Local parents have waged a long Lancashire County Council against its policy blocking "rining-five" entry to infant schools.
The local Polylechnic has refused to provide a nursery for staff and students, because We can't afferd it". But they managed to find two thinds of the mursery's cost — to blow on a visit by . Windsor's husband and corgi for a two hour *Fighting We've scratched the surface as yet. To find out what culs are planned, and where, local industrial trade unionists will have to be ittvolved.
The Trades Council recognises that it's our job to organise action in support of public secter jobs and services. We have to show that every dole.
Every penny off the top rate of tax E the closure of a hospital. Every Tory proposal a kick in the teeth for our living standards.
Preis statements and protests by union leaders and MPs won't wash with the Tonies. Only a militant and well organised campuign will succeed.
During the public sector pay claim, the Action Committer handed out over 15,000 Icafleis, pickets, rallies, socials. We brought Logether the different unsons, all those who were after the same ends — E60 and 35 hours, This will be our response to the Tories attack.
Rank and File Conference New Century Hall, Manchester THE AGENDA will deal with the lour major areas of the lory attack:
* Picketing and the right to strike * Recognition and the closed shop * Redundancy and the cuts * Rank and lile organisation Socialist Challenge 14 June 1979 page 4 MORGAN CRUCIBLE'S army of bull-dozers swung into action at 64,000 3.00am on 6 June. They smashed into Five bours later community artist Brian Barnes was looking only remaining fragments of the country's largest mural painting.
Two years of dedicated and painstaking work by Wandswarth residents had been destroyed.
Barnes, the mural's designer, had been leading a campaign to save the mural from destruction by Morgans who plan to build luxury flats on the sitc.
mous popular support, because those who work and live in the area identified with the politics of the painting Brian Barnes' vigil that morning us he at the spent the day on top of the keeping police at bay.
bad been featured in the mural.)
vandalism. 1 feel terrible about it.
Battersen rought his family 15 miles to see th SPONSORS Acton Works London Tran sport AUEW Shop Stewards Commitlee 2PSA Manchester DHSS branc Dunlop Speke Joint Trade Union Action Commilter Gardners. Manchester Joint Stewarde Committer Hackney Council Joint Works Commiltee (GMWU. NUPE, TGWU) Heathrow Airport Joint Stewards Com Massey Ferguson, Kilmarnock, Joint Stewards Committe langarw Coke Werks NUM Roneo Vickers, Kirkby sirike committer Roral Graus Docks Shop Siewardi Commitbe‹ TRANSPORT The campaien had received enor- them very beautiful thing.' The Christopher Two bundred supporters Joined Food and encouragement came from bus crews Driver John Clarke said, 'Its sheet wall noliceman had nearest police station.
It's the only thing 1 would show Battersea, it was Tory council leader Chope turned up to survey the ruins. He was disconcerted to see that the only section of the mural standing depicled himself and other Tory councillors fleeing the wrath of Wandsworth residents.
Then it came true!
surrounded him, bricks started to appear. He turned on his heels and fled to the sanctuary of the At the end of the day, Barnes and six others were arrested and charged Their trial has been set for 21 Fune at South West Magistrates Court Meanwhile members of the Workshop are hack at the wall, paisting in figures, including • cynical quotation irom the chairperson of Morgan Crucible issued al the same time he was ordering the mural's destruction Mindfal of our long association with Battersen and is cultural heritape.
Contributions and messages of support to;Batterseu Mural Defence David 1 Stormont Road, London SWIl.