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would only lead to vicious trade war and intensified cutbacks.
Certain layers of militants, particularly among the electricians, look to the Socialist Workers Party an "alternative" lead.
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But the SWP's policy of tailending behind the existing narrow trade union consciousness of the 'rank and file' , and outright opposition to transitional demands such as 'open the books'. , work sharing on full pay and the sliding scale of wages means that they cannot offer workers any political solution OI take action even at this stage they can win.
Because throughout the country BSC is trying to get workers to accept closures and demanding on the promise of large redundancy 'payments.
And it will not want too much public attention placed on how in reality it treats men who have given their life's service to the And if time runs out, the men should not leave the plant on 24th February until such a time as they get the money they deserve. [Emphasis added] Comparing this wretched capitulation to management strategy with the fight of PORT TALBOT Port Talbot electricians in 1977 Workers Socialist League does not just argue for new leadership in the unions but also for the struggle against the reformist Labour leaders - left' and right alike.
Our demands that the left' Labourites actively support struggles on pay and jobs by fighting to remove Callaghan/Healey are designed to expose their complicity with the right wing.
In this way steelworkers and others can begin to break with reformist thinking and play their part in the fight for a workers' government proposed to carry out socialist policies.
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Final part of a recently adopted WSL document In taking up the struggle against imperialist oppres sion of Ireland it is impor tant to show how the mass of so-called "anti-terrorist" repressive legislation on both sides of the border is no more than institutionalised repression of anti-imperialist forces and political movements.
Imperialist offorts to cut down Catholic resistance and of the Workers Socialist League 1OPS on