JONATHAN BLOCH reports.
The National Association for Frecdom sopped the postal workers solidarity action Jackson, the Union of Poscal BOTELTS gratelully acomiesced in the decision.
The only success in Britain refused to move brake linings bound for South Africa. situation was not much better in Couldit bethat real solidarily was thie last thing the ICHTU and its chief menber, the TUC. wanted?
Until recently the TUC apene more time and moncy with the organisations of white shop floor supervisors that still go by the name of trade unicas.
The white Trade Union Council of South Africa Is rut he Burean of State Security, In 1973 he invited Vic teather, then TLC peneral socretary, to wail South Africa.
WHITEWASH The TUC delegation's report pe the visit whitewashed the apartheid system's denial of made union rears to black warkers.
Only a few months before the delegation arrived many subsidianes of British firms had had to pay out their link real waec increases in 25 years bocause of the famous Durban strike wave.
black anger against starsacion SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 6 April 1978 page 11 Not many people will remember the January 1977 week of action on South Africa as a "tremendous success", but that ishow the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, who called the action, described it.
wages. Those British sinsidiAfrican economy shouidhit be Couldn't they seo that: alf non-while people are giveo tree democratic rights in industry workshop, the banker, merchant anda influence for true civilisation and democracy in the whole of Africa:
Even the Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg's wille paper, had to conment: delegation beat over back wards much further would have suffered a slipped disc Coniel black militancy 1974 congrest House lo persuade ellow ICFTU members co starl winning Influence among the troublesome Africans.
A coordinating committee o Scandinavian, ICETU agreed in June 1974 to help the groups of white ex-students who were helping black workers set up unions.
The Urban Training Project (TP) and the Indusirial Education used this aid lo help unions get off the ground the The ald groups were told that principle the ICFTU money 'straightforward training - no frills and no politice, COVER •Had the Dorakes Deaker were the Lo Eri: Jyracke is credibility lesding. behts faithiully ooservod this odiet But then they bad both formerl worker ENCE forced African Affairs Department.
The TLC narticipates in the Ariel Foundation, which arose im 1976 out of a series of
COLIN TALBOT, who visited the Palestinian front