Socialist Press no. 252

TORIES WON'T CHANGE

FORCE THEM OUT!

SOCIALIST

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Weekly paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 252 * June 25, 1981 * 20p Affiliated to the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee Wages Unemployment down up With civil servants and Sir Keith Joseph has still ambulance crews claimed that despite mass in taking strike action unemployment, workers pursuit of adequate pay unemployed on are "only" 56 increases on the last pay average for round, top bankers are months. calling on the Tories to Yet the fact is that while limits Tory prattle lower their pay misters about recession the still further. industrial and Bank of England The rise

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awards wout ted tea to be OroduCuOn. mOS economic would have surveysshow unem- aw arus That "negligible" to

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ployment of years" if British employ- increase their increase The Cambridge Econo- are to

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profits. metrics group now predict With inflation still near 1983-a10 unemployment the 12% mark-and likely to m1100 pound the higher continuing upwards to the 4 riSe falls on the foreign exchange mark thereafter, million markets-workers face more the aeam or weaker secululls of industries is combined rate Tent brought on by with the introduction of job- Hese unes latest cuts. cashine new technoloy standards cannot the stronger sections. be defended as long as this And while the Tories talk government

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Hunger strikes Impervious to

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tinued protests from a growing body of opinion the world, throughout Tory government the intransigently remains opposed to the slightest the concession demands of the eight hunger Irish republican strikers. Four brave men have died; hundreds of already thousands of Catholics have demonstrated their support in the North of Ireland; first now and

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Sanas Kieran Doherty and Paddy Agnew have won elections the and South

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and claims that the border; republican prisoners simply an isolated handful of gunmen have been crushing- ly refuted. Yet the Thatcher remains government ovuuldle Deaf and blind to reason and to language they understand is the language meted out each day the army and the sectarian RUC brute - The lanzuage force. In fighting for solidarity with the Irish prisoners, we are at the same time fighting tor the deleat and removal of the Thatcher government.

of handing over hundreds of millions of pounds to British Rail and the Coal Board, they are making it clear that such money is concitiona of tens of the axing thousands more jobs in these basic industries. There is no way out for class through Lne compromise OT concessions to look at idwardes has BL used union ofticials to help force through a vicious pack- con- cynically a nons-anu followed up spate of plant closures! 3 million new loos car only be created by the planned establishment of a socialist economy that will utilise and expand the exist- ing forces of production. But this demands the removal of the Tory government. 161: Social We've seen "wet" Democrats and Tories do it; TUC leaders in Congress do it; on the Peoples March bishops (applauded by the Com- munist Party) did it; last weekend Eric Heffer his twopenny- added worth. What are they all up to? appealing They TaTe government to une "change course" begging toi a "U-turn", and looking des- for any hint of a perately concessioll are hoping against They hope that wina y protests will be sufficient to shake Thatcher's iron deter- mination to drive up the rate

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expense They are hoping above all sweet Thatsel reason will prevail, and thus defuse what still threatens to an explosion of working class anger against this hatec government. hopes! The vain waving and tub-thumping of their reformist readers. gallons of hogwash about "unacceptable levels

CIVIL SERVICE

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Supplement The rise and fall of Bani-Sadr....

.......p.3 Social service cuts Since he was appoin- ted Environment Secre- tary, millionaire Michael Heseltine has waged war on jobs and services in local government. He has cut and hacked millions from hundreds Dudgets. ns latest scheme seeks to strip off a further £900 million and reduce council spending of levels rates-forcing To a aure below councils to imple- three years ago (1978/9) LaDoul In Lothian in Scotland ment his packare for cuts Tories feel confi- The strike action to resist Hesel dent that public sector union ultimatum that the Labour council leaders again chop no less WIl once retreat before such a fight without resistance. 6,000 budget-decimating onlv mass action to and laying waste

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confront and bring down the services in the area. Tories can prevent To back up his threats Heseltine is demolition seeking dicta wholesare local government services lOllai new the headlong pursuit ride electer oca CounCIs and down maximum lay private prou speaks unemployment" and "irres- Thatcher's gang in the name ponsible" Tory policies, are unam o cuously once by capital, the TUC recognised ane shrink Thatcher for the empty ges- Labour out tures they are. each stage trom spelling government has set policies necessary 101 itself the task of frogmarch- back Instead they offer us a ing British industry programme of pleading, pres- profitability. If Tal meals sure and supplications while bankrupting weaker employ- ers, laying waste whole areas the Tories force home redun- cuts and plunging ot tormer mausury. unowul; millions onto the dole and living standards. the social destroying Protest services, then the Tories are ready and willing to under- As the TUC plans out its take that task year of and protest Thatcher's arrogant dis- Labour weak- netitions and dain

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leaders prepare their plans to kneed ministers ana • DacK year's democratic knife last benchers was summed up by must ram workers her speech to the CBI leaders relors. home the most basic lesson ast week of all. much On the eve of a the change heralded cabinet debate through Tories; she economic mobilisation of the industrial that announced strength of the working class cenant there would be nu Clans could force them out next sury sa supranimone create entirely and office, unanimous conditions to pres. endorserent of her position.

new for socialist home demands This policies to more is so wedded to the inseparably Socialist Workers interests of the British capit- committed League alict class-the most wealtny of a revolu- to the bunulls bankers and industrialists.

spell tionary eader sup It will not be forced off out and develop the fight for mass without COUTSe such policies. ction ol ine worklie cia.

ut there's the rub. Whil

Trotskyists stand in giant US car

POLAND: CRUNCH COMING

Page 2 plant election tants, the slate Militant auto workers at negotiated was Ford Motor Company are hammered out. The currently waging out spirited campaign for the UAW Local upcoming then began. As we go the United Front Slate 600 elections. 19 The United Front Slate las Caluates from five of the 14 units of 1s made

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Local 600. white workers, production and skilled and also includes Jenne wonda mutant. Its candidates are running on class-struggle programme, wact Incues 10 U union democracy and a mili- tant struggle against the come on do a nume! of key transitional demands.

Workers' party The political part of the programme centres storan Daily based on the unions, but it also the need for a Front Slate _ne united was formed at the beginning of the year by two caucuses in oca bo. une commilec for Militant and Demo- cratic UAW (CMDUAW) and The do caner With the participation of several mili- independent

AFRICA

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Socialist Press pamphlet u.ı South Af. ica Price 60p (incl post) from WSL, BM Box 5277, London WCIN 3XX As the ominous July yet to vote-along with other important industrial centres 14 opening of the Polish The . barrage Party Con- Communist proparanua closer, gress looms ever hinting at a possibie Invasion.

speculation is growing as if matters go to the proportion of the

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Com- bureaucrats scullis existing Central to a large extent that will get re- mittee intimidating militants elected. the ship. Some oppositionists are expecting no more than 20% eat thee Soviet pro the Soviet tone to unscatned iom criticism and nouncements is growing eve.

mood of reminiscent: indenendence that 1s running adopted by through the working class membership of the 3-million рпог ime weeks invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Party leader Kania Then, too. the Minister Jaruzelski Prime took place in the final stages re-elected each been of the run-up to the (zech With near from their local parties. But Top Kremlin spokesman Warsaw and Katowice have 600, largest by Ford. programme The local in the

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Massive and approximately 28,000 active layotts have combined members: Ine large majonly of the membership is based 58-64 hour other the gigantic Ford River compulsory overle rouge commed For-the past several years workers in Local 600 have advanced plants enoured • Increasingi sovere une

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'boom-or-bust' cycle attacks obsolete

OUR PRESIDENT

ANYTHING

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CAN CUT

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'AND HERE COME THE DEMOCRATS...

