworth spectric proposais on wages.

Morris attacked this, put on a It also called An amenament in ine name The needs in front of everything increases of not les also presented calling for the full amendment from employment designed good ТОГ campaign a salaries to have which social cuts note on which to end. man threatened parents wish them to receive it.

places for all 3-5 year olds whose of racist activity. in trying to deal with the growt!

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leaflets in school and the use of on the government to introduce The Executive speakers were This motion brought out some Almost in parting, the chair Unfortunately a vicious witch appropriate taken in the correct order motion was passed callin blamed discredit and File group legal ne racists that witch-hunting J. Steadman those action so-called who public and recall of elected union controls and the 12 month Whitley. should include: ative put forward a clear altern- against inflation. now-against necaed al comerence or brances or al Drain *For *For *Against cash limits, wage *Free collective bargaining unions involved will be policy. and services sliding an early stage to expenditure accountability Basnett This protect policy and any representation from the 25 issues 10 issues ther the chapels would allow to press, it was not clear whe- although at the time of going chapels Address, Name: I would like to receive .. issues. I enclose the sum of £.

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still London NW5 1HR involved, their ability to resist manage- come an important test of to a battle which has now be have diverted their militancy ment attacks. .£10.00 .22.20 .£1.10 15.50 fight to uphold its proposals on windut still the Executive had to derision than "negotiate" was treated with call for the Executive to do more duriat potal ballot elections for delegates-heavily best to prepare for this by intro- anything. to do nothing whatever about Teachers has been its pledge ence of the National Union of feature of the 1978 confer- and urging went on, wille any salaries, education cuts, racialism avery major question that arose- conterence in favour of the right The major distinguishing Iwo and a halt hours or votes Executive had done it: by the platform, and ала mach do nothing about "deploring" not be bound by" government- emptily insisted that the NUT acceptance, thus preventing any refused to standards in salaries to improve real living to connive in cutting teachers "does not recognise" and "would by a large majority, while Jarvis nents to the motion calling for The Executive's determination Vague remarks on increase: settement was accepted in the Salary Policy of the original inad- anything accept any amend combined Turthel with the teachers and children by racialists activ as nailina front mechan members who refuse to work with which amended was that on racialism, the granting of support to schoo ment of joint action these demands. controls and pledged support fo It called This included the implemen- support distribution motion trade unionists and of union policy. in the schools, union which immigratior members establish racialis tees and trades councils joint shop stewards commit- summer. should support this campaign.

London area. such a campaign, many branches as possible.

carry annual campaigns in preparation for unions there should be simila: politian District Council and with resolutions to the Metro NALGO has resolved to start endence in the public sector.

Full use should be made of The Trades these policies into as Campaign

GLC

conferences NALGO branches Councils in the public sector Branch this NUJ talks start been operating set the meeting up without employers' side of the talks postion are now in the unenviable sanctions were imposed and a whole capitluated after the the past nine weeks offices in the 10 fusing to backdate this year's dispute dispute about backpay. paper Society and Westmin- national leve between the NUJ, the News- mutual agreement". processes of consultation and subject only to the normal introduced pany more efficient will be rress nave agreea to talk a ster Press over the two month The NUJ for its part has The Newspaper Society as Talks take place this week It Is te tirst time in the per only employer to be re cent nise, anc that = fornting They are now sancuons Iot group have Westminster any time, mIne the gaps. enthusiastically filling in the profit. in the interests of private this to happen. ing. they are dedicated to destroy not to give an inch to a union mination pute, Institute of Journalists, are of thescab organisation, the come toà halt and members the nine papers has virtually pay being able to fight on their any over will on the one side to fight is an indication of the rea parent pettiness of its cause Work by NUJ members on Frustrated by the lack of The bitterness of the dis claim, wages, clear given the relative ap perspective and the deter une строуст: members settlements, effectively giving pay permanence ot the 12 month umons mvolved aspects of the plan are: December last year. The main announced his proposals in Secretary of the GMWU, first of the called Basnett plan. met to discuss the so- six the general secretaries of forward last month when public sector took a step wage *Synchronisation *Joint bargaining by the *Recognition of continued Base Tend Geral NUT-agreement to Plans public sector unions policy control for permanent the of wage General public the joint action with other parts research system to mittee to include the Civil a single Public Services Com- industry and the nationalised the Post Office, the transport or the pubic sector such as Government and Health with Basnett proposes to replace levels obtained outside. public this system to limit claims by obvious tion to negotiators, but the this would provide informa- sector. In the first instance comparisons with the private exclude the TUC Committee on Loca This To operate this system, * would, Excluded sector intention is to use une permanent possibility workers draw up hopes рау the plan. even longer article supporting editorial in its favour and an discussions, line story on the Public Service, carried a head- ganda campaign in support of approach other public sector agreement Revenue Staff Federation.

