Support | Socialist Action 1983

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The refusal of the TUC to come out in support of full 2 na financial aid the NGA has requested is a suicidal disgrace.

The TUC should be organising hour general strike in support of NGA as it did in 1972 over the prisoned Pentonville SUVE . It should be issu ing calls tor CYCL unionist in Britain to come to the mass picket totally close down the Stockport Messenger. NALGO, ACTT other for full into But with the still win if has the power to close the Stockport Messenger Group. great leap forward if the NGA wins.

If the governmen crushes the NG/ every progressive paign in will be decisively set back.

The stakes really are that high.

For as long as this dispute goes on every trade union, every Labour Party, student CYCl and every has priority. Callal THE NGA MUST WIN.

Every resource

must be thrown into that

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ACTIoN Monday: supporters of the NGA dispute lobby the TUC talks If the government is defeated this struggle the whole political situation in Britain is going change. Every fight to de fend democracy will take a If this is what the law means, of the hard won legitimate rights trade unions to support to back the NGA:

at the Messenger's print winwick Arthur (Branch House, Green Street, Stockport.

Labour Party and students union.

tion in support of the NGA.

unofficial action if no official call is made their members interests, would be swept away e law and order language now being us.

to frighten unionists does not im press many of those most directly involved who know that it is only Law' Order' that is being cited.

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LIAISON SUPPORT THE PRINT ANTI T. WORKERS!