As crowds of demon- strators marking the fifth of the anniversary Soweto riots ran into a down after barrage of police violence last week, South African its production arrested another

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cops black leading but also unionist and imposed a even five year banning order on a student leader. union -has Thami Mazurai, news editor of the sowetan dany and a prominent newspaper member of the banning workers' union MWASA was journal detained last Thursday. union has article The Leonid Zamyatin has said on television that: otTering time has come to Kiemlin "The gether. threatening and be active in order lo DUl Poland out of a catastrophic There is contrary to the Sillalivil danger success of this Moscow threatening tone is indicated working class directed It is by by the fact that it is not towarus the atory emanating into sulli DIy prematurely it is now being bureaucracy. confrontation echoed by some far particular Lech eaders, Dut pro- walesa. must cove meni should rule and it must be strong Ultal a chance' Kremlin in Let's give them openly warning urged in a speech last the Saturday. meet this threat Walesa has always tended • economic the to respond to invasion active crisis of the rons ouredu trimming back most militant the some of and the UISSR demands raised by Solidarity Reprinted from 'Fighting Worker', paper of the Revolutionary Workers League word. advanced capitalist prolonged Ford has attempted and "solve' problem through with periods avous diu odil closures. i of brutal campaign of speedup.

trades work weeks discipline and and Die discrimination. The Rouge complex itself technologically the «ne union bureaucracy at every level has proven with supremely and manc unable to mobilise the mem- persnio to man ery or crese attacks. Local 600 administration has closures unions. blusteringly responded Unal will not be tolerated- they the where they higher excedi and practically Deceed lit wage company benefit concessions and instead. To the wage concessions wrested by Ford recently in the steel

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workers Division, the union bureau- ship the simply argued vialo Take a pay compallyune cut or lose your job'.

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caucus issues, 15 d based in the primarily Assembly and Engine plants.

composed and nack white production workers wudoul class. tional demands a ary demands and is politi- cally supported by the Revo.

Caucus S. Africa: more the repression of trade unions its shrinks than nine black journalists emerged as the most popula under banning orders and paper among the black work debarred from attend- The Post toich was closed class: il took the place vi unus Ing MwADA SOW COngIess apartheid An article two-month Mazwai is sharply critical of black boxer Peter Marhebula strike by MWASA had halted for engaging in a tighi With which seeks to white challenger Laciar. organise not only journalists focusses Another brineworkers all attention on the newsvendors and for action on South Africa cleaners into a single media by the International Confederation of Free Trade wared Out" spoken strugsle against apar- Unions London In last is plainly look- As a result it has suffered

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ing towards the international and a heavy toll of arrests orders. Its latest labour movement for active contains an solidarity We readers prin (particularly those in tribute to no less seek resolutions of support Students, support their victimised fellows South Africa. have students Schoo and staging boycotts been against the deten- without charge members and most recently LIUlI student leader Aziz Jardine set aside demands for a period alto- And the president of the students union at the Univer Witwatersrand no doubt that SilV Adelman, been Sammy blas subjected the polist live yed order-barring him banning from attending public meet- no, means oblig ings. mutilanis into SuCh Ihe attack on Adelal the ins to be the result of issued to from arguing for invitation support to the Polish bureau US radicals Jane fonda and Hayden racy, a revolutionary leader- Tom gIve be spélling out lecture in South Africa the danger of invasion, and film stai and and prepar- her politician husband were working prevented from enter- Cars twice while seck- ing South Africa last week ing ways and means to estab- *Messages sluality should forwarded sendanity action with the working class MWASA. 609 Lecton House in the rest of Fastern Europo Wanderers Street, Johannes burg, South Africa. SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 25 June 1981 to the United comes over lutionary Workers League.

The 600 Organizer is a and March In February

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CauCus LYDI miet composed mainly of skille generate for the SL copy in the paper Workers Vanguard by 1001 unit of Local 600 came on kouge workers i join it for a sitdown strike It publishes a newsiettel same name which has in the plant cafeteria. hälf taken positions for economi When than worker. showed for the sitdown,

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protectionism and for the decided instead call on of immediate formation to join the Konce workers workers party based on th SL's so-called contingent i imperialist at CMDUAW differs fiom 1981 anti war

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Organizer the 600 demonstration Washington ever

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that clearlv wasn't programme and its tenacious When workers struggle to wir working that programme. In addition run two of its supporter

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has intense for President and First Vic an . to and history commitment and Running only for Lavisi or of back and women offices not for any of black and women the unit (steward) positions fraternal guaranteed the RMC suppor evel struggle continues over these ters would not "have both caucuses have hands tied" leading the day proven definitively that the working class. It also freed in struggle can be a powerfu hands 'to engage in for the working struggle propaganda against the companv and the As a final comical foot- union bureaucrats Rouge Militant

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and the the the

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Done sitio group Meanwhile, which remains t the United Front Slate and build real Contull bureaucracy, struggle conunner dill to sink deeper into sectarian replace the sellout bureau irrelevance. crats who run the UAW at all isolation and rather This struggle is part and the Spartacist League, the RMC parcel the struggle for oi. has found itself in a genuine militant strike action against having plant closures alal reruse an invitanon ior pontical strikes agals the United Front Slate with- imperialist wars and inter out any principled justifica- for a workers and une relusa. wally tiny either fight for workers into inactivity government Trotskyist International Liaison Committee

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Summer School -2 1981 6 "The Crisis of Imperialism and Stalinism" Seven days of lectures and discussions on basic questions •Trotskyis of Marxism and the fight to ; ending with the Fusion Conference o reconstruci l A series of more basic lectures and discussions will be held the British WoL ano It simultaneously with the main lectures a meetings on various topic There will also be films, fringe an Irish evening and other more informal activities as well as , Saturday evening. a grand social on transport by approved means, is including Further details can be obtained from the Cost 5277, London WON f? tor tne week Workers Soc.slist League,

THE RISE AND FALL OF

SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 25 June 1981 JOHN LISTER looks at the background to the impeachment of Prest- dent Bani-Sadr of Iran last weekend. "This is not an election but a new revolution". That was the proud boast of Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as he swept to office as President of the Islamic of Republic Iran January 1980. Bani-Sadi secured no less than 75% of the votes cast, defeating his nearest rival by 5-1. No other candidate got as much as 5% of the vote Bani-Sadr at first basked in this success. Enjoying at first the full Ayatollah

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Khomeini, ne was al once installed President, the Revolu- Chairman and given Councu. power to assemble a govern- ment even before election to the legislative assembly.

