SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Peoples march for jobs

Socialist Action No. 5, 16 April 1983 · p. 3 of the scan · 283 words

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by the TUC, leaves Glasgow on 23 April. It will be arriving in London on the weekend of the 4/5 June.

thousands more expected to join feeder marches and the main march as it travels southwards.

council, spoke to Socialist Action about the issues raised by the march for the labour movement.

People's March in 1981.

that coola ing, the TUC and the Foot The People's March TODS movemen they yould railed a olich be a huge success. It could mobilise hundreds thousands and help in turning masses OTI workers against the Tories. The movement should therefore unite and throw example.

But the steel workers have volved as they are in a life and death battle to save the government to make these shortcomings ch. In many areas militants be USC mass acto I also feel the People's March AUCCUN workers versus bosses emphasis. More emphasis on exposilig une system Inal creates mass unemployrather JuSt criticising monetarism. An approach fighting unemployment that doesn't leave you twiddling your thumbs while you wait for a-Labour government.

This kind of change, though, will have to rooted in a campaigning reorganisation of militants in our movement.

Unlike 1930s, there's little resistance in the TUC to linking up with the unemployed and many to solidarise and work with the unemployed. March The government's threat to remove grants IrON unemployed workers' centres where inev support the march is a serious one. No doubt the unemployed won't be intimidated. The TUC, which sits on the Manpower Services Commission, should challenge this

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THE SECOND People's March for Jobs, organised week and no pay restraint.

by the TUC for the 198 its weak and woolly call on

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