THE results do not mean an acceptance of socialist policies, argues MIKE DUGGAN, who is newly-elected to the executive and a member of the Socialst Workers Party.
The central light has to he over living stardands.
There will be a major battl over pay this year, whichever system is used to determine the claim. This means gearing op the membership for the hattie, and improving the organsation of the union.
LEFT in the iS a very a here of the CP in most other unions and have ollered the rich o Redder Tape to be inside tho Broad Left This has not been summaril rejected. There is a discussior among the SWP and other members of Redder Tupe nhou involving ourselves far more closely in the Broad Len Without necessarily commiting ourseives poticies.
We recognise the importance of this involvement from the need to build a united front on certain issues.
LINKS The caphasis has to be on building links locally as well as nationally with those prepared to fight on issues such as pay racism, and womer's In the National Union of Teachers there's a big possi bility of united action between SWP and International Marxist Group comrades because peo ple have woken up to the need for this.
In the CPSA there has never been riotent, socratian disagreements, bur frateraal discus sion over differences.