He declared his intention to build a unified and autho- state Colla apparatus to administer the crisis-ridden Iranian capitaust cconomy. his From the further-and went popular support fragile Tounda Khomeini-himself tions of that he intended to apparently on y tom the golute the exclude death when Was elected-apparently saw his Revolu- and secular candidacy as a means osDanu tionary Council, in a return the increasing of controlling to orthodox forms of capita- militancy of Iranian workers and students. ust rule. And Bani Sadr was also No less. attractive to the obvious representative of the worried Iranian capitalist class was the ner a colle crush coisie. Pledged to re-estab- Bani-Sadr's pledge to secular control after the centralised the challenge to state control posed by the chaotic state annaratus anc restore some semblance of national minori

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the rational operation ties in Kurdistan

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barjan, and crumbling economv seemed their best militant Must restored profits commit- organsos indeed Bani-Sadr had the most and working •emerger a likely to rebuild the bridges class neighbourhoods. US and world Yet now, 18 months later it is the bigots of the Islamic Imperti He had made no secret of Party who have Republican his hostility to the prolonged hand, and have upper The the US coordinated the campaign occurallul ousted Bani-Sadr that has embassy ana Is uelcilia from his position of control, bring the "hostage tion end. This too crisis" brought his impeach- to capitalists before offered Iranian the hopes of refewed oppor parlia command tunities for expanded trade.

for On the same basis he won What went wrong support Bani-Sadr? amone soline Mullahs rule will intensify oppression of women

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sections of the army-wie both to the consoli- looked centralised state military machlet ahlu reestablishment of links with best imperialism prospect 101 duvalicement.

and But Thest were all to founder in plans and contradic- choppy of the Iranian Stas struggle. Mobilisations The hostage issue was not resolved On the quickly as Us threats and grew in - scope, did anti imperialist mobili the Iraman streets of Tehran Carter's abortive attempt + it Bani-Sadr's troops gun down Kurdish militants carry the can for repressing hostages by free the agitation within the army for simply military elected soldiers' councils.

brought the whole situatior to boiling point. Forefront and Bani-Sadr 1 housil been Khomeini both trac united As Supreme Commander early in 1900 down Iranian he also placed himself firmly toning demands in exchange for the of brutal the forefront military moves to crush hostages, Khomeini was soon to sense the way the wind national beator and make ment of the Kurdish people blowing Wat In May 1980 he ordered appropriate noises. of the the bombardment *Bani-Sadı-slower Sanandaj- adjust-emerged from the Kurdish city bringing the deaths of over affair with little credit in the 300 people. eyes of the sases then the time, his Unable same relationship with the armed repress the Kurds, he haut blustering threats to mobilise was not all 36 million Iranian people Appointed sappramer Commander Somen in February 180 in defence of the Iran against the rebels. achieved nothing he took over just in time to till cals Bani-Sade with Iranian troops in front lines near Korramshahr Page 3 Bani-Sadr Central Bank. His newspaper further except was closed down the gulf between Bani-Sadr's addressed by meeting pledges carry them out. between the President orence And sity Supreme Commander Bani- course broke violence lutionary guards Sadr was

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began commit himself to winning The clergy the Iraq making allegations • that thi against incident proved Bani-Sadr to invaders who launched then attack in September. treats "provoking clashes" with hi His failure to achieve opponents. victories the he had promised further dis credited him in the eyes of Impeachment disaffected military establishment. He began to be NoT his political siding accusee ok more any of SAVAK, with members moves anti-revolutionary pronounced nationalist Republican Party dead in january, hit elements. He he , allezine that there was sub- forced to watch it win remove him from office and urging Iranians t assembly elections "resist tyranny" August and in thect printrime Aceused of formenting a elect Mohammed All Rajaie -with Minister coun d'etat he was stripped Supreme whom Bani-Sadr declared he Commander. His staff began "could not work" to be arrested, and moves for his impeachment came to a 'Westerniser' head By that point the writing became was already on the wall for June known that Bani-Sadr had- His associate under Sadeq Gotsbdeh was perhaps wisely-disappeared i sell from public increasingly previous i eight days, anorait

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ald confident ed was mara singly border

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Sadr himself was placed on alerts posts welc denounced as a Westerniser' to prevent his escape. The the downfall of Bani was losing out heavily to the Sadr the Iranian masses have fundamentalist bigots, and a not lost a friend. His defenc recovered of limited democratic fights more and more distancing the Islamic bigots his based not on the interests of himself Irom the working class but on the Bani-Sadr floundered requirements Iranian however, seeking to mobilise hi Cabilalsill mob reactionary and fleetingl vociferous sullcicu successful campaigns support to smast the powes aimed not at the defence but Jett wing lorces ol which crushing of the rights Fedayee had alliance with cemented an of his left wing and Kurdis Kurdish nationalist the political opponents. struggle But despite his offer to Attacks the lead Jumpen gangs ont university campuses to flush cunth that vin toni Fedayeen, will follow out proved offers demise all pals. Iranian left only the prospect of further indeniave increasingly attacks branded min a draconian "worse than the Shah" rights and living standards of the Iranian wörking class.

Opportunity Women and gays 1 1e1a face further persecution anc and is a anato this k. socialist ground® appression; antagonising indepen communists ¿flu rabid dent organisations Sad an at the ma class face increased working harassment recent spate of chatter ges so ran into Marxist leader revolutionary Marxist the his authority: mobils + this strength of the Iranian prole His attempt struggle for a truce with year miserably and and peasants trag talled i to th government can offer offered the clergy a lulle masses any light at the end apportunity to drive home of this long tunnel. their attack Little by little his powers and influence were stripped from him. his close aly Governor of the ousted

PLIGHT OF WOMEN

WORSE WITH TORIES

Page 4 Mary Ann Todd reviews the CIS Report Women in the '80s', price 95p.

