Fighting for socialist policies in Glasgow | Socialist Action 1983

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we should remember pointed -venor Jim day old strike against compulsory redundancies.

The redundancies at Albion, Leyland Vehicles group will remain a key issue in this marginal seat, currently held by SDP leader Roy Jenkins.

Over in the east of the city miners the threatened Cardowen heard leader pledge keep their pit working.

Pledge The pledge was repeated in Foot's speech • a thousand people in Glasgow's Apollo Theatre in the rally which opened Labour's campaign. Foot denied Thatcher's charge that wanted Marxist state saying: 'We owe much more to Keir Hardie than Karl Marx. T'D LIKE to have had this kind of battle come up the day after a Labour government was elected. But Michael Edwardes was apby a Labour government.' That's conMaclean's response after workers at Glasgow's Albion Motors plant had voted to accept a nationally negotiated settlement ending their 10 This, whilst accurate, did little else than commit Labour to its anti-Marxist credentials. Little time was spent on the issues facing Labour in the general election.

But rank and file activists in Glasgow ngnuing to oring Ine Issue. to the CND with the Scottish TUC are organising a day long conference on 28 Mav to organise trade union action against nuclear weapons. CND are also mass leafletting in south and east of the ally street activity being organised at tour ditteren venues every Saturday of But these the centre of official paign in Glasgow. nosals for a Womer Labour meeting have been knocked Dack CND have had to cance their special even Strathclyde Labour Briefing folded up a planned meeting. Active In a series of bi-weekly meetings, Socialist Action supporters gathering those who are for an active Han or Lavour victury The next forum will feature a panel of speakers including John McAnulty Peoples Democracy on Ine campaign lulle north of Ireland, , speakers industrial disputes. Women for Peace and other will be explain. ing should build alliances for the election and for the future.

• ror aerans of ine ner forum write to: PO Box 25, Great Western Road, Glasgow 12 or ring 041-339 0333