Christopher Thomas NUPE, Spanswick of COHSE, were attended by industries. mountng Drain of NALGO, Fisher of NALGO's monthly paper It is clear that the bureau- The February discussions These six reached broad Agreement of the

CPSA

decided February Basnett lengthy Inland to unionists to talk. favour of trade union indep- the for a major campaign against bargaining has never been a operate procedure. of creating a joint negotiating annual conference in favour despite the also white paper on pay policy attacks on the public sector.

continued that A pay policy will always reality and resolutIon proposals at joint wage negotiations as i Basnett realistic The There is an obvious need < This same paper concludes Basnett sets out the Basnett that NEC's way for trade NALGO services rejection of a Iree plan response great length. last government conference collective and that will help make the com- but also a cover-all clause: and mobility between trades measurement work mobility of workers between included not only "complete force", he declared. guarantees for all the work- the employers. Polish order is based on job accept the redundancies opposition despite his bluster problems "intelligently ness Alpine has declared a willing- district secretary Archie Mc- workers in the yard company's search for ways to redundancies were part of the last "reduce Archie Gilchrist said that the But in fact the agreements "Reduce Imbalance" "Our cooperation on the Nor Already Govan managing director week about refusing to signed will Airlie mount any study the imbalance "introduction changes Clyde techniques", manpower required Confed. work With reveal of the yard formed workers are being exploited trade union must be opened to elected builders up if necessary by occupation sharing on full pay, backed through the fight for work- workers. decisively rejected by Govan Stalinist corporation" termed the British Govan which the head of the dole queue if profit- realise that they must be part of the workers realise they are part declared that: Observer ably is to be raised a The books of British Ship All jobs must be defended This collaboration and its "You Interviewed Work-sharing the into making workers industry Airlie's job is trans- advocates must be Shipbuilders committee: "jewel of the February if it is suppliers make has the 18C10 Stop the Basnett

INDUSTRIAL NEWS

wage control plan after the Easter holiday.

are to make 250 workers jobs, Govan shipbuilders no-strike all those who argue that 700 workers immediately redundant and class In a bitter lesson for Govan workers' bitter collaboration clauses lay off and save Tyneside lash of the bosses' whip.

scabbing. sack British Shipbuilders manage- clauses has simply encouraged with year from the swan Hunte ship Airlie in accepting the Polish Stalinist licking All as a result or Aune s order the • too are to reel une stringent and already Tyneside together scabbing, withdrawn last harvest SOCIALIDI TRED, Weanesaay Apru, 19/0 of grovelling by WOrKeIS On , boot- Govan figure of 400,000 next year.

hours per ship from 850,000 operated in cutting the man- ste wards slaughter, the bosses like lambs to the over the Govan workforce to industry "viable" second his members create redundancies. As if all this did not hand But for Airlie the jobs of Such cuts must inevitably 600,000-with Inevitable have the rate making already Stalinist-led target poor the

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a gastronomic Grunwick, has which he recently adopted as strike at Garners Steak House shouting. announced to "a regular picket" and a vague call for building Abrahams, is being sabotaged, Catering Dromey strongly denounced by Jack order of the day. strike committee is now the democratic decisions of the the APEX bureaucracy. 1 begun to challenge the kind was that the Grunwick strike Dromey begins at last mass picketing in its place te umon bureaucracy agamst accidental omission. Grunwick policies which have left the But the union recognition The call for mass picketing Last class a planned attack by Officer over week collaborationist hopefully substituted the press bar Jack the strike demands first and fore- might "lose ublic suppor picketing The argument against mass Is that tne winning of the strike

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AnA, D against known members expulsion from the union action including fines or