There steady, quiet-for the most part unpublicised-escalation of oppression of the taking place women under the Tory govern- ment. The report women in the 80s, gives an overall picture of the deepening oi isolation, lespair. poverty and abuse that the Tories are

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seek drive up the profit for bankers and indus- trialists. The attack hits individ- hitting hardest uals usually a1 e en eds articulate women who have been conditioned to accept uner 10L- almost if they are to as blame. The report itself quotes one woman (Carol): "You thinking it's yourself and that you are totally inadequate. happens to a lot of women because we haven't any out- lets. The Ieport shows how the hatcher playing on The isolation and uselessness that women are forced into. Statistics But what is seen by one Toman

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anotael to bear is in fact happening to thousands, and some Cases other women, nationally and internationally. shown by the wealth of statistics, graphs, earned on average only 72% facts and figures contained part

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women earn only 60% of ful to by brought avales show- Line let 4.4 million each attack- impact racist cuts, prIcE are this system nothing hairdressing 75% workers

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earning the they • har of work fallen to 60%. for instance, ake now home less Facts. From 1973-77 grim did 1974, and black pay more The looks increa- IL | 1979/80, city has made Boards combined increased Yet 500,000 0104 in 1980. lec- tricity supply. No job wilc 1o cope with families have A South London study with no electricity. rail youth unemployment tares rost found that 70% of black girls had no job leav- mobilitv often since vomen's forcing them to walk to the zor of white compared girls, shops and schools. white boys and 40% of black School meal prices, too, raised 50p Desinte May were DOrs of 150 unem- 1980 and as the a dal leavers found children :urs as opposed meals fell from 63% sere to 247. It is the mothers » ho are tem iorcod to maie parted

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tre overcrowding poor for two days") Con- tusuav une women It is the kind of despair They determined to •are ensure that life outsile thei The 1974 Labour govern and hopelessness that drove of the conception a young mother to jumo ofi difficult housing for every high flat • balcony two toddlers just possible-with jobs, with her housing, Social Securitv But by 1983/4 the month after struggling and to get transferred to better snoopers' Tories nlan spend housing and "failing" pittance to uve on It is the hopelessness that A large proportion of the book is spent examining the fall hard different aspects and effects relief through repeated pre- scriptions for valium and yet of unemployment violent crime 'mothers little helpers women excellent becoming some promoinve figures on the hidden unem- only one 60,000 ployed, pointing to working tor

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while only Tories are carrying out these Wives. 16% of attacks under the guise Abuse try obtain local being the champions of the amily It is ditacut to read tnt the statis- and remain indiffer- some Report from the 1977 Tory Party the picture that is Contence to eng presented. family But g of the

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aisgust anc ranks highest of all higher escalating knowing But the shows, even than the abuse to some many millions state". of women doesn't solve any- thing, and hasn't prevented that Say r of the attacks of shop- brunt number As Ine Keport staies. of their lifters, 'The story of 1980 of setbacks for one major trade union movement. Job losses, wage cuts, speed- in arreats been ou uritin and victimisation we propaganda elevate the increasingly ltal extent more ano cerenteu they massive increase at home or working little with months from resistance mounting successiul (and the оп a the trade unions" raising We know as Trotskyist: terrible facil- the central reason for that housing. crisis of leader- the

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ship within the labour move- under One every

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ment. women re material ne kevor males sull to this, in stat guill that references anatte 1o Ton ments such as: D Il .. oi comerse the

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in a mortplace can be efler tive only is active, ditions' week production поле wome the have fighting Meccano, Longworth leaders forward paper down on SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 25 June 1981 workers to win their dispute for most rights controlled leadership which

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giving such support That so long, important observations the union: measure in the union Dy into the confer of activity Most trade union their set Mente at in terms of nationa They judge it on operates better "Industrial action isob and fai best education fo the If women union members encouraged both locally and nationally to use direct pursuit involvement structure would

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Absence Unfortunately the report gives very few indications of direct action the forms of necessary to defeat the Tory hip -especially to demands on the trade union bureaucracy doubtful whether pay Bakers Union would

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the n a altering But so the British coul depen weekl Possibly the section against much events reference references the finger isn' ing women (eg Report : the graphy, who women the Also odds, to, up and Chix down the countr response suffered differ 1he researchec Itt anulare factual picture it presents o the 1980 trade : union women Britain, suffering the effect Tory government's eps the battle- policies. Its the women wer nesses weaknesses age reformist bodies like th Opportunities Com- mission to offer to fund its = production: it cannot tell us or to end Wild to bring how oppression down the Tories or show thi programme for a gorialist struggle society.

Youth must fight cheap labour scheme SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 25 June 1981 By Mick Liggins, chairperson, National Council for Young Workers Many of us will have labour witnessed at movement conferences the spectacle of genuine militants and trade union bureaucrats alike the Govern- labelling Youth ment's Pro- Opportunities grammes as cheap labour schemes. attitude towards Our

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has to much go further than this. embrace 440,000 Yurs workers who have never been contact with the trade union movement at al the most ang are one blatantly exploited sections of the working class Approval Despite the criticisms of YOPs voiced by the majority or unions, luc veneral sec retary Len Murray lined up 80% less in labour costs.

In a council direct works with the the The factory has 80 YOPs tones, scheme, "training' would be top workers, and is split into five 12 months cutting grass, employers to show digging holes stacking different approval of complete beginners section who 'learn full

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YOPs in a recent page drilling and welding in order According advertisement published and recruitment make trailers sponsors, the Daily Mirror sold privatelv: vast un lour caltzules It called on employers to assembly "Extra sub normal (ESN) senion ame spraying Two other "Lowest normal achieve give our volt a coace de J taking them on at their sections are a woodwork and ment firms for 3. 'Intelligent but'. up to y vas sectIon. How can they lose! After all producing for private sale *Acceptable, intelligent, instead of the bosses paying allowance for YOPs unlucky? workers, provisions' 40 hour prail

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the bosses to ment will pay week. The workshops are made for Tne hire them! run very much like normal categories. In the Hamptons factory, the ESN's were used Trade union leaders, for WiLl exceptions. Whereas in for washing up, in fact the factory have toilets, sweeping the factory participating normal setting up of YOPs. They ar special patch YOPs and was spent, or the woke on supervisors for them outside sc

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resenet unions not for decent jobs, for co-operation by workers on LNA's moved suspend, or scheme to stewards with the around from the recruited through oh cmsioyment concure Newswill have seen the rapid supervisors, until their time unions). these runs out or they are sacked.

growth Training schemes' intelligent buts more of the truth of YOPs The WEEP schemes last usualy ine youth wno nave to be in a position to fight been in trouble with the law.

must be them. months. They ones-well they be training LU Control victims of the system schemes'. presumably the rest are not.

These consist, for engineering •YOPs were set un bv the canoe. from this brief description Labour government, factory last just what these schemes are.

with co-operation by 'learning' drilling, or welding close 'courses" based 99% on pro- Tories Both were youth on the dole, so they The looking for way • cucuon. covering up the rapid rise of unemployment youth Labour's brought about by right wing economic policies.

National Under the Tories the YOPs whole basis the 0I schemes has Run chainped. by Manpower Services conference the schemes are Commission. under the direct control of the government. This is split into two main categories.

