SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Action against privatisation stepped up ... and down

Socialist Action No. 9, 13 May 1983 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 527 words

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page 15 of the scan

IN vocative letter from DrP response Troughton Telecom's City workers have put an embargo on all repairs at (Exchanhe letter was sent out on 6 May following two days of mass picketing at the back of the Bank of England. This picket was support of the four week industrial action by British Telecom engineers against the Telecommunications Bill.

This was a lead up to the escalation of selective action in the city area. On May POEU members will down tols for ported him publising the police cadel s views race. It's a bit much exposing the cadets who wanted 'white dictatorship wondered whether it was better to blacks in oil, petrol. That sort of thing damage the public's confidence in the police.

John got the sack the college Brent withdrew teaching support from the colleg left 10 did not go back to the college but 16 did.

Brent had al mie leere-deploy the lecLul cis.

NATFHE might be a bit squeamish about minutes to attend a mass rally on Tower Hill. What has terrified management of action in the financial heartland British capitalism.

You losing your phone is one thing. Interfering with the capitalist marke in the Stock Exchange and the Bank of England i quite another ball game Troughton in his letter got in a real lather about the threat to the city saying 'Communication is the life blood of the city. Proof that this can be jeopardised at the whim of the will drive customers into the arms of racism but all out controntation with the police that's another matter. So they told the lecturers to go into work otherwise they would be in . breach of contract which is 'a lot more im portant than all those sil NATFHE have acted with great speed to settle the dispute.

broke all records by setting up a new branch at Hendon in six weeks.

Normally it takes a year to do this. The branch represents the lo stil working excludes troublemaker John Fer nandes.

If "responsible' unions act like this we our non-militant, non-unionised competitors. strike breaking Troughton change. Such action if extended can stop the Tories plans for privatisation this acfull support from the Labour Party Westminster Branch has will have no trouble abice forces it will a tbe about racism smoothed over by com mon sense diplomacy instead of being brought out in the open by hot heads like John Fernandes Brent LEA. already been called off in response to a letter to the union from Michael Foot which he argues that such 'represented as an attack on democracy'.

doin this the POEU has gone back of the Westminster Branch adopting managament tacties and writing direct to striking engineers.

Such a move is not only ? stah in the back for thi workers but it helps the lorie! plunder 3I14 economy for private enter.

which is the very Labour should Compiled by BOB PENN INGTON. Send contribu Siret, London NI XP 10 worm's Eye, day a week prior to publica tion.

page 16 of the scan

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