NUR FIGHTS NF

leaders take severe have Sid desperate. National Front become more of Weighell and his treacher- rights of socialist opponents object to being called com- propaganda had attacked rail up the prospect of a danger- munists menton argued by tascist grouping NUR bureaucrats vigorously Weighell centred his aN Railwaymen must ensure But the way the case was extension leaders. a pretext une the fact that Weighell increase measures NF

SHI

Apparently, democratic and self- do the not for are under say to press te a motion protesting against TGWU May Day Social. is hardly the place to hold a against racism: exemplary role in the struggle for his somewhat less than hotel is reported to have imported anti-trade union views. known in the area for his owns the Allesley Hotel considered in its intention to hold the policy. effort to force a change in meeting on April 4 in an TGWU District to your health, could not be which are after all dangerous raising the price of cigarettes came up with the point that for an argument to defend member who, casting about must rank with the efforts of workers this could not be so argued that since he allowed Kilpatrick is a racist it was two particular gems at the ments used by the right wing Communist Party. Stoke and a member of the TGWU convenor at Chrysler others, one Eddie McCluskey opposition hotel that on April 28. committee's plans to do just Coventry are therefore up in efforts to start a union there.

organised despite bread from Jersey and the trade unionists on the way expect. to face a picket of Allesley, those attending can class measure). steel bands to play at tne the arms al une If the committee persists right-wing Labour Trade With this in mind his hotel Kilpatrick During the bakers strike he In answer to charges that Amongst the choice argu- At the March meeting of Coventry Trades Council hotelier year's Coventry workers are still not Day Trades was Steel band Up in arms Kilpatrick Lobby employed Social this unionists budget passed -despite Council were anti-working also knowI Committee particular persisten attempt. 5 district among finally black well who Party the Garners: the SOCIALIST PRESS, Wednesday 5 April, 1978 anti-union CP backs- Page 11

deny responsibility. tura, Namibia. outside his shop in Katta- forces at likely president of the puppet Democratic Kapuuo, leading figure of politician Thursday 1ng that the UN matic external SWAPO leaders who movement inside Namibia. militants from the liberation that his killers were SWAPO Vorster regime and it is likely Namibia, "independent' Alliance, gunned the caders concentrate on arpio pendent mobilisation Publichor hu Folence I to for the Workers Socialist League. 31. Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW5 1HR In opposition to any inde- But the killing has upset Kapuuo was tipped as the The killing is a stern warn- the negotiations SWAPO's assassination last inere are work in Namibia planned collaborationist Turnhalle Clemens militant through down of the black the courts. ent dissolution independent countries. civilian state: namely the army, the which must be tied to the is the demand for a constitu- be mobilised. acmeved only througa a truly and Organisation of African Unity manoeuvres such continue to the masses. independent mobilisation of strategy a part of an armed struggle legitimate insofar as they are such as this assassination are around with the diplomatic manoeu- leaders The Individual acts. Central to this programme SWAPO leaders, however have grown progressive assem bly-a acts which the masses can struggle for a truly administration based these Namibia will be swing around programme diplomatic between of terror capitalist impanent existing demand external and the the worker for the campaign. pointed out the way forward realities of the situation and more aware of coalition government. Sue Lister a metter ice Some of the speakers were Political realities The Economic Crisis and the Way Forward National youth SUNDAY 7 MAY at 2.00 p.m.

Birmingham member the political meeting Digbeth Civic Hall Lecture Room 2 for Youth they nursery Council by supporters of the pledged support for the occu- demagogic words into action be neptu the presene heir Council, John President of Oxford Trades kept up are forced to put theil campaign on the Trades within Power, both their that Birmingham Sunday 16 April, 7.45 Leadership in British Digbeth Civic Hall "The Struggle for Trades Council Club Wednesday 19 April Lecture Room 4 Leeds Leyland" 7.30 p.m. meetings East Oxford Community Friday April 21, 8.00pm Friday 7 April, 8.00pm Hertford Tavern, Butts Coventry *The Fight Against Oxford Unemployment" Princes St. Centre over who time" support. attempted to raise the occu- hunted sabotaging opposing closures. country fight Nursery the occupation pation over Jack "As one of those members Apologising in the name Oxfordshire Few tears will be shed UxIord the years for building invasion Stedman, famous Traitor Kapuuo teachers jobs, cops a bullet Class and been delegates last year's fight Stedman South the "this disgrace- OI effectively responsible Secretary, Congress to seek Oxford whole witch- called who parents and trade unionists.

