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will be those in the streets.
This means that building support in Britair for the 22 October demon stration must unite every socialist, trade unionist Labour Party member and peace activist in the next few weeks.
Despite massive media Caval aralist the peace Britain the Labour Party conference last week affirmed the case Ron Todd for Transport General Workers Was plicit in his summing 'There is no winner in a nuclear war. We have to get rid of Polaris, refuse to have Trident and get rid of all nuclear bases in the lifetime of the next Parliament.
When James Callaghan mounted rostrum to defend himself against Gavin Strang, who had criticised him for his of Polaris other nuclear weapons in the general election, wave OI anger swept through the conterence HOOS Both Duffy Callaghan had a hard time getting the attention of the their multilateralist views their COUL OU 396 was heavily defeated. The vote for unilateralism actually increased.
Other unions are being asked to hack our stand Telecoms unions abroad are being asked to bovcotl the exchanges concerned. Forty per cent of BT's profits last year came from international business.
The government decided on a showdown because of the effectiveness of the POEU campaign. But the leadership of the union is no longer the passive belt for management decisions that it used to be and the powerful Central London branches are fighting all the way. Action against against privatisation will be mainAt the same time debate is opening up in the union about how to bring cessful conclusion. tral to this is the restoration of the weekly levy of the whole union member ship to back the action to meet the costs of the present action. A national overtime ban must now be on the agenda too.
Jock Campbell of the London City branch says, It essential that whole of the trade union movement is involved in this struggle and supports it in every possible way.
To this end the London POEU branches, with official support, are organispublic sector unions under a conference of al threat of privatisation to begin coordinating fight back in the absenc of any lead from the TUC IN LESS than three weeks from now demonstrations will take place all over Europe in opposition to NATO's plans to site cruise, Pershing and Trident Italy, West Germany It now seems clear that the Americans are unwilltalks. The only voices that will be raised in protest But the NEC allowed Denis Healey to introduce the debate and both he and Alex Kitson stuck to the views expressed in Polaris must be put into the disarmament talks and that a non-nuclear defence policy had to be Labour's 1n campaigning theme.
refor the This was a clear fudge and a continuation of the ambiguities disastrous disarmament policy in the general election.
Neil Kinnock wasn't able to persuade the T&G to remit but we have start organising now to de fend unilateralism at next conterence Healey has already nounced his intention getting the conference to. reverse this year's decision.
The best start for a campaign is to build for the 22 October in the trade unions and the CLP's and that MOVCHCHI banners present.
The tions will provide another forum to put the case for nuclear-free Europe. elections demonstrations are not the has Centhe that the that only forum available.
On 5 October one and to half million unionists answered the call the West trade union federation for Dent an- five minute strike and walked their factories to protest against their government's support such plans.
should answering the government with a similar strategy. Shell shocked by the general election defeat al C the CND leaders are trying elec- to switch 'new consensus' une. established.
This is a political con cession to the Tories and the right wing's lateralism because gests WHE government does German ine missue.
on negotiations wit d out of Thi tracking on CND a unilateralist strat combined with a re NATO's have a bold camp the trade unions to arguments for and CND activist have power to the Tories if we ch Bring your ban show -OCCI what you think ab plans for your nuc nihilation.
Soon you'll be pay through the nose to private enterpri for your phone cu
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ing to make any real concessions in their planned escalation of nuclear weapons through the Geneva