SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

The deadly dust

Socialist Action No. 140, 16 May 1986 · p. 10 of the scan · 441 words

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The claim continually made throughout the last thirty years, and of course still repeated loday, is that power is sate. But Bucical the problem is that there is no level of nuclear radiaton wnicn docs nol produce increases in cancer other heaith risks least had followed when the AEC attempted to persuade Tamplin 10 suppress his findings. He refused. Tamplin resigned and later wroie that the , nuclear electricity industry had been developing under a sel of totally false illusions of satet! economy. Not only was there a total lack of appreciation of the hazards of radiation for man, but there was a total absence of candour concerning the hazard of serious accidents:

'Lack of candour' was actually the least of the melods used by sup porters of atomic power. Far more drastic methods were resorted 1o by the atomic power industry lo our fundamental political rights. How Their campaign of outright lies and assertions is designed to prevent workers from fighting back for fear of being permanently victimised. It also aims to cut off any support from any potential So what is the offence? The women are charged with being disripters, wreckers and 'parachutists' into industry. Their motives are questioned and held up for condemnation. Yet there is not a single piece of evidence given for any of the charges.

BT bosses have divulged information which has no relevance to whether the women can do the job they applied for. And despite both women having excellent work and sick records, and having proved temselves capable of the work they dismissed. They have been sacked for holding socialist ideas which are perfectly legal to hold, and for activities which again are quite legal and legitimate — namely, to represent their co-workers in a union. The activities of BT managers and the collusion of Ford bosses is a clear breach of civil and political rights. Both sets of employers are claiming the right to vet pople's ideas, and to deny them employment on that basis alone. In short, they hold that proven socialists and union activists The issues in these cases are of safeguarding obtain the information on the women? How much

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