disgust with Labour's vicious policies. and urge readers to respond with speed. A Labour Government in standards, growing unemploy. ment, savage cuts in public The limited made by women. much as th 1967 Abortion Act, the Equal Pay Discrimination Act are either being attacked on have proved to be nothing more than token sops. Fascit organisations like the National Front, encouraged by Labour's immigration laws, reactionary policies, have grown Socialist Unity is fieldinga candidate in the May council elections, you will have the opportunity to express your But to make certain a political alternative is offered to Labour in the council elections, it's not enough just to churn out the leaflets and election addresses. Active campaigns and struggles in every locaiity need to be supported andorganised. Thatrequireslotsof resources Below we print the appeal launched by Socialist Unity bolder.
Although the Labour left has groaned and protested about the Government's policies. it pains nus done nothine to organise any fight hack. The majority of che lefe MPs and left trade union leaders are nothing more than happy prisoners in the jail. house of Callaghan's anti-working class policies.
NO WAITING Socialist Unity - which & a coalition of marxist organisations and militant independents - insists there is a need to start fighting back now, Ir says such a fight back cannot wait until the Callaghans become converted to socialism, or the left MPsdiscover that the interests of the working class are more important than some shoddy compromise with the Labour leaders.
STANDING Socialist Unity will therefore canditates in this May's local clections. because it i convinced that there is a need to raise the banner an in its clection campaigns it can LOUS DE SHIE activity in the areas to light oppression of women and in alternative and Healeys show campaign members ThiS class policies.
alternative APPEALING the working offer the familiar limir.
the Electricul and Engineering Workers until the per cent claim The defence of democratic rights.
In no sense does Socialist Address Unity intend posturing as the to the Labour Government. or the Labou controlled councils. It intends by thai there socialist alternative to Labour's bankrupt policies, and that thi neans building an opposition London Ni. that embraces trade unionists.
of immigrant community, and the worsen's movement as well as all those people inside the Labour Party who are prepared to take action against CRoou sant-working We are therefore appealing to doing one —or even better, all you to support the Socialist Unity campaign in the May clectioiss. You can do this by in the clection allies are campaign: giving a financial Board.
FOUR UNIONS representing 90,000 power workers rejected claim made the current round of negotia- offer tions. The Council wheeled out productivity scheme, in addition to a settlement within the 10 per cent miners. Tamyaltin to do work for any Socialist Linity candidate sig in my area.
I enclose a donation to heip Socialist Unity's clection campaign. Units), or bankers orders made payable to Socialist Unity, Coop Bank, 110 Leman 1am prepared to sponsor Socialist Unity candidates, which 1 do in a personal capacicy:
Name (block capitals] ....
State positions held in labour movement ete Post this slip to Socialist Unity, c/o Rising Free, 182 Upper Street, SOCIALIST UNITY Steering Committee Meeting Sunday 12 February 12 n0on-4pm 76B Digbeth (next1o Digbeth Civic Hall) Birmingham donation and sponsoring the socialist Unity candidates.
- of These three things you wil be making sure that the needs of working people not buried by the talks with the National Coal The miners" union SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 9 February, 1978 page 5 (cheques made payable to Socialist Street, London El. Account No. 50196391.
Candidates will be fielded in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hall Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool Bolton, Nottingham, Biring ham. Bristol, Coventry, Wafford, Newcastle, Manches ler. Basingtoke, and four boroughsin London. miners are out for