THE Liaison Committee for the Defence of Trade Unions is probably best known initiating unofficial strike action against Tory Industrial Relations December of 1970.
It continued to put pressure on the official trade throughout the life of the last Tory government which was toppled by the miners' action in 1974. Since that time it has kept a low profile.
The shop movement has suffered one of the biggest insults in its history with the suspension of Derek Rohinsor.
Backing from the LCDTU, which meets on 26 January, will be crucial to the campaign being AUEW to remove Duffy from office for his refusal to defend Robinson.
The ten per cent support needed to 15' campaign.
With a national steel strike nod the Tories preparing lo try zed enforce on effective picketing the the 'no chains on the unions'. The LCDTU central focus for movement spending cuts, need to be met stewards win if they are resources.
Solidarity waged in the nffice.
Ernes not si ply to t left Wis in be pe Socialist I No a The mass movement at the base must be strengthened in their fight Tories. The conference should adopt the Code of Practice if it really wants to ensure that their are could provide a opposing all the Tories' anti-working class measures. The attacks on women's rights, attacks on black people, the vicious spere and more pepte on she dole the attempts to co-ordinated response from the left in the • 0: 1: • unions. Even the steelworkers will not left to their own action is key. The Labour Party and the trade unions locally and nationally must be forced to act in defence of workers rights and use their power to get the Tories out of The Lisison Committee has the power to build a movement at the base that could force Tony Bean and Moss Fact ic.
Challengs sapponters shoade pat motions lo their. BRION ladles nor arging sapport for.
Crossing of picket lines; ce of 100 per decision making by tradit democratic procedures —no enforcer secret ballots. 4 Somes toes Pickets to be postice are observed:
Rance for disputes to be cartie out wherever practicable; 6 Support calls made by strike committees for mass and sympatty pickets;
Code of Practice *Strike action against the cuts on 18 February called by the Yorkshire Council of the Party.
*Support for the Code of Practice.
Party Sides for the conference short. besent to J Hiles, 137 Warsiead Park RD, Ilford, Essex.
By Brian Grogan and Steve Potter THIS TORY government has declared war on all working people. Youth, women, and black people will be hit the hardest. But at present it is the steelworkers who stand in the front line. The Tories have picked out these workers for a test of strength with the whole working class.
Every section of society will be affected. That's why all possible support needs to br given to the steelworkers, particularly by the miners, railworkers, and steelworkers' strike is a defensive struggle, but it can be turned into a movement to pave the way for removing this government.
The speed and ferocity with which Tory policies have been pushed through reflects the urgent requirement of Britain's rulers to make the working class pay for the cost of the world decession prcaried or 198V The Tories claim that the crisis is due to the working class not working hard enough and that it is paid excessive wage rates. faithfully echoed by every In fact, productivity has risen many times over the past decades. capitalists is a feature of their own system — the tendency for the rate of profit to fall. Misery So the rate of exploitation of labour must be raised. Schools, hospitals, and public housing all vital. to the working unprofitable for the ruling class - must be cut back. Unproductive sectors of industry like steel must be closed down without regard to the misery of unemployment for thousards.
Thatcher has enthusiastic support for these policies from the ruling class internationally. Because what is happening in Britain is only part of an international drive to reconstruct the capitalist system at the expense of the working For example, the Villiers plan to deprive 52,000 steelworkers of their jobs is only part of the Davignon plan for the Miest European stee!
the dockers. The This lie is Street The problem for the class, but unified and generalised Tories.
people of Britain. Rights opposite direction sure that the Tories the Labour Labour polices and strategi The TE I AC the need to kick out the Tories. Increasingly actions will run together. The logic is towards strikes against the When the miners threw out Edward Heath in 1974, they dispelled the myth that Parliamen and the law stand above the needs and wishes of the majority of the population — the working Labour councils should now take up tha challenge and call mass action to support thei refusal to implement the Tory cuts.
Lord Denning has made it clear what be thinks the law is for in his judgements against the unions, and others fighting for their rights. Such law has always been changed when it has collided with thousands of people going in the The such a movement would be socialist.
That is what Tony Benn and his supporters in the Labour Party claim to be fighting for. They say that the main struggle today is to make replaced another government like that of Callaghan. So they call for support in their struggle inside the Labour Party against the right wing But they refuse to link up their campaig i Party, through sach bodies as th Coordinating Committe, wick number one roadblock i socials atana -I' IE 8577:
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win a recall ballot of the membership on this issue could be gained if the LCDTU decides to endorse the 'Rule