IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Lobby TUC fight for jobs

Socialist Challenge No. 153, 26 June 1980 · p. 16 of the scan · 348 words

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page 16 of the scan

Or. Published by Cardinal Enterprises for Socialist Chatlenge, 328/9 Upper Street, London N1. Printed by East End Offset Ltd (TU), London E2 over other factories. missiles wrong!

lost.

backing the lobby?

Around. threats of the dole. volunteer for the golden handshake. Blaming falling car sales, they have issued 1,300 redundancy notices at Dagenham with the rest spread Workers at the British Oxygen depot in Hackney and the Llanwern steelworks near Newport have decided that it's about time a lead was given from the TUC on the fight to protect jobs. whatever the size of the "golden handshake' offered it won't help them to get another job in the present economic situation. A job sold is a job That's why the workers at BOC Hackney and the Llanwern Action committee are backing the lobby of the TUC calling for action now — and a 35-hour week — to protect jobs. The unemployment figures are rising every day. Isn't if about time your trade union branch discussed Put this resolution forward in your trade union branch. Make sure the Ford workers, the Welsh steelworkers and the miners who face the loss of jobs aren't left in the lurch by the Labour leaders this time "This Tory government is intent on destroying workers' standards of living and their organisations, the trade unions. Their main weapon is the creation of mass unemployment in order to increase profits through squeezing more production out of a reduced workforce; in order to "persuade" workers to take cuts in pay rather than fight for a decent standard of living; in order to weaken and smash union organisation by "disciplining" those who want to fight back with 'The whole labour movement, the unions and the Labour Party, must unite against this threat and take united action now.

"As a first step in such a campaign this branch/ward agrees to sponsor a call for a mass lobby of this year's TUC Congress in Brighton around these demands: *No to Unemployment — For a 35 Hour Week Now. *Fight to Kick Out the Tories.' They know that

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