Danish workers strike for a 35-hour week bourgeoisies — and to the EEC. With concern among West European governments over the way the United States concluded the IMF treaty with the USSK, and an understanding that the stockmarket crash means increased trade tensions with the US, there is an increasing trend to 'European' militarism and 'European' austerity Europe fairg to oppose the BEC have also been programmes. positions advanced John Palmer others. HUCKFIELD MEP looks at what should be Labour's attitude to the EEC.
AT a banquet to celebrate British entry to the Com- American mon Market on 2 January foreign initiatives, 1973, Sicco Mansholt, while on other, Dutch BEC Commissioner said: For the great mass population there has been laazel. trust no broad improvement in ly Star Wars. indeed widespread • progress ot social stress disparities expenditure.
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general of 1983, said: ted neighbour' creased CONSIS of vallely changed Palmer and champion Europe. so. policy must still mon Market framework.
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Black MonChange last, America's financial without countries' pressure correct&.the deficit, sunillary demise for to reilate 35 Fr where, across the political spectrum, there is a swing back to Europe'. Above all, must campaign Euro-nuclear defence policy.
Given current policy, Wonder Palmer Ironically, the British Labour Party is in danger of moving from a narrow-minded opposition to all things European to a superficial int?" nation with the institutions the Terry the Wars' was "The in state 1918 has disappeared LA DOUS I will not Common Agricultural TOT more ingh Common their agency.
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mandate for action but only a hallow majority' But then he would The reality is quite different.
There have been dozens of local disputes within the industry in which the young workforce has shown its determination to migni management attacks. the latest was earlier this month in Liverpool in which 1000 postal workers staged a 24-hour strike Moreover 56 per cent to 44 is by no means 'narrow' The Post Office don't believe their own rhetoric. They have 'contingency plans' in would be the event of industria action and the Tory government has already announced its intention of suspending the Post Office's monopoly in the event of a strike -He called to allow private contractors to attempt to organise scabbing.
Some have predicted innecessar unornicial acuol as a result of the ballot vote.
The last national postal workers strike was in 1971
Socialist Action 20 Now 1987
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ONE OF the most important issues that will be posed again by the stock market crash is the attitude of socialists to the plans of various West European
Postal workers strike vote