tomorrow. People in general that WONT DIE FRECOTMAT HER:
ND VOW! have that kind of confidence in the Labour Party when in apad cision, any decision, think we see the need for an agree mobilised public unions opinion behind these things.
no government can would nion you have to explain opy mobilise public more dangerous than anything else; how futile independent agree on deterrent is. In other words to plan to educate and one can't concerned that the vears there are a number of groups operation, generally get nuch attention but which attract a great deal of human Ron concern in the country - the the overseas aid groups, the churches — all these elements should be real- if the in their turn they should press Labour or any other government coming in- the trade be and the Photo: John Smith (IFD priority does CND give to trying to win suD. port and action from the trade union movement?
Final the trade are potentially massive force for good in thi area, and I would wish tha involved as closely as possible with them.
'Ihe trade unions have the ability to say. Yes or No to what on that per Some that. unfortunately there's been natural tendencies in the trade unions to think of jobs and so on by say that over trade in boycotting or whatever, has been as effec the Transport Union is speaking from the platform on 26 October. It would be marvellous TUC came out as block for something like the place, 26 October demonstration lous.
So 1 agree with you that unions are among the most signincant forces -regional think most of us agree there should more decentralisation.
Also I'd be in favour of a much closer sense of partnership however that could be worked Really there's now; they pay their fee an that's the end of it.
The point you make about regionalism and the role of affiliated bodies is an important one. Say for example, that the Transport General Workers Union affiliated to CND representing two million workers. Would it be given a representative on the national council?
The different sub. Senion CD sections CND, Trade Labour CND, Christian CND - and there's talk of setting up more, such Scientific CND Medical CND send their own representatives This isn't true of the affiliates, perhaps it should be. Perhaps in fact of CND needs re-looking at.
CND ever membership organisation un til the late '60s; as it sank ou existence became membership We have to change again people at a liaison meeting for the demonstration, from Cam paign Atom in Oxford, ex pressed frustration that his campaign dion't have national voice in CND.
CND needs a structure which allows the local campaigns and affiliated bodies to come regularly to play a rôle in determining the campaign initiatives of CND. 1 absolutely 121C0 If CND ever woke up it would collapse! With the present impetus there could be two thousand people coming to the national conference In Leeds, but there are only 350 places This enormous enthusiasm has not got to be met bureaucratic regulations saying sorry you didn't pas up, or sorry you can't speak. or whatever The people who are doing the WORK at people who should make the judgments about things I'm absolutely for that -I hope I'm not speaking out of turn. What's happened in Oxford, York, all over the is absolutely marvel Many of these local groups are really doing things and we have so much to learn trom them
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