secretary of Manchester Liaquat Ali (TGWU councillor, onn Bloom Dump The most prominent blacklisting or ganisallon the Economic League, was quite explicit change in policy. In its 1978 annual report the League outlined that:
*The Central Council's policy has been publicity has been aeciaea that this sed in should bé changed favour of More gressive The League has amassed a substantial store of information about the activities of subversive groups and the individuals prominent Impact In many Cascs of course the blacklists much 11101 C direct than that. rOI example December 1978 two UCATT members applied for a job with Whatlings's in Glasgow. What happened then was described by Labour Research:
"Three hours after starting, Mr Goldie was sacked. When both men approached the site about the blacklist, the foreman also said that Mr Monaghan was on it ana should also be sacked. Negotiations later led to the two being reinstated. A sympathetic member of management anter tenkeo ine Dockuso Mr Monaghan. It contained 67 names including two UCATT officers, three UCATT Scottish regional council members and eight Naturally 'in abstract' people should not be sack ed for their political view but concretely they should be because they interfere ton to mone cas n.
tion to make cars. employer could ask for more.
But at the same time that the blacklisting organisations corne more out of the woodwork this glves more opportunity for the labour movement to expose and fight their activities Alread) 1979 the TUC called for the breaking off of the rela tions between public bodies and the Economic League because *the Economic League kept blacklists unionists for consultation by employers considering taking on new workers.' It is time for the labour novemen lo sen up this campaign. But it should be and wider The trade unions should demand that all companies break off funds and links with the Economic League and similar organisations.
The LuTea in the work place - the activity of the black listing organisations companies that support them — should be dragged right out into puone view
Socialist Action ARTICLES have appeared in the been made by CND officers denying the charge that they are gradually trying to dismantle YCND as an campaign framework of CND. for their views. Tracy was an ordinary officer of the YCND National Committee and a member of the editorial board of Generation before the Executive's decision. Jon was the national coordinator of YCND.
Events started to move with a paper producea For the eND Bruce Kent executive. The paper titled CND: Pape and Proposal for CND Exec, argued: • that the annual YCND which took place on 2-3 July in Manchester had no basis since CND council had already deceed that YCND was not 'specialist with the ability to govern press which operating within the We asked TRACY DOYLE and JON GREEN YCND's magazine Second reduced. However was made that pledge recall YCND would be called before the end of the year. Jon disputes the status of the decision that ended specialist section with the YCND's status right to manage its own organisation within the framework of CND 'We asked the minutes of the CND National Council this Youth Committee we aim to defend the unilateralist stance of CND.
But the press have also raised the sinister spectre ot a witch willial with talk of 'takeover' by the revolutionary left.
Tacl says Tracy supporters of Revolution and Class Fighter, the two most active political currents building YCND, remain a small minority of YeND conference officer: elected by 'But even if they were a majority,' argues Jon, a disgrace that papers like the slatesial should stoop to the same methods which have been used by the gutter press against CND as a whole!
Jon and Tracy think it is vital that there should be recall YCND, called by YCND itself They believe that there must be a fight to continue to build the campaign o YCND in the future, despite the difficulties. particular they want build a giant contingent of YCND on the 22 October demonstration in London.
debate about the future of the • roULOUI conference sept says conterence says Jon. 'We would like to see people defend and its ability to organise national like the Easter pract 'So we want groups and other affiliated organisations pass resolutions opposing eng un eD to recognise CND to recognise YCND as a specialist section.
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reported the dissolution of Youth CND's national committee by the CND executive. Statements have