WE VE HAD THE MARCH-NOW

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65%. are on WEEP schemes (Work experience Organised by Leicester Unemployed premises). These Workers Union are youth who go into firms and work up to twelve SATURDAY 27 JUNE 10.30-5.00pm months. Leicester Polytechnic Students Union example of this

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who have Sessions on Organising the Unemployed YOP workers-whilst at the same time laying off and not and The Fight for Jobs replacing aduit woikers wild Accommodation available on the Friday work full time. the The other one and Saturday night

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Social events on both nights example of anis 1S Hamptons factory in Further details 52 Wyville Row, Leicester 1979 it went

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or phone 0533 857828 bust and down. sacking all of its workers. replaced by The TOPs workforce. Costlls are making them work for Their cole mone inger If you refuse to go on a YOPs dole scheme, stopped weeks. In reality they are

PRESS

The last thing that a like New bankrupt city York needs is a visit from the heir to the throne of what is stil laughingly referred to as the United Kingdom. That lerson mas uner • lined last week as the visit of the Prince of Wales became a hugely successful circus fol supporters of the Irish hunger strikers York meanwhile left was staggering £150,000 bill for providing wall-to-wall policing to protect the Prince had Charles ironically, gone to New York. not to the city bankrupt nor publicise the struggle of Irish raise kepublicans, money for the Royal Ballet Rich New Yorkers forked out between $600 and $800 sit the cach Prince theatre maybe even to brush against him in the corridos But the visit was a total alsaster tor britis mipental Prince Charles spent the whole of his visit scanning foe norizon tor some bom which he could focus without staring straight at an anti-imperialist slogan. On land, in the water, in the air, even at the batlet, he demonstra- was nonnuca ov tors supporting the hunger strikers. Pictures compulsory. good enough 101 simply to stand up and call the

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'cheap labour'- as they obviously will uade unot bureau across the world were not of Kins Olt ¡ulure being greeted by cheering masses-but of cop playing with their Lousy revolvers and peering aroun looking for assassins. could British hardly ignore the visit (how else could they explain why Lady Diana was not accom- fashions at Ascot?). Mayor of New Kock - York- the Mayor VoteS lo WIt his next already haranguing against role in Ireland Britain's Charles Prince arrived. absolved the Royal Family from all blame for the mur- derous policy carried out in their name). Koch also revealed that Charles had mumbled some sentiments everything in Ireland would turn out all right was the press to To wil make of this embarrassing debacle? Low key The papers reported the AM saesolo and demoralised way The Daily Express did its hest to counter-"ttack with a story headlined Royal escort scandal' story was

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hilarious that probabl held the British Royal Family up to more ridicule.

A noliceman detailed to Puge 5 give have even been taken into one any critical support to the YOPs.

the army. to give these youth we have The only that way fightback SOmE unecon are reader can take place I ship We must attack the through united action by the whole basis of YOPs trade unions. This does meals schemes: : it means taking up Fines the fight unionise the

YOPS

The Yo pring that back On the WEEP scheme: the in fighting back workers should take up the black paid full uner workers who are no paiu an allowance ana not a wage they are not covered same time 2110 the Employment Protec- the : YOPs workers into the unions.

LOW ACI

legal to deduct fines from the allowance. (Fines were Unionisation used in the Leicester factory discourage mass meetings) This has been done to November 1980 the some extent in the co-ops workers were due to and the NUT has taken it up 7% rise. This was stopped by in some places the government A new body mus been sel local level was laughed at by up to co-ordinate action on a said it Council for de, te orions national lncy was the government who had stopped the pay and to It is campaigning for full fight them vou had to have a trade union rates and rights national strike and for unionisation of all • The This was largely true YOPs could take Trade union Only

4CLOI

branche was on issues the and Labour Party wards employers' discretion such as be affiliating to this should and keep contact with the YOPs on a national scale.

situation is worse. some there ones are

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place and it is impossible to reach thern. Some youth

GANG

guard the Prince tore off his through the windows Fisher Hall and Avery off duty and joined the anti- watched clad British demonstration! Sons at a pre ballet recep- life and Some guests were pelted comedy is somehow never with eggs, and during the far away. The British govern ballet protestors shouted at ment has to the nt the Royal Box. LwO US officials' to response cases of rich Repanda counter are disturbed at play. cannot afford the tuxury ors "serious' She called out: "Kill the bastards. They hit and miss attacks. are ruining the evening Miller went on: 'Royal creep' the whore visi considered shaerstand the nice ion and could whacky Telegraph The Sunday made standard noises in its for such operation why ork expensive editorial: security Disgraceful though it i could not fathom that the Heir to the Throi New first Should have been for such a visit of cannot visit a great city Britain's closest ally withou raise helping shouts of British murderer Royal Ballet 'Royal creep Tunes Torme the English Speaking Union hurled at him. nobody and the Metropolitan Opera Soily orchestrated thise care.

Association. orchestrated abuse with inted der hat the vist the attitude of the Americar pointed out government raised $250,000 and cost American people at large."

and asked "Is it $300,000 But a half page article in out that to point Henry the paper visit the without th the full Miser could have 0,000 depths of the humiliation dollars He said out come of the men charityes ahead?" who starved themselves For the hunger striker death the Maze imperialism sin reland, hins agains demonstrast see ante demonstrators well ever, • 1 W2 bitterness spent! intensifier as they

LCI: Mansfield demo Scarman whitewash begins Page 6 There is no purpose in seeking a logical argu- with the Tory ment their government on latest proposed cuts in local government spend-

GLC

Ken ing, argued Livingstone last week. T the governer Socks to destroy local government, shall demand of then members une radical" tary Labour Party that they the proceedings of make parlament mo serable order to Lation being carried he prevent legis- made at meeting of Britain's largest important council break from the limited per spectives offered leaders Labour previous rounds of cuts. acKluw- Patiament and local gover division between correctly Livussiulv throws Tne spolight

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the

PLP,

which has so been all but inactive on the issue of Tory cuts. Betrayed Indeed workers seeking a toad forward arainst the cuts have found themse ves on all sides. Public betrayed sector union leaders have sat back and watched jobs being slashed by the thousand; 'left' and right council Camden) have imposed cuts and rate/ rent increases- Diaming inen on the Tory coverlea members of Labour's and made NEC and PLP have tub-thumping speeches while offering no lead whatever to defeat Thatcher. Livingstone has said that expects the PLP 10

NOW

back his call for a campaign of disruption in Parliament: seen to proceed 'The Labour Commit- record. Contrary Cocaes tee on Ireland intends to reports which have described hold a public demonstra- our demonstration tion in Mansfield on "IRA march", membership LCI is restricted to Saturday July to ot the members Party's inalvicine at our protest Labour Party collaboration with the This demonstration Tories on Ireland. merely activity compared with the main Recent political of thrust campaign Mr Con nouncements Heand with the dims that he feels

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entitled to visit conctimen. demo Ireland within cies other than his own and publicy that chatte machiery Party.

