IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 163, 11 September 1980 · p. 2 of the scan · 487 words

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THE RICH the route of the march - this shows that there are workers who are prepared to support I haven't got a clue what's march. It will depend on the happen alle size and the militancy of the Why do you think the lobby on 10 October at the Tory Party conference is jointly sponsored Work and the Liaison Committee for the Defence of This hasn't It's not a lobby. It's a picket.

We're picketing the Tories to tell them what we think of their eat posed recogns are Tory government to workers' living and the danger Prior's law. They see the need for the biggest possible expression of working class opposiWhat solutions do you think are necessary to get Jobs for lit the The only way that unemploy- until next year.

fought is by workers fighting against redun- themselves lay-offs and shortIt's also necessary to defeat When Prior's law because any attack on organised workers through the right to strike and the right to picket will make it more difdefend the HUSI elementary gains of the workthe picket the problems of committee, will only be solved when the Miners Wales is capable of based on human need, not private profit.

organise What would vou sav to the criticism of the Right to Work marches as simply a one-off allows the trade Saturday union and Labour leaders to For supporting inside the trade Marches are one-off events What will they're only the face of the Campaign campaign which attracts public regional attention. All the year round in many parts of the country work involve provide assistance for workers in their the Right to does can never allow the trade union and Labour leaders to avoid taking The campaign is, at worst, a spur to force them to take more action. Take last week's debate on unemployment at the TUC TO They spent an hour putting off called decision to do anything At best, the campaign can help trade unionists to organise real fight tion against the Tories which is so obviously necessary.

Thatcher went to speak to the Tory Party conference in Swansea, the Right the Work Campaign called picket and visited the miners' lodges for support.

Six lodges agreed to back - the in lodger won. the South Wales Executive, then the Labour Party. At which point "Labour leaders' march in the opposite direction.

It was the joint action of the Right to Work picket and the which that Luisued morning into the largest and noisiest picket that Yes.

Swansea has ever seen.

The Right to Work saying at the conferences being CAXTON HOUSE, St John's Way, Archway, London N1 From 5pm till lat Socialist Challenge is still collecting books and records, for the second-hand sale. If you can donate any thing or help in any way, please contact Yvon

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