its weight behind it.
The march has the TUC and the Labour ParStrategy 's Alternative Economic (AES) policy.
As with the 1981 march, the AES will probably be suitably watered down TUC policy is to call on the government to make a U-turn..
Even at full strength ine ADD 1S not enough. The only thing the bosses understand is mass action. I feel that the AES isn't even half adequate policy for fighting unemployment, and in any case it means waiting for a Of course, many workers who go along with the TUC want policies for jobs now.
Many of these policies are OK for a 35 hour THEY ARE TO BLAME 1979 TOOK ONC political blackmail.
In local areas aa-noc committees of the unemp loyed will be involved in town planning committees for the march.
In Ealing, as in 1981, strike action to greet the marcus bene encourag ed. The immediate job for us is to get leaflets and collection sheets into the local workplaces. We'll be using Inese lo win the march and build strike OFFICIAL JOBLESS meetings there'll be a hell of a lot of work to do just making the preparations needed host the marchers. Funds Two years ago, many of the marchers came from areas through which the march areas, like the didn't pass. rest of the nose country, will Talsilig funds organising 1982 THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MASS UNEMPLOYMENT 'the Battle fuyi dot TUC JOBLESS workers in Birkenhead's neglected Bidston Ward reckon they've got the first mobile Unemployed Workers' Centre in the country.
They thought of the idea several months ago when they heard that other centres were being set up on Merseyside to fight Thatcher's attacks on the unemployed.
Bidston Ward is over d Centre could be a lon especially if the 'Giro' was late. Local So the unemoloved got together wit local union members and approached the controlled Merseyside Council, who sold them a doubledecker bus.
the Bidston Unemployment Shuttle (buo.), I nas been nued out as an education, recreation and suppor centre for the local North End and Ford Estates where unemployment 1s over 30 per cent.
But one of the BUS's biggest jobs will be to act as an Advice Centre support Merseyside County Council's "TakeUp' Campaign.
The County Council are spending f90,000 on massive advertising campaign get Merseyside claimants £20 million they are entitled the County Council are hiring the Bidston Bus - at more than the knockdown price they charged for it - to take the Campaign all over Merseyside.
As well as providing the vehicle, the MCC are giving £3,000 towards the running of the BUS Many of pounds have been col the Wirral Trades Council, unions, Labour activists, the Merseyside Unemployed Fund. spot the WIll visiting in the near future despairing at threw themselves off the dilapidated tower will by their fightback needed.
Bidston the fight ThatRoad be getting on the road in local campaigns and elections that will get savour elected and com mitted to the socialist policies that will lead to full employment.
As Len Stapleton, the BUS's Chairperson, said at last Tuesday's launch mecung, mis is only tne start!'
Socialist Action 15 April 1983