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spokesman stands foursquare behind the Challenge Mrs Thatcher, Tory, Northern Ireland. It is precisely our succes Same rights developing challenge within the which has Obviously other members orchestrated LIt of the Labour Party enjoy hysterical response _to oul same democratic rights the demonstration. we 1c0l Goes Ho sue un entitled to visit other co- that support for a counter- demonstration has come not (including from Concannon's) only Concannon's ublicly that we do not back cohorts in the Labour Party but also Tories local Thatcher's policies on Ireland nor Mr Concannon's Club and NF Concannon Rugby FORCE MPs

TO BACK

CUTS FIGHT!

whether right wing Shadow take account of the Labour Gerald spokesman council s election pieages The squeeze on in fact Kaufmann Will local government is of course anything as positive as this.

But Kaufmann only one aspect overall attack on the rights past clear from it Is does. living standards of the experience thal even d silla of committed working class. Labour MPs could throw the anger running high unemployment Pariament wants, into crisis-witness Cult al can y bustering of anti-abortion imposed, concions avourable for a determined legislation. fight against further puntlive Mass action rises in rates and rents.

Enough is enough. There The demand for action to have been too many retreats.

offensive

DOCK

tOly he anole abour move must therefore be levelled at ment must be put on a war Labour MP, in partic- mobilised to and who put forward bring down the natche. most vociferous anti- government. the Tory rhetoric be must

DUL

of mass a mass action a loca resist level closures tallell increases which mates measures are designed гогу to impose for Livingstone to poli The first week of the good general ever the finger at Parliament seek Scarman inquiry into the •Iscloses correct: but were ne lo prelude any kind by this means to duck the Brixton riots has painted attack". responsibility for mounting a a graphic picture of the He admitted that in one mass campaign in London in month-long 120 SiG heavy police task-force operation confrontation 1978 Brixton would be doing sent in to harass and he ones, road- had movement no

OTTICETS

arrest black workers and WOrKCIS blocks and stopped 1.00€ favours at all. youth. people. Certainly there appear to closed what subsugh only t It was subsequently Heseltine's One saw Deputy that Day

SIRES

Assistant latest of these 1,000 victims were council Leslie Walker point out that any charged and his apart from the ethnic group: spending names 'one's also got to consider legislation to 'T10R citizen addresses nave been kest or control counch buegets

LIC

oraliary police files. forcing Labour councils into Brixton. Chief Super- Detective an impossible corner. 1 his guit in the eyes intendant Plowman admitted police between Tae fast week Labour leaders (white) citizens that the Uperation swamp of 77 major urban councils "ordinary which helped 81' exercise, that they would and the supposedly criminal agreed spark off the Brixton riots, (black) elements with Hesel- reuse to conDiy emerged as a consistent note had been aimed primarily at tine's demands for them harassing blacks. submit new, revised budgets.

in ine inqtiy claimed • the £800 Local palice commander total "footpad Adams used an analogy from majority million. to explain robberies" were committer warfare Instead most wi resuo- maritary by.black:xoutt.aged 12:17.

mit the budgets unamended why ponce mact no extor would inform community will send in a wole me ULt officers leaders of their operations.

to tooking d budget revised upwarus " mens The threat of violence from these groups has beer used by the police to ban us from marching through the town centre-a ban wnich we find an unacceptable infringement of demo our The Mansfield District Council has also been pressurised to refuse us an assembly point.

Dor Concannon cense wit usat me el ol the de castron all! call Labour Partv members to lom us in this demonstration criticise Mr Concannon's dis- Ireland record astrous ano nis attempis to suppres our legitimate protest against the collaboration with his Tories." *It is reported that the Labour Party National Agent David Hughes sent the West Midlands Regional Organiser black youths lounging about on street corners and giving the suspicion rise these involvetel crimes" . ne salo Rastafarians in particular, it seems, annoy Chief Supt described rowman Railton Road-at the centre the riot area" where "Rastafarians with atte authority attitude gathered."

yet ne wor that nobody but "criminals" would have • noTIcer That 81 was Operation Having admitted that the operation Was arresting black tocussed on then youth, riowinal attempted to deny discrimin- aliens don't around Brixton against black people and i don't expect my officers to do so either." But he went on to claim SOCIALIST PRESS, Thursday 25 June 1981 We reprint here a press statement issued by the West Midlands Labour Committee on Ireland on behalf of the LCI National Committee.

Labour Committee on Ireland

DEMONSTRATION

Sack Concannon! Break Bipartisanship! Support the Hunger Strikers!

SATURDAY 4 JULY

Assemble 2.00 p.m. Mansfield BR Station Bring your Labour Party and Trade Union banners • see the West Midlands initiating any violence on the organiser of the LCI to try 4 July demonstration. and nersuade her to call oft It would therefore seem the demonstration more appropriate for the He told her that if the Labour West farty s went aurent to Mi Labour Party faced the pros- to pay a visit Con- and of seeing its members his occi and tell them that they mus fighting each other in the streets! respect the democratic rights has been Socialist Press assured that members of the • recora of Concanno Labour Committee without being subjected to Ireland have no intention of threats of violent attack.

Brixton the morning after the riots themselves again that: equipped WiTH suitably unorthodox imple- "a vat maor or tes with which to club committed by crimes black people." youth on the streets. The inquiry i ne any author be nothing more attitude" which Plowman which than finds so unacceptable among Travesty excludes advance

DIACK

serious investigation of why readily tolerated when it is a whole.com. plain clothes the anger munity-black police touting unauthorised suddenly erupted. weapons It is boycotted by a long list of labour Two journalists told tne and function- inquiry that behind ment bodies as a whitewash police lines were seen carry ing primarily exercise for the police ino weapons. waroine t sadi ineptitude • and • of two men carrying of the bars, and BBC corres transparent racialism iron the John witnesses and police pondent amount of derari poo three men carryw tar produced both assorted lice shields evidence necessity fol underlines weapons-an full labour movement haloe a wooden siave.ald d the two foot length of rubber action and into the stape the pining. Plainly, sections of the police have drawn their own take to protect " from lessons from the Blair. Peach counts harassment and violence Southall arid

SOCIALIST PRISS, Thursdar 25 June 198/ ISTC goes unilateral Calls for unilateral To applause, hat the announced nuclear disarmament and executive suviilice withdrawal from the resolution to both the TUC Common Market : were and the Labour Party confer- opposi- carried against ence Calulfs nationalisation without com- tion from the platform at of "hived off" pensation last week's conference of sleeoanls the steel union ISTC. hF072995009498 7:4 support for And ne won his call on the

TUC

to break The union's traditional all links with the Tory stance has been TO DaCk Lie right call for multi- government: and to have a clear message lateral disarmament, Bill Sirs sleeping that giant cepk oni Telerenuulll

TUC.

