IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 100, 14 June 1979 · pp. 10-11 of the scan · 531 words

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page 10 of the scan

United backers Fare the same rights since the were jobleas, cent for white youths.

For those that • Labor: Department White men Black men Hispunic men White women Black women Hispanic women These low wages for able.

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Fendenc workers divided and thereby drivin down wages and working conditions for all. They are the only ones who stand to gain by pushing blacks, and Chicanos down even Against this background, oppressed nationalities and women realised that special measures were required to they continued to be shackled with and gain equality.

They demanded *affinmative - preferential programmes — to casure that they were hired for previously segregated or all-male jobs, received training for skilled positions. to universities educational programmes previously closed to them in practice if not by Under the pressure of these demands for affirmative (which often took the form of legal suits against discriminatory practices schools or companies sometimes unions). the first real affirmative action programmes were sons. Contact BME RCT, London WC/1 6XX For revolutionary Left in Rome. It was featured ir BROADSEL Theatre, a London based socialis adminis 19706 Universities were forged to reserve a certain number of openings black students and others oppressed national minorities, espe cially in those departments that had been almost exclusively white, such as medicine and law Similar gains were made against discrimination on the significant victory came in early 1973. when the communications was found discriminating against women and minority workers, It was foreed to provine nick piy to moseworker who had been discriminated arainsi were raise wages for women, blacks and and latinos;

skilled jobs to women.

About a vear later. the United negotiated affirmative action agre covering USWA members, the most extensive and any industry programme a Kaiser Gramercy was part of that.

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page 11 of the scan

Italian not police in bullet-proof gear. metalworkers and a 200,000strong manch pace with inflation, hus been modified but not EUROPE The entry of the PCI into goversmest

← US shows the way to affirmative actionStalemate continues in Italy →

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