IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Fight the policies that could let them in

· Socialist Challenge No. 91, 12 April 1979 · p. 1 of the scan · 783 words

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now she is out for the kill.

The Tories will be under connnuing alach.

promoted by Labour leaders.

government does.

a final resort.?

tightening their belts.

most recent cases in point.

failures of their leaders are to be confronted.

never moves into 10 Downing Street.

would force the unions to support families of workers on strike. And the right to strike The Labour Government's policies have paved the way for the return of the Tories. The Concordat is one of the most vicious anti-working class measures ever But many workers have refused to toe the line. And the Tories don't like their actions any better than the "So much for the government's special relationship with the unions,' say the Tories. "It can't even keep the workers in line. The Concordat says the strike should be And they are dead right. Labour is finding it more difficult to get workers to swallow arguments about The struggles of the civil servants and Leyland toolroom workers are just two of the But how these struggles are being fought show just how necessary overall socialist policies are if the Active support for all such actions in defence of living standards — and for alternative socialist policies which can point the way forward for the working class as a whole — is the best way to ensure that Thatcher control over negotiations, it is felt that the Negotiating the acknowledged figure being stolen these rights.

Confident, however, because the jointly they can stop BL dead in Leyland-wide or on its tracks - which has been reflected in management's hysterical response.

All Leyland workers should now prepare to claim rejecting proposals and putting forward what we need now.

counter Leyland are striking Edwardes' plans to run down feel bewildered the company. Already he has had secret talks with Sir Keith the Joseph and others about how a Tory would help to carry them out.

could have immense should grab it and use it like the nuclear force it represents. the Steve Socialist Unity candidate in the bargain local elections ward, Birmingham Heath.

Leyland Joint Committee has Civil Service Organiser, Islington CPSA resubmit the LJNC's standard of living to only way boss restraint.

happen -to run consequences of proportions. government is Griffiths IS entirely.

in Newtown Small ...and in the official Haringey and TOMER two days.

CIVIL servants are fighting for a pay rise which restores our was tremendous pay with us.

What we have been offered is the present 'going rate' of 9 the region decided to approach per cent plus the remainder in trades two stages by April 1980.

But we can guess what will hardship those staged increases if the Tories get in.

We want the whole lot now.

And the official position of They told us we had to give our union leaders is to reject them all the money offer. taking action to back up that matter week 3,000 CPSA members members at the big Livingstone PHSS computer walked out unofficially. Deputy general general secretary, Ken Thomas, secretary Alistair Graham told them to get back or tey'd be suspended from the union!

In the North London DHSS we decided that the one-day strike on April wasn't enough. So we voted to stay out unofficially for another The response in our branch 93 per cent what it of the members stayed out, and the claimants were right Because of the loss of wages, councils and outside money to meet cases. like the clerical assistants who get less than f40 a week.

The response of our NEC?

national strike fund, union treasurer is seeking legal advice about the possibility of against whose interests they're supposed to represent!

A sell-out is on the way. Our 11. won't do anything to upset the Labour government.

In fact he was one of the original "dirty dozen' on the TUC General Council whos document in support of incomes policy led to the Concordat.

But by taking over these policies from the Tories they are paving the way for the Tories themselves and for a full-blooded attack on our very organisations.

We say that the way to keep out the Tories is to fight now. That means stepping up action for the full claim, building ou between differen areas and regions at rank-and-file level, and de manding that all Labour candidates come out in support of our struggle and against the government's staged offer.

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