SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Tebbit's law

Socialist Action No. 18, 15 July 1983 · p. 7 of the scan · 423 words

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UNDER BRITISH law practical solidarity Namibian workers Clause 15 of the 1982 Employment unionso ho suport of workers in unions to support or workers other countries — only acuon elfecting their own employment allowed.

But the United Nations obliged to support action to stop illegal traffic from Namibia.

Trade union action would not only materially aid the people of Namibia and expose government's sanctions-bustin position on Namibia.

also bring onto the international Tories' attempts to slale lc vent British workers being able to take solidarity action with other workers in struggle.

asking their members not to handle Namibian uranium. as well as demands from a dozen other national unions and the TUC for the. government to cancel it.

The October 1980 visit to Britain by John Ya-Otto, SWAPO secretary for gained a hearing for the campaign throughout the organised by the NSC in June 1981, the TGWU and the NUS, along with the rrenen ana Dulen uaue umon collfederation, pledged themselves establish ettective cooramnalel monitor the secret route and blockade organised an inter-union conference in have been adopted by TGWU regions 3 and 6 and a motion before the recent Biennial conference of the union protransport officials are expected to yield non-union firm Edmundson's which is Uscu lil the shipment WOKC uluovcuicul dlu colilallici bases used by the firm.

the National Union of Railwaymen to build support for the policy adopted by uranium lies in the hands of the labour the recession and under attack from the Thatcher government.

For serious action to take place to blockade the uranium, policy on paper s ol CHOue support of those workers who will be the ones to actually put the policy into workforce there is some support for be expected to go it alone. Hackney and Tower Hamlets Trades Council and the Naniola Comttted organised a conference on 17 July for trade union solidarity with the Namition and other trade councils will be present to consider how that unity can be built up for a successful blockade of' f Namibia with the illegal.

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versus solidarity

← Blockade the uranium!No-one will tell us to go back to the kitchen sink after all we have struggled for' →

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