IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Pressing for workers' say

· Socialist Challenge No. 149, 29 May 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 269 words

The scan: sc-n149-may-29-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

THE right of working class le colerage in hostile the media WaS among the issues stressed at the first annual meeting of the Campaign for Press Freedom last Saturday. It was held in the wake of Street's rampage over the 14 May "Day of Shame'.

hundred delegates and individual supporters attended, fewer than view of the support the campaign has gained within the John Jennings, the cam120012 affiliated. including all the - print unions.

But the issues which the campaign is raising the opening up of the existing media and the need for alternauve pres. - the 0 yet been taken to the union rank and file and into the comin Many delegates nised that this was where the Campaigl White, from the East End emphasised the need to rights and to defend their living standards those working in the media Freeman NATSOPA official, reiterated his , union's willingness on behalf of those receiving rough treatment in the press.

pae or the case at torunworkers' at Grunwick.' he said. 'We can do i1 again.' The campaign's national communities activists, and proposals put forward undred copies of Socialist NC V The Tory Press and How to Fight It, were sold at the conNow in its second edition, Let pila re and e that lie media's assault on the TUC's Day of Action, and how the working class can fight for its own voice to be heard Single copies 10p (plus рвр), bulk orders 8p a copy prepaid, sale or return) to:

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