IMGpapers 1976–79

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

THE CONCORDAT

Socialist Challenge No. 89, 29 March 1979 · p. 6 of the scan · 488 words

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In its own words THE RIGHT TO STRIKE The nation is facing immense problems... But some things are clear. There is no answer in confrontation. Solutions to our problems have to be found in agreement...

unofficial action has taken place unions should take energetic steps to get a return to normal work...

"Strike action should only be taken in the last resort...Unions Bcca to nave regaro to viability of the employing @tablishment, to the effect on employment and earnings, on other workers and *The TUC emphasises the vital necessity of maintaining supplies and services essential to the health and safety of the communa. of maintaining and equipment, sestaining livestock during Industrial disputes.' UNION ORGANISATION anion rules should provide or strike ballots...

*..the closed shop need not be a rigid arrangement."

PICKETING ..confine picketing to premises of the parties to the dispute..Badges or armbands should be carried or worn bs pickets so that they are clearly identifiable pickets...any request for members of another union not to cross picket lines directed to the the official or body of the other union...

*(Pickets must) act in a anU the disciplined and peaceful manner ever they provoked by non-unionists or others...any person who joins a picket line must instructions from the person wno is in caarge... and *It will help to ensure that picketing is peaceful if experienced member, ably a union charge....He (sic)

pickets is no larger than is necessary....

It is also important that memoers nave sent in sionatures. iney President. Hull Trades Council Gurevitch NUT Council executive; Jan Brooke Trades Council executive: George Nix FTAT, Hull Trades Council exe Pauline Stanton, delegate ASTMS Div authorised APEX (British Al should be appropriate demonstrations of this kind (mass pickets) do not convey the impression that the object is are WAGES *..there can be no doubt that a 2CCCUL general rise in the level of money incomes walce signin cantly outstripped the rate of output growth an incompatible with our objecprefer- tive... official, is in *...we must set ourselves the should task..of getting our inflation rate, now, down below 5 percent... each year, SHOUTE More Anti-Concordat Signatures shing I Trades Councile Hard, recker Education Joint Union Citee would be within three years from before Easter, mine pay settlements)..." calling for rejection of the Concordat and the immediate recall of the TUC and. Labour Party conferences to throw out Tory policies like the Concordat and forge a socialisi solution to the crisis.

muel me branch, stewards committee, etc., to order copies the Anti-Concordat for distribution.

*Organise Anti-Concordat meetings your involving the widest possible forces.

*Take the campaign for sponsors for the into the labour movement. Send names of sponsors, details of resolutions and local activities to Socialist Challenge.

Tories Will introduce legislation on "the who, the when and where" of picketing will encourage through providing government money union secret ballots on strikes, CICCuOns and other Tory employment spokes person James Prior.

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