Northern mean Scottish unions are barred from exposing human rights violations in Calls 1101 troop Committee is notorious for trying to avoid the whole issue of British Mulvenna, domination of the Six Counties.
Edinburgh Trades Council first took up the case of the militant H-block prisoners two years ago, Committee STUC live. claiming there was no problem in and telling mind It is unlikely that the Edinburgh STUC motion will be passed, but it least LIC discussion of Northern Ireland in movement for the first time since salutes and provide platform to expose the infamous THE Troops Out movement in Scotland tremendous boost last Sunday when Stirling supporters organised a march through the town which succeeded in reaching its destination.
The 400-strong march led by the James Connally, Bryson WILE Kevan Barry and Liam Reid flute bands with a tricolour at the front set off in a mood the Raploch housing estate, where many working class Catholics A new alliance of Loyalists and fascists called the Scottish Loyalist could temptation to flex their muscles.
Às the march reached the town ccuure. two nurorce or mem becar to pelt the marchers with bricks, bottles, and coins. They gave Naz and and sang the "Sash my At a rally after the march, messages of support were read out received a from H Block men on the blanket, Irish Republican Socialist Party and Provisional Sinn Fein A particularly rousing call to troop withdrawal came from Dave Halsworth, Honorary secretary of raines oe NUPE member Mike Napier.
Although the march was not as large as the 21 Glasgow stopped by Loyalists and police it has made morale high in •coland It shows that it is possible for troops ou supporters, socialists Republicans marcl in protest at the conditions in H Block once the loyalists in Stirling must be feeling sick.
ge 17, April 1980, Page 11
Women in Action seller.
----- pull-quotes -----
ace lasay whatever other Committe of the Irish Congress of
trades union