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not be repeated. All colleges and universities must start a campaign now around the demand for a massive injection of funds into the social services and that public spending should be protected against inflation.
WEEK OF ACTION
Grants must be linked to a workers price index. Support for the week of action called by the South East Region TUC (8-12 November) must be built around strike action. This strike action must not be confined to students alone but fought for in all unions, especially those in education.
This will force leaders like NALGO's Geoffrey Drain to turn their verbal opposition into action or stand exposed.
This is vital because it is precisely these union leaders who have continually refused to call for any action against the cuts.
The question of teachet unemployment must be taken into the NUT. We call for full union rights for all unemployed teachers, and the permanent implementation of a national policy of no cover for absent teachers with the reduction of class sizes till all teachers are employed.
This fight must be linked to forcing the opening of the books of the LEA's to elected committees of students and trade unionists. BY RYDER DI! THE Export Packing workers in struggle JUST 3 TALTO I CoMniTTEE THROWS against Ryder plan lobby TGWU officials Conference and call on aifiliated branches to support while itself sending a delegate.
Another TGWU branch in recent conflict with full-time officials and MPs to vote against all government cuts, wage treezes and attacks or workers. Il they refuse to do thu the union must withdraw its back. ing and call on the Labour Party constituencies to remove them.
2) say that if Sidney Weighel and Bowman do not lead a campaign to defend their members' jobs they must be removed from office.
3) agree to support the National Conference. of the Campaign for Democracy in the Labour Move. ment to be held in Birmingham on October 24th."
NEW SITUATION In the new situation opened up by the blatant betrayals of the trade union leaders, and the damage inflicted on the social contract by the seamen's settlement, the time is ripe for a full discussion on the political questions involved in the struggle against wage control and for new leadership in the working class.
The WSL repeats its call to all members and supporters to fight within the trade union movement for the fullest support to this Conference, which is open to all trade unionists in addition to trade union delegates.