Strike for march
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Liverpool Trades Council are calli ng for a city-wide strike on May 1, the day the March starts on its way to London.
This class action in Liverpool. like that planned for Shettield. is very important.
It is important because the march itself is gathering massive support and it is clear that not only will the march have more than 1.000 participants, but the final day of the march. Sunday 31 May: will be one of the biggest demonstrations in All over the contry support committees are organising, not only in the towns and cities on the route The response is tremendous. particularly from the unemployed. It is even getting civic receptions from some Labour councils.
Opposed to strikes Until now the policy of the Communist Party has been. according to EC member. Peter Carter. to oppose strikes since they fear that they would antagonise the churches that are supporting the march.
It is clear that the churchmen and Stalinists would like the march to be a moral protest as would the march organisers who have called on the government to change its policy rather than tight for action to kick them out.
In Oxford, the CP on the support committee opposed the support committee participating in the Trades Council's May Day Marchbecause they objected to the slogan "Kick the Tories Out"
The Oxford organising committee is going for il local Day of Action on May 27 with a march and rally in the Town Hall and activities during the day.
The leaflets for these activities oppose redundancies. compulsory and voluntary' • and calls for local actions in defence of lohs., But the! too avoid in! call to kick out the lores.