lobby of the SOGAT Socialist Action about the threat to the dispute. THE problem with even talk about purging our contempt of court is that it. gives the impression to our members not alrecuy mvolved, and the rest of the MOvement.
Tn2TE we have lost. It is good that the NEC didn't go along with the demands purge but 'keeping under reyew do damage to our fight to win support irom une rest of Fleet Street and the rest of There is no doubt that we are hurting Murdoch and that there is a huge amount of sympathy for our cause. But this will only by tapped by stepping up action. Without a clear and militant lead, the rest of the membership has no sense of direction. SHIS IS why the ballots at Benrose Watford went against us.
The reason Brenda (Dean) gave for even callin ballot — which she had no need to do was that Murdoch was looking for any old excuse to close these two enterprises. But if we lose the national fight they'll their jobs anyway. We are all in it together and this is what the leadership needs to exSUBSCRIBE Air Mail E24 Please send me as special offer I enclose cheque/PO payable to Socialist Action for £ . • Send to: Socialist Action Subs, PO Box 50, London NI 2XP.
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What Brenda has to take on board is that it is only because of our action so tar inal Murdoch ha: been forced to make any oiler al al. Ine preseni SOGAT proposals capitulate to every single one of Murdoch's original demand Murdochs Dirty Dozen' highlighted in all our leaflets right at the beginning.
No serious appeal has been made to the rest of traue MOVE. ment. I was up a Askern collerv in Doncaster lasi weekend and they told me that they are still waiting for a direct appeal from our NEC for financial and physical support.
But we are not taking the leaderships faintheartedness lying down. The rank and file leadership is fanning out across the country calling for support on May Day and in barucular for tne mass picket on 3 May. The joint clerical chapels nave waue a demand that the leadercalls and campaigns for total stoppage of Fleet Street on that day. We have still got everything to win. Free Book Offer! ake out a years inland subscription and ill send you free one of these book JUSTICE: The Miners Strike 1984-86 by the Campaign Group of Labour On Afro American History b Malcom Ok me outcole 1s My Life by Nelson Mandela