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• To begin in fight unified democratic revolutionary socialist organisation will cal.
application of united front tactics, begIn to De seen as an allernative by thousands workers engaged in struggles.
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The struggle for socialism seeks in unite the fight of against the bosses with that of other oppressed layers of societs - women, black people. gays strugging liberation. This socialism can only beachiered by creating new organs di poner ano deltaung wi necessary means the power of the capitalist state. intinitely more democratic Our socialism • than what exists in britain today. full cients for political parties and currents that do not take up arms against the vocialist state. The Stalinist models of 'socialism in the Look and Fastern Europe have discredited socialism in the eyes of millions of throughout the world.
Workers We are opposed to them and will offer full support fighting for socialist democracy. 3 ina word sale: Captalism The interests of workers and Iron a world scale. Capitalism has not oni! created market. has created politics. Thus we fight for working class unity on scale. This unity will in the long run he decisive in defeating both the imperialist regimes in the West and the brutal dictatorships they sustain in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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The Communist parties in Europe are in crisis. Neither the 'Eurocommunist' the pro-Moscow wings have any meaningful strategy overthrow of the capitalist state.
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P.C. A: they were, Sarge?' Sgt. X: more AT THE HEART of the Tory proposals on the trade unions is the plan to drastically curb the right and effect of picketing. No more Saltleys, no more Grunwicks, that is the declaration from Thatcher and Prior. Picketing will be limited to those involved in a dispute and to the site where that But let us remember what happened at Saltley, police tried to stop the "secondary picketing there, and what happened at Grunwick, how the police attempted to limit the number of In neither case were the cops successful. The reason was the mass forms those pickets took. It is that type of action which provides the lesson on how 1o fight the present Tory proposals.
But the mobilisation required to smash the new Tory anti-union laws will need to be of a much greater order than even those seen at Saltley and Grunwick. In the first place, it will bave to be oy ganised in every town and city in the country. This means the establishment of local trade union defence committees, called by an authoritive labour organising a SCENE: A police station. It could be in any Midlands town or London. A group of police officers are sitting round the table. They look tired, but In front of them are files. On the wall behind is a list of their names followed by empty squares. They are empty because it is Monday, the first week. The police officers are all members of the 'illegal referred jocularly by the unit as "Hunt the (looking 'the triumphant sergeant next to him: 'Okay, Sarge, okay. None of us can beat your record. But then let's face it, you've been at this sort of thing for Sgt. X: "Not to worry, son, you'll learn. Better watch it though or you'! be transferred. Your deportation rate is far too low. In two years you've only got rid of six coons. Six is not good enough, sonny boy. Not good P.C. B: 'Leave off, Sarge. None You excelled yourself the other day. How did you X: 'I went into this Paki A woman was there on her own. Fifty years old. Not a word of Smell of curry all searched and searched. but no sign of them. Then I •We rushed in and there they were.
In a corner like frightened little monkeys.
We lifted them into the van. The old bag wept and shouted abuse in Paki- the squares. 'The prisoners were weeping. And then Charlie here slapped the eldest and said: "You keep your two sisters in'et or 1'l... I'll smash. your face There is loud laughter and cheers. is deeply 'How old did you say EXIT "The boy was six or seven, the older girl was five and the kid was defence of trade union rights.
' all-out action. backed by action.
this can be industrial action "maximum resistance'. campaign against the Bill and for the maximum Such committees would have three key jobs: to involve the maximum number of rank and file trade unionists to fight against Prior's Bill; to establish an organisation capable of resisting the Tory threats; and to build up the maximum pressure for What should such a campaign lead to? The leadership of the Transport and General Workers' Union has tabled a motion for the TUC calling for "maximum trade union resistance', and 'the strongest possible defence of trade union rights. This sounds fine, but it only means anything if As far as 'maximum trade union resistance' translated without much difficulty. What it would involve is national, all-out and mass demonstrations to prevent the Bill being passed and, if necessary, if the Bill is passed. Such is the only really effective It should not be confined to the trade union movement and rank and file trade unionists. The Southall Deh comane IMMICRATION and establish the right to picket.
massive organisation, locally and nationally.
Liaison action began. industrial action. Callaghan has already voiced his disapproval of any such call, but Tony Benn and the Labour left should come out clearly in favour. Needed, too, is an immediate pledge that any future Labour government would repeal the proposals Prior's proposals can be defeated, just as the Industrial Relations Act was defeated; just as the Pentonville Five dockers were freed. But it will take An emergency national conference is needed of all those prepared to take action. A campaign for this, by both the Rank and File organisation and the Committee for the Defence of Trade Unions can be part of a basis for such unity. A date should be set for industrial action against the Bill.
The organising to prevent the Bill being passed now needs to start in earnest. As a first step the Tory offer of 'consultation' on their proposals should be treated with the contempt it deserves. It is time the talking stopped; time the organising and London, Risley near Warrington, and elsewhere pickets were mounted.
the Nazi League conference this Saturday the ANL will recommend to its local branches struggle against the laws an important