TOLPUDDLE MARTY circular aru publicity, but by determinParty members and union activists 'We calling for broad-based support for the Charter as a first step We shall be circulating it other union leaders and MPs asking them become sponsors.
This LCC campaign is a most welcome initiative if it is really intended to run it in a non-sectarian way, and aimed at the Parunion rank Winning nue. ballot on trade union affiliation, with defending the cities, is the single most important challenge facing the Party in the next YeCC charter have enough I ne sponsors tor ine massive campaign if they unk nemselves to une grass roots of the party.
Socialist Action is endorsing the LCC drafted charter. It anneals to al those who support its policies in the trade unions Party to do the same ordinating Committee, Street, London W.1. (439 3749)
WARRINGTON It is vital that we defend the partnership between Labour and the unions and indeed strengthen it at everv level. To this end we call for: 1. Active opposition to the Tory assaults on trade union rights 2. A campaign of activity and education to win Labour Party 3. The promotion of socialist policies and suppor for Labour àt workplace level 4. The strengthening of local union/constituency labour Partv Launching sponsors:
Tony Banks MP "lonv Benn David Blunkett Vladimir Derer Jack Dromey (TGWU)
Peter Hain Harriet Harman MP Eric Heffer MP Ken Livingstone Mick Martin (TGWU)
Michael Meacher MP Bill Morris (TGWU)
Alan Sapper (ACTT)
Arthur Scargill (NUM)
Ron Todd (TGWU)
Tribune Group of MPs years ago. cessive and our response must be the arrested on the total in excess of £15,000 Merseyside Movement the argument for trade union affiliation to the ahpropriate of Labour Party workplace bran•We meant nothing more, sir, than uniting to keep up the price of labour and to support each other in times of need'.
These words were spoken by George Loveless one of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs during the tria that resulted in their deportation to Australia 150 sive tory govanments have stent ways o.
governments have sought ways of destroving our unity and our organisation The sequestration of NGA funds and the baton Charges on the pickets at warrington were a direc attack on all trades unions and all trades unionists same as it has always We have not forgotten the pledges made at the UNITY AND MASS STRUGGLE. TUC Wembley Conference. The Merseyside Trade Union and Labour Campaign Committee which was formed after that conference to coordinate the fight against the Tebbit legislation will continue to give unconditional support to the NGA and any other union in conflict with the anti-union laws.
This committee will not desert those comrades picket line at Warrington.
Following the police charges on what until then peacesar mass picker over 140 inlividual trades unionists face fines of up to £50 and we estimate the fines of all those arrested will Trade Union and Labour Campaign Committee has already spent over £2,000 in support of the NGA We are now launching a National Appeal for funds to assist those arrested on the picket line and
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