Arms The Labour Party must make a positive move against sales to Chile by saying contracts signed will not be honoured by the government, and as trade unionists we must that will not manufacture or handle arms for Chile. It as surprise that there has been no condemnation of Pinochet's constitution the mouth Nicholas Ridley. Sec. Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Council.
health authority finished Saturday the aren moving all the patients al •St. Benedicts's in Wandsworth, in its bid to close down the hospital. geriatric patients are being adequately equipped, yet on Saturday it removed a large amount of equipment Benedict's. The hospital committee picketed In the fight to prevent the closure, the support committee picketed the hospital every day last week. On Hednesday 19 television on Friday evenpeople were arrested outside the hospital, charge with assault, the others with obstruction.
ONG by the AHA but later reinstated after the intervention of COHSE.
The completion of the evacuation of the hospital evidently opens stage in the struggle. The St Benedict's Committee and the trades council are carrying out a campaign to draw out the lessons of the closure.
On London Weekend ing AHA chairperson Alison Munro inadvertently referred to the closure of the 'Bolslip. It is widely suspected that •St Benedicts is jusi first the health authority's 'hit list".
A total of 23 people have been arrested durin Benedict's. Financial help the picketing St. for those arrested urgently needed. Please send contributions to: St. Benedicts Defence, Trades Council, 19 Auckland Rd, London SWII. Cheques should be made out to Bat• tersea and Wandsworth Trades Council.