IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Now is the time for action

Socialist Challenge No. 133, 7 February 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 464 words

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SUPPORT THE STEEL STRIKE Trotskyists in France at the time were few in number, but those there that the revolutionary masses should be Concessions won now would be taken away again unless the private movement went onto the offensive, coking LORD Denning's attempts to divide the steelworkers have failed.

sector 110,000 in the public sector to stand united against the steel bosses and the Tory government.

On 10 March the Welsh miners have called for an indefinite strike against the threatened closure of steel plants in Port Talbot and Llanwern and the proposed imports of cheap coal abroad by British Steel Corporation.

On February the Yorkshire Association of Trades has called for a genera strike against cuts in their area. The stage is set movement to take on the Tories.

The power and confidence to win is not lacking. Even at Hadfield's in Sheffield, where there was supposed to be opposition to strike action, four votes against coming out last Monday.

But, despite a lot of talk of a no one is giving the decisive lead that is necessary, least of all the body that has the power to 15,000 coordinate such action - the General joined Frank Chappie, chairing the TUC Nationalised Industries discussion on the threatened closures in steel, persuaded the Welsh miners to hold off indefinite strike action until the TUC had tried further talks with the government.

Now It seems as if the TUC are trying to persuade the not to back all-out strike action on March 10 against the closures at Port South The Tories have made it clear that they will CIDE labour nationalised industry making high enough profits for the The f48 million that Mr Nicholas Edwardes Secretary Wales, jobs in Wales is a pittance compared to the £300 million that the BSC is prepared to spend on getting workers in the steel industry to sell their jobs.

Matthews, speaking miners Committee was too Welsh TUC jobs any that Miners of for Token has procured to create new committees Hadwyn miners' representative Pontypool over the weekend, put it this way: 'The Tories are waging war on the whole working class and can only be beaten by the broadest possible solidarity When he suggested that 10 March far away misers be broug forward while the steelworkers went still out he got unanimous agreener He's quite right. If the pay chi of the steelworkers is to be settled to their satisfaction and jobs in nation alised industries are 1o be : saved NOW is the time to strike.

and steelworkers si not wait for the TUC to call for general strike. Workers at the bas these industries know that the are at stake if this battle is los solidarity with thi workers is not caough. Strike trade

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