IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

BRICK LANE What TUC leaders said to the Asians

Socialist Challenge No. 58, 10 August 1978 · p. 1 of the scan · 488 words

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LOBBY TUC 6 SEPTEMBER TWO private meeting to hear the YELAS DEP CEDRESENTALIVES U Asian community movement in Towe Humlets and Hackney DAVE LAWRENCE, Stepney Trades Council, was The last time any of us saw a TUC leader on a picket lee was at Grunwick, so when Murray and Keys joined us in the lane on Sunday we were very much in two minds about it.

EPS СУШКЕ. WE Wund leaders of the trade anion movement to be with us in the frontline aguinst the Nazis fact we demand that they're there - but everyone knows SOWIES COOP UDHHA picket round the mulberry bush.

Murray and Keys about the plans for Sunday 20 August. and which Asian leaders and the Anti Nazi Leugue have made a national day of solidarity.

This was news to the TUC leaders. 'Don't assume autoJENSE COULDOE warned. We dide'l.

Len Murray (centre) and Bill Keys (on his leto) in Brick Lane last Sunday.

And when an Asian said mass picketing bad been importaat at Grunwick, Bill Keys replied:

I hope we don't talk about mass picketing at this stage. The Len Murras question is law and order. The Public Onder Act can be used to No Phase 4-35-hour week now August attacks courts.

COME HAMLETS

hold down will put remore the NF from Brick so far been used to stop all Never mind that the law sad tubes order cones in the shape of Street.

on und anti-racistsby the police and the When I had raised the issue of SUDDON OR DELESLIE with Keys at an earlier meeting, don't want vigilante groups on either side. Both are as bad as each other.

When Fraised the issue again on Monday, nelther of the TUC leaders would comment.

It was an off the cuff comment by Len Murray which reully gave the game away. 1 don 'twant to be crude", he said, replying to our demands. 'but if you Forgive me. the tai doesn't wag the dog.

We knew what "dog" he was talking about. The one that's heen helping the Government to wages, that dousands of workers look to the Froat for a solution.

Still, we're glad they came. Maybe we'll see them in the Lanenext Suaday and on the big lay on the 20th What's vital Is that we se YOU then. Knocking the Nuis out of their haunt in the Lane millions of trades WHOSE GE DUESAC.

*20 August. National day of SO CRUIS ASIDE CHELSIEH of Brick Lane and TURTEEN ONE NEARE Whitechapel/Liverpool Leyland break silence on the slush fund How the cover up worked The names they tried to hide and No cover-up. A slory al A stry of bribers, corraption caplialion in our time.

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