Jobs plus bombs?
One of the claims made by the Tories at the time the burchase of Trident would create more jobs because British companies would be able to get sub-contracting contracts from the main US contractors. The government even set up a special department to wished to tender in the US.. Atter a year of trying British companies have finally show for their efforts. Sterling Metals has secured a contract for the giro in the guidance provide valuable contract — ted by the Ministry of Defence to be the only contract gained by British companies. I'm sure it will bring life long job security to millions of workers. Death bad Finally we would like to bring to the attention of all the capitalists Stan ley diy eiss, comment American company, Ámerican Minerals. He is head Stanley of a group of business executives opposed to nuclear proliferation and excessive military spending. simplistically, being dead is bad for business', he says. What can we do but agree.
* Wed 13 April Meeting organised by Twickenham CND on 'Nuclear Weapons, •B'? . speaker Chris Church. Starts 9.00pm at the Aibany Pub, Station Yard, Twickenham, Mddx. was announced was that it help companies who got something to aluminium investment system! This - worth a whole £4,000 is admitread Socialist Action a. chairman LT Ci "Put Nuclear Power and Sizewell THE EASTER demonstrations in Britain and West Germany against the missiles have shown the power and potential Michael Heseltine in his visit to Berlin, were embarassing flops.
Nuclear Disarhave the date for another giant demonstration on 22 October and have proposed the main initiative of CND up to that date as being a The conference did not vote exclusively for nonviolent direct action and the peace canvass: it also voted to campaign in the labour movement «OI O SOD Le Yet these latter decisions are virtually being ignored by the CND leaders.
It has been left to the women at Greenham Common to give a militant lead. Their cal fol strike action on 24 May -Women's Day for DisarH C — where womer in 20 countries are preparing to bring women onto the streets, the first serious appeal for labour movement action in 1983.
Action at every level of the trade union movement involving men women, however modest, should support the women. only acuvItes planed for that day.
Vonno CN) too art appealing for Indveniel support build their 7 May festival at Brockwell Park.
Of course the responsibility I IOl all CND's Both the TUC Party also have plans for stopping the missiles decided by their 1982 conferences.
The TUC however Congrackin decision on its 1982 to; 'Initiate plans for European-wide demonstration with sympathetic on Hiroshima Day 1983 .
The Party is PUC to act. tinis le tes to act. This leaves the Labou Party waitin for the TUC, and CND waiting for the TUC and the organise labour movement action. Cycle The cycle of inaction showd be ITOKeI at the rank and file level by acbeing organised around The autumn should start to see movement action planned from trade union conferences and the local movement conferences being organised by CND.
The Greenham Commwomen, without the massive • TeNDUrCC. funds of the British labour have already HO-CHICHE started the of European-wide process action.
The labour movement, the only force powertul enough stop the missiles, should follow their example.