IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

ASSEMBLY CALL

Red Weekly No. 144, 1 April 1976 · pp. 1-2 of the scan · 305 words

The scan: rw-no144-apr-1-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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This Assembly proposes as a minimum guide the following actions:

(a) The recall of the Trades Union Congress and Labour Party Conference in order to mobilise the movement for support for the policies outlined above (b) Letters, telegrams, resolutions to trade unions, the Labour Government and from labour movement organisations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer before the Budget Day, 6 April.

(c) Make the fight against unemployment the main theme of May Day demonstrations througnout the country (d) A National Day of Action on Wednesday 26 May, to include marches, demonstrations and whatever is felt to be the most appropriate action in each area of Britain. These actions should take place curing working nours. in London and the Home Counties it is proposed to organise a march and lobby of MPs at the TUC Special Conference of Executives (f) Arrange meetings with MPs in their constituencies on unemplovmen and the cuts and also propose that town meetings be held (g) To establish Action Committee: to campaign against unemplovment based on trades councils, trade unions, factory groups, political organisations and to support actions taken by workers in defence of their jobs.

(h) The two organisers of this Assembly, the London Co-op Politica Committee and the No. 8 Confederatior of Shipbuilding & Engineering Unions, will consider organising mass demonstrations at the TUC and Labour Party conterences to press tor policies tnat will lead to full employment.

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2 Jobs/Trades Councils Photo: CHRIS DAV some of the delegates who attended the meeting arter the Assembly Red Weekly 1 April 1976 Proposals for 26 May to be a national day of action against unemployment, coupled with a fight for the recall of the TUC and a lobby of the forthcoming special congress of

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House of Commons. (e) Organise delegations to lobby the

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