Manchester on collision course | Socialist Action 1983

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DA' A SERIES of disputes between labour councils and black people have recently highlighted labour TREVOR WONGSAM reports.

Tension between Manchester's black ul callsd tions and the city council came to a head on Friday 13 September , at a packed meeting called by the Ethnic Minority Rights Council. umbrella body, including West Indian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Sikh Moslem organisa• was formed after city council decided in January, by a single vote majority, to reject demands from community representatives for a separate race The council opted incommittee of its equal opportunities unit, establish. ed last year with a quarter fulfil the council's pledge direct forms of discriminamon in tae clly.

munity's representatives in numerous meetines witr fought for a separate race unit because of the scale the blacks, and those who know what is good for the natrd council says, is in danger of falling Refuting the charge town hal EMRO CualLelS unanimous port : of demands at arge black asian •areas turn of meetin EMRO MPs Bob Litherland Tony the MPs, stressed they LCI1 Fury The council now seems sel to reject even this com promise. fury greeting/the council's spokesperson September that

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movement racism. Manchester city council looks set for another such conflict, provoked by its rejection of black demands for a race committee.