officials reports JOHNNY HAINE.
Nearly 200 trade unionisis took part coming from Wales, Scotland, Merseyside, North-sast, Birmingham and London. Members from Temons ol ne unic vere present, making it the strangest meeting of TGWU members in T-HIASpeakers at the meeting exolalned-the background LELHSSUIS Cowies proved beyond any doubr the MoCarthyite nature of the attack The seal had been set for the witch-hunt at last Friday's local Trades Council TICCLEL.
AUEW righiwinger Powers, who is laying charges against the militants, issued a statement which had been 'clearod by the TGWU Signiticantly: he RISO reported to have said that all the enquiries into Cowley three in the last four years жетс "designed to curb activities of certain people'.
Agiinst C1174 conference speakers took aspecis ol toe walch-hunt One militant is accused of 'abuffling nisTeEL atEne nisn" Thornett Evidence against Includes speech he made at the last BIETIIE Conterenci union which proves" he was against Jack Jones!
Other speakers explained compelled to launch such a OLAEAT CLJUUEIR tically elected members. Their chale Contract and ваттстралов и Iritish Leylund's bankrupte that, for them, the workforce has speed ups, redundancies, wage CUs sgoing agreements conditions.
lead has lo. be shut up -LCLLU S BO CHLUUE "E we're LUCanE ASOR ULEU3u. isn't discriet secretary SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 13 April 187B page o "HOW CAN you defend something you haven't got?' That was the question answered by last Saturday's Oxford conference called to defend democracy in the Transport Union and the Cowley 9. These militants are threatened with political victimisation by full-time HACTANAEU delegale. called for the EnIrY SOLo BUckIC S acErBEes and recounited how Buckle had all salo to nun me won c aware agree to union rules.
Some said this issue had to be the bee ng of a campaign for real democracy in the TOWU CUH All officials should be elected;
the they should be recaliable by the membership; and they should vel no more in salary inao cne average wage of their members.
Dock-workers
how they hopod to launch such a campaign and a paper to fight for union democracy.
John Others stressed moce the MeCO tu wo DuLto membcis daa link these altacks Bamardes Pn Wai B18sEG was full backing of union officials.
NE COETELL SOOKCEAD resolutions, The first read:
This conterenoe notes with the concera the continuous disciULISSETBIS leading members in the Cowley up assemby bant and demand:
that these charges are stopped." SLEAYCS UEU MCE BauI the branches and commitlees represented here and obtain the affiliation of these bodies -- to extend this campaign within the TGWU and oblain afiliation lo the TASA IIEE cameree o ene bass of conterence on te 08s alfiliated branches in the event of any disciplinary action being taken against any Cowley 9.
This conference will decide any furiher action to he taken an dcience orRose wscu. The secand carge we sceng conggERce discurs the posibility TOTRSTE UTE IOLEA Lhe TGWU with policies for a lightback against the Social Contract.
LULEAUS Challenge
ROOUt porters in the TGWU are urged w'ny 10 Tiel Coc chese Dolcies In David their workplace.
ODESEJUL Leti-Toryalliance. The average COOUU VOIOLEE Students Alliance and National Orpanisation of Internationa Socialist Societies (SSA and NOISS) was 270, 299 far the Broad Left. And it is boubttul whetber one tory on the executive will stop debate in Tory student ranks about leaving the NUS. asked one an SECOND Ibe SSA came accond in all except one of the eight "top exocutive posts. The exception was vicepresident (welfare)
Mnere Puson Downe, 4 334 militant From Middlesex Paly, The SSA gained another two DIScEr EcA ACcT TolERS ham Poly) and Colin Campbell (kent Universitvi ate or theNUS executive explained PAT SIack from Highbury Tech.
Despile the clear gains by the far left, it would he a mistake to mer too euphone. luere was no real discussion on how to tackle with the MANCH AURITSI the
SOBALIS the No
Commanists. compared to the "ahissidients" worked-out the exeCutIve Miliano organisationa many way forward.
The mass campaigning union.
I NOISS militant revitalising Lhe the serious problem af racism Junion autonomy. distisct sigos of strain, The Labour students were in open confllet with the executive ove Platform' policy together with some hard-line It was clear, however, that have alternative the rampant retocmisnt of the For the Socialist Student the Conference marked one year of growin;
and political strength. While there are still problems, the SSA showed that a non-sectarian approach to the problems of TRUEDU SCULEDUEBS student movement allied 1o workers in struggle is the only SSA has brought dren, together a significant opposition and shown itseif capable of when uniling ochers in the fighr for a The next year will see chis appreach will also hear in the Louicge in prove sapie of Depariment"
mass move the proposed attacks on student ¡lack of)
VALGO Disciplinary AT A PRESS conference or March the strike commitloc clarilied is attirude to the DE ALTE strike and pickets bubide the Crunwick Tactory troi 17 April onwards The strike commirrer said that Jack Dromcy slatemen: of the predicting the CIA METEC SIHKS HSIT IO CIRH weeks had been misquosed. The real questions both he and the comorittce were asking SHEMCH. WYLPL directed al APEX and th E i mot right said the strikers. that the Gorerament concihation service is a blind alley for our strike.
'Come clean and admiciit il we're getting nowhere. We say again, it is only trade union action on essential services chai can win both recognition and reiniMatemert.
The vatement also called for the Groowick conference on 14 May and the conference on Garners EK HAINESLEEK LOCKWOOD!
Three months in Pentomville on a trumped up charge over 13 August.
S.E. London Socialist London squatting victory sguatters, netudine o chr hundred and was LAL Huntley Street, Central London won a victory in the High Court on 7 April housed the Departabent of Health and Social Securits were prevented irom evictins: them, wsites PIERS CORBYN.
The ruling arone from the HOTIE petence, and it may well continue with efforts, The case of the Huntley Street squatters provides practical test of the State's duties under the Trade Union Diary AUCHUCEN Monday, Highi to Wa Tu Conterasce, PO Box 5 LONDON The Politice of Ecueaion Treseing pagere fer 521 Buchal Londos aremployed uca oo Graup, 25 Highgsce Wes Hil, Loncen W LONDON GrUlImiCI StrHH DO- apolereico io te haie os Buniso: T.
LONDON Socialist Challenge neada in NALGO meet to discuss how : campsign of the polities of the caps NatcO Sauntay 79 May Peele trom GC NALGO Meeting Longon NI 2PX VOTO evictions since the amnesty declared by Greater London Council which led to 5,000 squatters being re The GLC prouused crackdowp" to follow the annesty: The resistance shown by Huntley Stroet squatiers has set the scene for further moves in the crackdown.
The London Squatters Union has joined with Huntley Street squatters to force the Health Authorities ta negot late, and to buld a comenmn