We of withdrawal should dissociate Tendersnio - leavine Lile from the EEC. ourselves from govern- Thei decision in the hands of the should

KUT

Cmclclce union's right mood and com- changed in inel conierence ucicealion. the ntrs monts resine. This defence right

DUSILIUIE

ted to strong words: on the redundancies sweeoile wing industry reflected urging of the union s execu• marked matcheu such tive a resolution calling for a the leftward shift on intheser, as showdely tese general strike to halt the policy however. shown by Issues unal offensive over- running through the workers LU1 nanului inal lulneu vul lu a weemev aeltacu fringe meeting addressed Inoveilieill And while many union's right CroCo- Dennis Even the Ine shed dile tears Executive Committee wing. felt obliged financial limes those made redundant while had by no means lost control point oul Lnal

OTTICHIS

"sparsely attended" contented themselves with held They successtuy • compensation. haggling over the line in opposition to the Unusually militant Wembley eseculve succes uly intervened to ensure that. il On other issues even proposals on Lavoul s cicl motion calling tor full union college. And they Sirs reader

STIE

was defeated moves to have the driven unusually extendec unemployed members was order Io conerencc ucciue wiwil Htlltalle remitted rather than carried.

support in Labour's deputy nead on growing milllancy.

Lee Jeans: co-op red herring After 20 weeks sit-in strike action, the work- force at Lee Jeans in Greenock are wondering they what else need tc win their struggle

GO:O

against plant closure. They have occupied the plant since HeDruav cne have forced their union-the Garment and 1 anots declare the workers-to struggle official; they have popular support huge

WUIE

from the labour movement; and they have now got blacking dockers "tOm Tne odit s OWilcls. Vanity Fair Corporation. Transport too, and are blacking the.goods Lee Jeans occupiers there is a statement ol sup- would cooperative mear indivcle emnovers dul dt port from

USDAW,

workers themselves deciding Tory government -draw- and shop support of trade vlAdilse inflict on themselves ine ing on the house statf. unionists in the supply anc kind of speed-up and redun- But the 170 women still dancies that employers distributive industries. actively involved in the fight enforce else- trying have not vet been able to are Halt production where. force the employers to cave Such a venture would be Resting on alternative a disaster-wiping out many The

NUTGW,

which plants oroaucton they jobs immealately while stil faces near-extinction Ireland ana beigiun, leading almost inevitably to have relied on the patchy mounted 112 01 union organisation a financial collapse along the defence of jobs. must llaut lines of previous coopera- made prodectio na ai Vi s ro to lake halt and retail The GsDuton products trade to continue tell sale.

Live. Meanwhile the fight to in Brith the Schole Bar in re sna orannal mil the blacking of British consider moves in conjunc- textile industry in profound Vanity Fair with products ano tion establish a boycott of Lee distribution of al recession and many factories the labour move- on short time (as little as 2 by Jeans hranes o legns io retauers ln call for ment is continuing. Britain until such time as the days per. week), any by entire Lee Jeans workforce is solidarity SEKe dLEUE Extended other members the Greenock re starcu u would meet at best a mixed plant. The campaign should be response. workforce at ilee temns has this extenoco o loe anal lu Lec Jeans advertising cinemas and newspapers. Donations vielded to pressure and set ano messarey of support should he sent to closure. up a committee to eramliric .Call 55 Cam Monaghan. the possibility of establishing like others EdiCT bridge Road. Greenock. industry. confirms that such a coopelative There is no scope for the JODs. .can oniy be saved d establishment of stand ind in the midst of i light to mobilese mass deton sucla.ol best a slump capialsl amed n()|

TASS

members throughout Lucas are to strike on Friday for the of reinstatement Mike Cooley. ‹ ooley, wno is ine mosi figure renowned Lucas sacked Aerospace, has been

AICI

ret usins LaK( transfer the JOb personnel department. He was the only one on section LuCa. claimed could not be found siniilar emplovment Cooley is chairman of Maxwell to talk to

NUJ

July 2? It begins to look as if "socialist' millionaire Robert Maxwell may at last be prepared to open talks with the NUJ over the four-month old strike Press Pergamon Oxturd. He has written to NUJ Secretary Ken General meet to proposing ASIlOE noth nan. no cul . President on July 2. Phone call This development follow- between cd on a phone call Ashton and one or Maxwell s right hand men-Sam Wright,

BPC

of personne (which Maxwell now owns) Ashton pointed oul uildi Wright had just nego- house agreement tiated a

NUJ

with mentoCEs Maxwell's Exeter establish- logical ment, it might seem aco o ensace l lain» uyo the nine NUJ members Oxford whom Maxwell part in a sacked for taking con- strike over pay anu ditiors. appears-that Maxwell has responded to this, along with considerable Oulk pressure to negotiate Executive The National of his own union ASTMS has told Clive Jenkins to press Maxwell io negotiate. "Any time" Mas- A deeganon ron well's CLP which had been to press the same point uue ihe off its visi on cated that Marwel assurdd hem he was willing to meet : "at ny time And leaders of the print unions have tor some ine been committed io securing nesutata But the talks are sill two weeks away: and plenty ot necur inanoeuvres between now and then. . Thu th strikers, level of support and now h dinm ell's lalest move. need moral and financial backing donations Messagrs and mithe Premnsnsee 1 nion Street 41100 One day strike to

TASS

Willesden, chair- Lucas ( A erO. space JOC and of the TASS National Nego- tiating Committee He was one of the lead- ing figures who drew up the plan workers

TOT

social useful work to replace the bulas deast lalllld • armamenı manulaclure attack such : trade unionist is only leading tiit ldlcs Hlaliase ment's attempts smash union organisation in Lucas.

In April, Bob Traynor, a senior sile representative 101 Party The Labour • Conference Women's Islington passed an Central motion calling for a demonstration for a woman's right to work. Marie Patterson ition from She tried of the TGWU incite the trade union dele- gates against the motion-on sugges- the grounds that its tion that "nothing had beer done" to highlight women's unemploymènt was an insult to the unions It was hard to fathom the behind her real reason than fear oppa tepe Vincl a repeat the aggro between the TUC and femin- anti-Corrie Ist. demonstration The show of opposition Patterson

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Mi arie ported „v el k enc ASTMS) was useful in show.

that this demand "von't will be ne exsv o wn. achieved not by ODOVine in the sympathetic women but by gatner- purenucracv file ing strong rank and support for the demand that the demonstration be called.

