THE purging of the contempt is a blow to the 16 weeks of bitter struggle we ve been through.
The Brenda Dean leadership Wolle to think, though, that this action would kill us off. The reverse has happened.
it has made the London leadership the sacked Dalleis resolved to win the dispute and secure the rights of all unionists. We Will not be a plaything in the hands of the leadership.
Dean argued the need lo purge te contempi supposedly to retrieve union funds and theretore be in a stronger position to prothe dispute. his SCCULC was rubbish.
The Coscule of the is its membership and not finances especially the salaries of the officials. AS the showed, money and promises can always be secured other unions and the rest of the labour movement.
Al une concor oranches have rejected the NEC SLCOS towards the • court. Dean was left in no doubt about the memberSressed ite Feche and dressed FOC's deputy FOC's who were on the lobby of the NEC Danny Sergeant, presiSOGAT, Deputy FOC Sun Clerical dent of SOGAT, created uproar when he insisted that the decision was for discussion The NEC Was to be quite prepared to wheeland-deal above our heads.
We are now determined in London to take control of the dispute. This is it's been Ine brace wuelc shown the real unionists are. Carrying a SOGAT card doesn't make you a trade unionist. You need also to fight for of the union. alllls We now intend to take message directly Outl them. If they don't listen they will have to face the same appeals demonstrations as we have regularly seen at Wapping Dean's sell out moves have spurred to get organised The especially 'are coming to tbe fore. We herit. rank group has been established which will help force more action from the union. And there is to be a mass meeting of London strikers on 19 May.
We will not be inTinoaled by police violence. But they are intent on provocallol 1 was witness to the police letting off the two smoke cannisters which for the was ine police riots on 3 May. The Special Patrol Group wa: so out of control that it was not only attacking the demonstrators. not only preventing the ambulances getting jured, but attacking other •policemen presumably order to the police casualty figures. 1 hey even went so far as to attack the ITN cameramen and lights. So what was the TV was the seen on police film.
if this had happened in Poland this would be front So much for page news our 'free press' I hope that the further unprovoked police attack . on our peacelul picket last weekend will convince. Dean appeasement only: encourages Inen aggressor. The much vaunted 'agreement' between Dean the untipolice wanted 1o let the convoy out. Inen. thev tore un the agreement sent out riot unel shields.
Our aim is to step up the action. We will be out S al all ille wholesalers. We went for the EETPU scabs lobbying their conWe are pushing terence for the transport TNT drivers to be disciplined.
We can win. We just need the power and energ of the ranks to be unleash before Dean can do her dirty business. But we will do our bit.