SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Chloride strike sack

Socialist Action No. 29, 14 October 1983 · pp. 10-11 of the scan · 687 words

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page 10 of the scan

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Hindess Ken Livingstone, • Democratising the unions • Struggle for black rights Jenny Bourne, Unmesh Desai Sunday 30 October • Socialist foreign policy Joy Hurcombe, Alan Freeman • Women and family policy Judith Arkwright, Mica Nava • London Peace Day organised by the GLC, Sat 22 Oct. In Jubilee Gdns A weekend of socialist debate and discussion • British politics: facing 1984 Andrew Gamble, Doreen Massey, John Ross, Barry • Rebuilding the Labour Party Vladimir Derer, Jude Woodward Kate Holman, speakers from union broad lefts • Socialist economic policy and the AES John Harrison, Hilary Wainwright • Economic strategy for European Labour Other sessions include: Tariq Ali on Pakistan; Devolution; Ireland.

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• Glasgow Labour Campaign for Gay Rights meeting, Thur 13 Oct AUEW Hall, West Regent Street, Glasgow. • El Salvador Solidarity Holiday in Cuba: 2nd prize Video Recorder; 3rd prize barrel or beer. Tickets £2.50 for book of five from ELSSOC , 29 Islington Park St. London NI. Draw takes place 21 October.

• Midland anti-racist conference, Sat 29 Oct 11-4pm, Digbeth Civic Hall, • Urganisea Dy Birmingham Campaign Against Racism and Council, 191 Corporation St. Speakers include Prem Singh. Avtar Johai.

Muhammad Idrish and Clare Short MP. Oct, Lambeth Town Hall, Speakers include: Tony Benn, Alan Sapper, Salvador Moncada (FDR/FMLN) and Nicaragua and rena winer details/leaflets from Vauxhall CLP, 01-582 2955 as nortomo workshops organised by outhwark Unemployed Centre and Southwark CND Sat 15 Oct, 10-4pm , 83 Peckham High St, SE15 evellllig d Dominica Centre, 69 Peckham High St, 8pm. The Republic plus disco. £3 aamission • Southwark CND week of action, 15-22 Oct. Many events (see above) including rally lue 18 Oct at Nort! pecknam civic centre did Kent Rd, 8pm; free films at the Ace cinema, High St from 6.30pm. Fri 21 Oct; Feeder march for national demo with float & steel band starts y.30am on Camberwell Green on 22 Oct. STRIKING workers at the Chloride Power Storage Works in Swinton have been threatened with the sack sent by the 560 workers last Friday said that their ended and they returned to work on Wednesday this week they would be fired.

This is the latest of a series of intimidating letters aimed at ending the dispute. The only result nas been to turme crease the workers' • resolve to win.

Twenty-four hour pickets are being stepped up and support has been pledged from the rest of Chloride group PERFORMING:

LINTON KHESI SCENSEN Dub Deet ARFCUE Chilean Music Crcup NYAN SINGERS Thursday October 20.1983 7.00 pm THE AFRICA CENTRE, 35 kine st. Wc2 Name Address Age Union/CLP (if any) If you want more information about Socialist Action or to be put in touch with local supporters send this form to Socialist Action, 328 Upper Street, London N1.

should any workers be sacked.

Management's reply the workers' - wage claim was the introducfear icad lo a new wave of redundancies, a real tear considering over 2000 workers used to be employed at Chloride The strikers members of the TransGeneral Workers Union • Messages of support and donations to:

Branch Dispute Fund, c/o R. Butcher, 8 Ethel Ave, Pendlebury, Salford Lanes (Tony Pertill)

MAU MAU FREEDOM FIGHTERS DAY senorens Tel

page 11 of the scan

Socialist Action 14 October 1983

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FACING 1984: THE SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE Saturday 29 October

Oct.22 Where will you be? AcTion Join the fight for socialism L

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