SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Hands off Central America

Socialist Action No. 23, 2 September 1983 · p. 1 of the scan · 346 words

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ACTioN SOCiAList TWO ISSUES above all else should concern the TUC when it meets next week. Firstly, short future will total around six million.

augur very badly for such govern- On issue the TUC has done nothing boycott nor has it organised any industrial action against the presence weapons. What is more it is obvious that they have intention anything in the future. does On their record is deplorable.

When resisted redundancies and sackings the TUC has been more conspicuous by its silence rather than by the help it has workers.

Nownas most craven capitulation from Len Murray. He has discovered employment "desirable and thinks creative nonemployment' movement answer.

doing BICALS General Council which is strong ment, the paign inside movement organise of nuclear sites same of nuclear of doing need.

unemployment workers have collaboration Tories.

given those things. come job.

that full not or necessary the the Presumably he working class. somethin on non-employas far as the class struggle is concerned, but bit Weak on the creative aspect.

There is a way to fight unemployment, and that is by throwing the weight of behind every struggle that workers wage for work sharing. It is for TUC to start a camthe for programme of public works which can create millions of new jobs and at the time build the houses, schools, hospitals and produce all the other goods that we so badly That means all-out opposition to the Tories. involves organising extraparliamentary action, and above all else it means no Murray and his ilk are to do those They lack the political spine for such a This is why at this TUC the left have to begin Orallisc unions and the TUC for removal this cowardly leadership otherwise they too will fail in their responsibility to the • TUC preview - see

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there is the threat of the extinction of most of western-Europe's population by nuclear Secondly, there is the scourge unemployment in Britain, which in the very

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