resounding No to Phase Four! tional Union Teachers, minster:
Although there have been big.
political defeats. these defeat:
have not heen organisarional in education we ve seen very large numbers involved campaigns against cuts To build this campaign in Westminster we had to put forward a political alternative to the authority's policies — for class size of 25, keeping schools maintaining levels pupils.
Then we had to fight for these policies, which meant longe committee, setting up an inter-union action parentbody. getting trades council hacking.
We've also directed the light at the union leadership, which NAS DOCT SEEI C 215 00S. C campaign for an alternative behind the Socialist Teachers CHULBILE Il's vital that the STA is an involve hroad forces. We've canipaigned against raciste, and weekend we have a women's conference with a wide policical spectrum involved.
STEPHEN MARKS, Natiomal Union of Journalists, MagaTHE SOCIALIST CHALLENGE Trade Union ConTerence in Birmingham on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to support a lobby of the TUC when it meets in Brighton in September. And the main demand trade csecutive member of the Civil and Public Services Association, successfully moved an amendment at an The conference resolution is Broad Left and Hank and File on the same footing equally to be written off.
Comrades must be sensitive and not organisations which in some arcas still have an important role to play. Some RAF groups not operate as a Sociulist Workers Party different political groups work for example atalists Charter Dominie Costa was right when he distinguished between regrooping socialist militants NaWest- committees.
But people will consistent orientution towards rank and file organisation are those with a consistent socialist perspective.
As far as SWP comrudes are and concerned, the best comrades in the best groups know thut, despite fine speeches, when it comes down to it all the hard work will be done by members of political groups.
fewer PHIL GILLAT, Sandersons strike committee:
We have 36 people who have been on strike for 14 months over reinstatement and union recognition. Our strike pay is f6 a week.
35-hour week.
executive meeting a few days prior to Saturday's conference, attended by 241 trade unionists.
competing groups. We need to L putting the of the right wing. There's 11 hoth millon in the trade mavement, yet we have to ask for financial belp, write off Take Sandersons with you when you go. At long last we are now doing what we should have done a long time ago. won't be another Grunwick. front and Thank you for your time and I would also like to thank you for your thoughts, help us build a real left wing.
DICK HALL, National Union stewards of Mineworkers. Nottinghumshire: the only This conference has been a have step in the right direction. It set itself timited aims and by and lurge it's achieved them. That's always been the problem with Runk and File.
I've been conferences, and they always set theirsights ridiculously high like culling one-day general strikes which no one responds I see this bringing toperber serious trade unionists to discuss different 01 B0R trying to build a united socialist CHErent in the unions There's no simple schema that will solve this problem. In Nottinghamshire we've set up a roup around The Collier, th Zank and Fik involves members Workers International Marxist Group and Big Flame.
We are also able to have a working reautionship certuin Party, becouse the Broad Lett really doesn't esist in our area.
We only set up the group = few mombs ago, but alrewly we've done quite a lot of work around racism — helping to set up Anti Nazi League hrunches in Nottingham and Munsfield, for example. taking up the proposed cheere at Tappersall and so on. conference calling for such action.
The resolution adopted at Birmingham also raised demands for the right to work, particularly that for a 35-hour week with no loss of pay. The resolution was many approach.
which can all their whole thing, conference here and there.
they're JOHN Union of London:
wlich you pose of Parts. tive as well SHUBERUL figures in the Labour more regular confereoces, Socialist supporting campaien idea to Well also across the unions.
support School Kids Against
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unionists want to raise with TUC leaders is for a "Socialist Challenge' supporter Viv Lacey, an
moved by Chris Collins of the Post Office Engineering Union, which is presently taking industrial action for a Here we publish extracts from speeches at the