Resolutions Central Islington women's section has resolved keep. up ine camodlsn and is writing to conference delegates asking them all to to the NEC send resolutions tor acron lo oe takel Name Address Send to WSL, BM Box 5277, Londor. WCIN 3XX Page 7 fight victimisation

APEX

at F'azakerley was Members of the .staffs will be especiallv hard hit called in ang od tenn had been made compulsorily That is plainly why manage- redundant ment have decided to victim-

APEX

member. T.ne •mosi wel-know! went on strike and he has white collar trade unionist in since been reinstated Lucas :110 Illailazeiicill Pushed back have emboldened Thatcher's policies to impose already been pushed bachaoe The , speed company Hao ıbublaacs anu ware curs on unc workforce. suCIl vasalun oi Thousands of jobs have SUODOTLIne strike acton Condes stran prodt ss no been lost over the last yeal ano more recuncances nave been announced-particular- Illdy necessary

O TOTCł

Cooley's reinstatement. ly hitting Birmingham. Labour women vote for demo By Rachel Lever with the boss she had worked tor over Ine lase joined a union, gone on strike, joined the Peoples Mareh. and become meeres ted in socialist politics She recalled how Labour canvassers had come tor he vote in the councr eecuons seen her Peoples March tee shirt and assumed she wouk De vollnz Labul! -when I sec too taem the Labour Party down on our picket line, T'II conside wnetrer im voun- Lavour Anti-feminism Other speakers were

TASS

Barbara and Jo Richardson MP, who left' both short echoeu cuse s worus to lead Jo Richardson women against the Tories "it does noi said Apart from anything else, deserve to exist resolution is a challenge the the CLPD Women's to those who claim that the Action Committee meeting Women's Conference is that Militant evening. ignored by the Party leader- standard- emerged SHiD Women's Fightback held pegrers or commuted antl feminism. the biggest fringe meeting at They argued against the Labour Party's Womens for Conference. It was attended positive discrimination women, . ana againsı ali lne by lo women despite in changes had been pro. Tony Benn, , who fact that posed to make the women's speak, was still organisation more cocla hospital. from the bone-headed The meeting was entitled of standpoint Labour Lead Women Can bread-and-butte Against the Tories? DOsiI from the strugges o a nent lo unaet- broad stand and overcome our Royal Pride strike, told hov uppression as women. she had come into conflict

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Dirty tricks at

TGWU

Resorting to skul- duggery where they are We could all be much not confident of winning sudden closer to

TGWU

the than support, nuclear any- this week bureaucracy body believed. attempted to manoeuvre evidence Alarming

LICW

all discussion that the captains and crews

UIL

42 Labour's deputy leader- The united states nuclear submarines have the off the agenda of ship unleash nuclear the union's conference. strike on use reference to Washington was An Executive resolution revealed last week on sunDoll 1or tne Labull US leading admiral withdrawn ano compositing this disturbing submitted fact to a CBS news- team compiling 5-part docu- amendment mentary on The Defence of negone union's votes to Tony Benn the united orates I ne would not be debated documentary has been And three emergency last each night resolutions supporting Benn of order week were Tueu out It will add to the gloom the Standing of those already horrified at mittee. Konald the prospect The only hope ot obtain- Reagan and Al Haig taking ing a discussion on the issue in the White House- to press hangs on charge as we go ane care one eye on cy of Broad tne who glibly dismissed the supporters атет week danger of a war. successfully defeat the The fact is that the sub- and secure inarines are oTten ot the standing ence Dack direct contact with the Orders committee s White and the proposed agenda saw a lobby HOuse.

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reason unty Monday also are not dependent upon any fight- ot kover carworKers signals security coded ing the closure TetT Solihull plant. kevs lor ure dolly to dic Asked by Cowley dele- their missiles at Soviet gate Alan Thornett say

TGWU

would the "Integrity" give official backing to these workers if they occupied the factory, automotive negotia- The only reassurance the Hawley Grenville

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US war chels could oner declared: was insist that a sub- "I doubt if that support alone commander would be refused. could not as an malvia.

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The ultimate be spent purchasing Trident viewers were subm, ines "Dry-roast" "integrity of the crew" . This which, their small comfort to the Will Uc • US sister ships. present 08V tens A crater three quarters of would be of anyone's in the USA, Europe and the vut mile across would control. deformed states opened while fire- up. and Reagan could find themselves

WIIU

stopped. bat would "dry-roast plungea into annageddon Dy those people deep the building of a "rogue" submarine crew shelters the programme move- determined anti-war teeth with armed revealed. Poseidon ment in the working class ol Polars dill Two mallon ocoDie l Britain and the UsA. missiles. the vicinity would be dead mitted to break up the anti- within a fortnight.

NATO

alliance communis. Illusion So one and forcing the unilateral crazea or male US submarine com- disarmament of the mander and crew -acting much

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there consolation anyone aone. illusion that conflict in which lens of cherishing the would die millions adequate shelters will enlauk Coventry: follow up anti-racist success The National Left Wing 4,000 campaigr Some young Movement-whose Youth This success must be from the people made the basis not of future forces are Coventry area turned out of the launching of new complaceil to a Gig national revolutionary and last Saturday increased elence the confident campaign within Against Racism featuring

VOULE

local labour movement autumn-is The Specials and Hazel to mobilise defence squads day to day basis in support O'Connor. of such a campaign. capable the The size of the crowd in off the streets of fascists supporters NLWYM-in their first the Butts Stadium was ample covently. proof the overwhelming rejection by young people of Swindon anti-racist march the recent spate of racist and fascist violence in the town.

Stabbed week The previous death in the town-the cul black youths mination of campaign Tess ilall The sharp increase in directed against the sizeable had neen standed lacis thugs Rumours racism and fascist had DeCI ethnic minority. fascists had that violence in many areas of Set up to organise oppos obtained tickets to the gig or a body called the the country has brought ition Swindon Community Action were planning varying responses locally.

counter-demonstration dominated by eise where while it was on. Bishops, ana vical few varying degrees Typical of the problems isolated fascists were spotted facing those who attempt to revertic hanging Tne Preaching and there mobilise fringes of the gig, anti-tascisi class lines and on a coach• along were stories

LWI.

programme Giving it and its staunch- loads being seen on the edge Datival ly moralist and pacifist per- event town: have been events in owinuul spective credibility were the over past weeks. passed off without major and the Indian youth was stabbed so West Communist Party month ruption, right wing in the unions.

for the anti-racist victory Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office. Signed articles do not necessarily represent the vies of the Workers Socialist League.

the activity public .since taken decision to on June concrete launch the new movement- leafletted the gig, to explain those attending what the for movement Ne H and what it is doing to sup- port the anti-racist struggle in Coventry. (literally) about the evils of Apart from evils of helle a March the commitel Peace last Saturday held Racial Strong points Sensitive to the dangers Rally post-march the being turned into challenge to embarrassing Brixton inel strategy speaker was planned) undertaking was demanded would speaker criticise the police. the rally Thouse points strong Mitterand wins landslid THE electoral Mitterand Socialist Party this weeken them dominan gives the Nation

DOSILVI

Assembly. SP votes together of the those Party and Mitterand's "left bourgeois allies, the Radie of the Left (MRG) will tot 325 SOle Assembly of 479. The representation of th old Gaullist RPR party halved-fr been 155 to 82-while the UDR Presiden Gisca umbled from 119 seat 63. But the out of the right by no me his pledg Only militant action by! working class French force through socialist policies in France, notably by an I made, militant and an unemploy West Indian youth The onlv speaker to ra the role of the cops in actr ly or passively defending t from was Trades Union Council The real hostility whi exists against the police confirmed by the enth particular response astil large

TOM LIE

black youth in attendance These youth must be genuine movement. to din lascis the Nazis out of Swindon