everyone. Now obviously the ban is a response to the growing MODISSEE labour movement against the unionists were expected in Tameode The'state war concerned that they might take the "law into their own hands by anti-racist laws from below. In that sense the buo is a partial and limited victory because it is a racial sy recognition of the growing anger against the fascists. However, as Socialist Challenge pointed out, we must unequivocally reject the ban on anri-fascists. The ambivalent actitude of the Moring Star on this question is both disgusting and short sighred. Irisdisgusting beenuse by giving Implicit support to the ban on the Socialist Workers others on ene tar lert they twe right-wing social democrats withattempt to isolate militant antifascism from the mainstream of because similar laws could be used For that against them in the future. PICKETING So in Tameside demand that the fascists are ahwe tomarchsowe can try and stop them. We angue that because marching cohorts will be turning up to watch hall from which this fascist leader intends to speak. At the same time se argue that we are not for any confrontation with the police and that after the picket we should havea meeting to seriously discuss implementing chat Merlyn Rees Party Demos, arrest counter-demonstrator:
marches do not Remembrance Parades.
film of demos to police violence!
quite aware that the recommendation one fascist march RETODIST Church?
FORD WORKERS SUPPLEMENT Socialist Challenge this week gives over four of its pages to militast workers in the Ford car plants lo state their This is the longest "Speakont' we have ever priated. Naturally we do not agree with every article in the sapplement, but we felt that it was particularis Important at this time fo allow the Ford workers to TENTES DO CARR helping prepare leaflets, etc.]. They would in particalas welcome help on the work they are doing on a History of Ford Struggles mad Health and Safety.
WEST MIDLANDS
REGIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR SHOP STEWARDS CONFERENCE SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 10am Digbeth Civic Hall, Digbeth, Birmingham Saturday 26 Novembe in the Co-op Hall, Manchester Sislers Road, Lendon, N4, RIOTCONTROL. shields are all very well, but their new toy has given the police a taste for more onstrations. In the same woek look at' the 1936 Public Orde Act, twodifferent police bodies implement the Chief Police Officers Asso intendents" Association, put in theit shopping list of of wage Top of the list is the extensic fritals of morthern Irelan control routes, close "provocative" ban placards and restrict the playing Other steps to combat "politi cal violence and hooliganism nctude ine selective nanning o the Tameside bar was limited to five weeks, racher than the three months maximum Falon's because such a ban would bave interfered with the 13 November Some police are also seeking ew law enabling press and T seized, ti detect orience prosecute those invalved'. wasn't made clear whether such photographic material would be available for delenci purposes, to provide evidence o Durham.
But Peter Hawkins, presiden af the Police Superintendents, Piessey came up with the most bizarre political, trade union and reli pious leaders to scay away trom demos in Jurure because they were unwittingly being 'used by mob cicicots As an excuse 1c reater violence and atracks o he police". Whatever happene ocial democracy and the WOMEN'S been pur nalists group, manageiticht.
sixth in line.
the SEVEN HUNDRED workers are oscupying Eaton' Axies lactory in County Durham on a rota basis management have refused to agrecment because of the 12-month rule. The Engineering Union had negotialed a progressive consolidation rates in the basic grades two and ahalf yearsago, but it was delaved by the Social Contract.
The workers say that since the Contract ended en 3l July. the agreement slould sow be put into Management wants to use the 12-moih rule to cost the agreement again, as part of a 1978 wage negotiation.
In a struggle which is seco as a test case by both sides, a work to rule led to lay offs, a lock-out by management, and now the occupation of the factory.
The shop stewands commitroe at beeo a leadiog supporter of two recent confer ences in the ares against the Social Contract, as well as answering th Darlington jourmalises" call for mass picketing in their light for a closed shop. The occupiers nos deserve the widest support for their own struggle Messages ro: Shap Steward Committee, Euton y Axles, New tom Apolffe Trading Estale, Cu occupied SIX HUNDRED workers Plessey hydraulies factory Swindoo occupled the plant last week to forestall attempts br manapement to songe a lock-our Management had threstene to close the factory if the workers continued ta take industrial action over honas pasments. reach o the a ude. claim is in But Transport Union senior shop steward Des Moffar exa pay claim at all. All we have been demanding is that hold-ups caused by management incoa petence should nor be paid for out of our packets "Al present we are losing at least E4 a weck of our bonus. We are nor taking issue aver a nen bonos scheme, simply demand ing the implementation of th existing one, The plant is Dow barricuded and the oocupaton 1s in by a democratical ecred action committ dustrial Estate, Swindon.
Women's equality EQUALITY has firmly in its place during pensions negociations at Three Natal Union of lour nepotiatars, representing one of the largest chapels in the set down their own list of priorities for the meeting with Two of them ranked equalit ether alaced ( ninth in his list of 12 objectives. And this although the dants of a woman contributor lo • pension on her death. while dependants ol male contributors teocive suhstantial sums.
The NUl's policy is for non discriminatory pension schene and the chapel had already beei inforned by a pensions expert that the schemie was extremely unfair to women and should be drastic ally improved. To the credit. these facts bave just been disclosed in its journal. AT ITS annual conference last weekend, the Scottish Socialist League pert of the expelled left-wing of the Scotish Labour Group 'as a step towards huild.
piedged to support the National Rank-and-File delegate confermembers will be seeking deleReading AS PRESSURE moents. the borough council in Reading Is huvins second thourhis un lase the town hall on 29 October poisc'y comitter has said that they are seriously recoesidering the deciMean while preparations by antifascists are well anderway. Reading Trudes Council is orgunising a mas bicket and varlous bigek organisations have expressed their hostility to the scheduled meeting. Socialists from the Workers Party.
Workers Power have set up the 29 Oetober Commiltee do co-ordinate Leir work and are preparing a demhas been pledged by Onford and Basingstoke anti-fascist committees, as mellas by a new anti-fascist committee formed by Brucknell Labour Parly In lust week's Socialist Challenge we misreported the time af the picket. Itis at 1lam and not in tintive taken to call u united left meeting for 6 October was by Reading Trades Council, not the IMG.
FOLLOWING a wave of fascist tracks on left bookshops an ther buildings in Bradfor those was organised by the local anti-fascist committec. Over two Contreunist Marxist Group as well as black organisations, both sections of the indian Workers sociations and the Bradford Women's Group The metine was chaired by an official representative from the Trades Council, It was agreed to set up a broad-based anti-fascist organisation in the city including all those who attended A further boost for anti-fascists apie when the local fascis bos Fright (wbe owns a small bail: ing firm and a restored castle un Speiat) and his henchman Smith from the National Front were caught in a get-amay car by the police after a attack on a left bookshep The regional lendership of the NF (leader Andrew Brons of Stechford fame) asked themn to de the proper thing and resign before their tris! began, NF has. however, asked them to continue as members and offf cials. But Smith refases to come back and has resigned in disgust A NATIONAL FRONT nEWTpaper seller atracked a left-wing shopping precinet on Seturday Workers Part, was stabbed str moinher of the rimes and is now in hospizal in a gularly aned by the NF and ti ii for piper sul Party physically assalter militants selling Socialist Challenge and Socialist Worker in the shopping precinet in Bury rHy This follows an Reface by the as foi ate left-wing meering in menthers in the arer have also ДИСРСЕ Saturday. SWP recelved threatening teleptone The poice lew made ar arres bar if is not Reown wiether any charges have been inad.
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