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Vance, Owen and South African Foreign Minister Botha. African National Council. These can only establish new obstacles sordid manoeuvres will almost to national liberation and the certainly further expose the irrele- building of socialism in Zimbabwe.

to the problems of the workers ment can support these demands ZANU and ZAPU supporters campaign against the imperialist must now demand that their leaders schemes of Owen and the Labour completely reject the plan which Party leadership And the British labour moveby pursuing an uncompromising Lots impastoned it or aley The strikers at Sheffields THF owned Grosvenor Hotel fought for His impassioned plea for all-out 5 months on his own doorstep without a scrap of support from Flannery.

The sharp contrast to this double-talk was the contribution from Archie Sinclair, Assistant Sechis north London factory ha retary of the Cricklewood UPW branch who bitterly attacked the actions of Norman Stagg and his union executive.

The organisers' anxiety to protect the bureaucracy was brought Eric Rechnitz from the TGWU out most clearly in the closing minutes. Chairman Jack Dunn, a Stalinist from Kent NUM called on the meeting to endorse a strike committee call to the TUC for blacking and the restoration of mass pickets to be moved by The TGWU plattorm speaker APEX.

An amendment from the floor called for Jack Jones of the IGwu, (the other union directly involved) to second the resolution was ruled The defeat of those actions in out of order by Dunn.

When a TGWU strike committee member asked to raise a point on the amendment, Jack Dromey, self-styled spokesman, Recognising that hypocrisy was refused to allow him.

Only a political understanding of these leaders can explain the contradiction voiced by Mrs. Desai"We are drowning in support; but starving for action!"

CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE LABOUR MOVEMENT LOBBY OF THE TUC We call on all readers and supporters to rally on 5 September at 11.00 am. in Blackpool, on the following demands:

*TGWU and AUEW accept conference decisions.

*No to the 12-month rule.

*End unemployment! For programme of public works.

*Stop all sackings: occupy and demand work sharing on full pay.

*Regain and defend living standards: wage claims to restore 1974 levels with cost of living clauses.

*Full-scale blacking of Grunwick by all unions.

* National strike action to force a halt to all cuts in social services.

*TUC must break coalition.

Urgent action is needed if we are to reach our target on time!

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