with the response conference the 30 places. peddled ! the action of a small minority against the closure organisation the Union's strength, I resent About Stedman's haven of his Blackpool Onl contrasts sharply claiming is to an external 200 a Radio Oxford whose treachery, in

THE CUTS

of local parents, of the soft De policies but did not mention that the and other educational services policies attacked the Tory Council's Trades Councils Ted Cooper Oxfordshire Party representatives. and trade union and Labour leaders the the occupation has gathered.

extent of local support that noon-is an indication of the rainy, turned pation. their support for the occu- afternoon fancy dress-marched through teachers and children-many Council is Oxford The speakers at the end of That so many supporters them march Grand National after- out-especially of cutting nursery ol the President carrying out the Association included the demonstrate carnival style occupation, saturaay tion the Lib-Lab on a restoring the jobs. tary basis. play-group, run on a volun- nursery to be reopened as a Council the officer closure, serves as an example rejected suggestions made in challenged by the action of George class Council into re-opening the of constantly pressurising the workers. back parents and supporters fought against the cuts. the occupation has to be seen as ASTMS, pointed out that this The local He stressed the importance how beginning Anderson, Eames. should Pressure press NUPE official, the the threatened cuts nursery allow campaign, the press The way and the the the any increase ment on this figure make sure that by next week there has been a big improve and f4 from London. short of our target of £600 a month.

was an improvement on previous months. However, it still fell favourite Maoist. reputation not been released. pay, forced back to work without Birch has maintained his Readers and supporters are urged to send a donation to: This is a much slower start than we are used to. Can we So far this month we have received €31.50 from Oxford The March Monthly Fund closed at a total of £577.70 and although WSL Public

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in manning or details have Socialist Press Monthly Fund 31, Dartmouth Park Hill London NW5 1HR bosses ment of the press! to Fleet Street's secrets!

content and production workers For working class manage- Open Work sharing on full pay!

management Ene books! An end refused to discuss the one provision, demning authorities who NUT conference passed a

NURSERY FIGHT: THE

did not inotion at Blackpool con- Last Saturday's march through Oxford One day before the expand nursery delegates

WAY TO STOP

claim. to the chapel. Birch, they had struck over a wage pages they could manage they a greatly reduced staff and no ted engineers to operate with manning. frustration over wages and last week reflected continuing scab ground for running an entire World. member nas were Jockca out exua толсу wnich Allanc putting his lessons to good Management He has been preparing the They have apparently been When the workers imposed The Sunday Times instruc- The The intervention by Reg paper Scab paper stopped with on the both sides

AUEW

brought defeat the hope of America-no number production asputes of said the presses from the bosses under jobs and living standards is jobs into an offensive class union leaders alike. attacks by employers of going into battle disarmed.

Street stand in severe danger as NGA leader Joe Wade also a comparative left talker such stopped any more than King simply that it would not be the one wieh points the way to movement turn a defensive Transitional Programme can accepts. The workers of Fleet 'humanely'. Canute stopped the waves but think I did the right thing" can be programme WIll The only programme that Only a fully worked out O Brien says openly what On Their militancy of course expropriation adopted in defence of Programme technology no should detence based action on of against and said the the

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Street last week which Times the stopped militancy The sudden outbreak Times and Sunday Fleet St flare up and production prevented Fleet of ment intransigence battles to come. area is a sign, of the papers the Sun and the News of the expanding the print run of new presses in preparation for is reported to have bought come over new technology.

chapel militancy clash with a be expected to grow rapidly members to accept it officials are preparing a new clearing the decks to cut jobs distribution of all daily attempt Newspaper Already major onslaught will Rupert 50% and union the owners, disputes ol manage- London Murdoch their can are abide by the constitution. I such time as they agreed to expelled from the union until position clear last year. They where thing that creates a situation phone-in on Sunday he said: the management. On a BBC Murray, although in their case the work were major attacks on manning- (who are also in danger of (Times his role talks contnue. "My own union made its "I don't approve of any- O'Brien Hatchet man interventior also without money after newspapers as hatchet members)

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is unabashed by forced back are not man for handlers were