Sit-in to save nursery
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wage cutting and mass unemployment have created conditions fertile for racist and fascist propaganda.
Labour Parties must of course pass resolutions condemning the Select Committee Report.
But such protest is not enough to stamp out racialism.
In defending the right of all workers to settle and to work in the country of their choice, and demanding the repeal of all Immigration Laws, it is necessary to take active steps to combat fascist attacks and racist propaganda.
The labour movement must close ranks against Tory and NF racists and their defenders.
Defence squads
It must organise workers defence squads to repel fascist attacks on black workers and their families.
The Lib-Lab coalitioncompletely tied to capitalist policies and racialist legislation-must be broken, along with its 10% pay limit.
*No sackings! Work sharing on full pay.
*Create new jobs! For a programme of useful public works under trade union control.
*Restore the social services! For a cash injection, with automatic compensation for inflation, under workers management.
*Nationalise the major industries! For a socialist economy.
In an important move against the cuts in education and social services, parents and supporters have occupied the nursery class in South Oxford to stop its closure by the Tory Oxfordshire County 30 full time nursery places and the jobs of a teacher, a nursery assistant and ancillary jobs were officially axed last Thursday, the last day of term.
The occupation was staged on Tuesday March 21, two days before official closure, to pre-empt any plans the council may have had to close the class early.
At 3pm the parents with friends moved in to collect their children and locked the doors, announcing to the teacher and cleaner that they intended to peacefully occupy the class and inviting them to stay and join the campaign.
Undoubtedly the Council is planning to make moves towards eviction as soon as the Courts resume after Easter.
Response from the local labour movement is strong due to the preparations made by the Oxford City Nursery Campaign in the months leading up to the closure.
The Trades Council and several individual union branches were already pledged to defend the nursery class and are now supporting the occupation and its call for the reinstatement of a teacher, nursery assistant, cleaner and dinner staff, as well as the 30 full time places.
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