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Socialist Press no. 224, 19 November 1980 · scan pp. 11–12 · Labour Mp Jim Marshall. · about 283 words

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included Leicester South Slogans They took up the slogans which had been proposed in the leaflet distributed by supporters of Woman Worker' , women's paper of the Workers Socialist League and countered the official 'Buy British' theme with 'Fight unemployment-kick the Tories out'; 'Don't share the poverty-share the work on full pay'; 'Occupy, open the books -stop the cuts in jobs and slogans against the use of import Despite frequent police harassment this political intervention clearly had an impact on the marchers, as became most apparent at the end-ofmarch rally.

lo begin with there was sporadic heckling of even the hosiery union speakers. Six years of the League Speakers from Socialist Press Woman Worker rd the Trotskyist ernational Liaisor Committee New films on Ireland, El RALLY SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER 2.30 p.n Tickets £1.50 (£1.00 outside London in advance), unwaged 50p Salvador of getting that action because "the men aren't interested" And he has done nothing to interest them in such a policy!

The Stratford meeting closed with a resolution, passed unanimously, urging the EC to call a one-day national strike on 1 December.

A one-day stoppage is totally inadequate to stop the management and the Tories-but it gives the members a chance to prove that they will fight.

Despite reservations therefore, Kings Cross ASLEF took up Stratford's call and sent in a similar resolution demanding strike action on December 1.

ASLEF branches must pass a resolution supporting the Stratford initiative, but demanding also that the EC make December 1 the start of a campaign including further, all-out, industrial action to defend jobs and conditions. Games - Jumble -Plants - Refreshments You name it, we've got it!

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