labour movement tackle unemployment.
Leeds this Saturday, 1 November.
success against Heath's again throw out the Tories?
well under way. The dockers' on 29 November in Liverpool.
Policies policies -issue of democracy is so important.
in ment.
in une unions forward the fight on all these fronts. The conference should not simply discuss these problems, but give a lead in action contribution to building solidarity with Gardner's. Socialist Challenge supporters will be arguing that November demonstration to demand a 35-hou week without loss of pay. against redundancies and closures.
Spring against unemployment.
Right to Work campaign.
For Jobs their trade union and Labour Party branch. It is throughout the movement. We propose the charter below as a model. GARDNER'S occupation has shown that the needs policies that can The Labour Coordinating Committee conference for trade unionists will be discussing these policies in The conference comes at a time when the whole of the labour movement stands at an impor tant crossroads. Can the unions repeat their 1974 government and once The fightback against the Tory offensive is now victory, the Gard. ner's occupation, the massive CND demonstration, and the picket of the Tory Party conference are all signs of this. This next big event will be the joint Labour Party/TUC march against unemployment What is lacking is a leadership that is willing to carry the fight to the Tories and to put forward like worksharing without loss of pay that can defend working people. This is why the The Labour Party leadership has always made and then ignored them in power. The left's victories at the Blackpool conference have to be defended and the parliamen. tary leaders made accountable to the whole move.
But the issue of accountability, like so many others in the Labour Party, is largely decided by the union block votes. The majority of these votes are cast by unelected, unrecallable, full-time national officials. The fight for democracy is just as urgent The LCC conference is an ideal forum to take This conference needs to make its maximum the LCC should organise a big contingent on the 29 and for occupations This conference is only the beginning. We need a conference in the spring of all the campaigns This should include the Campaign against Youth Unemployment and the The spring conference should adopt a Charter which every delegate can take back to necessary to campaign for policies as well as action A campaign throughout the labour movement is needed for action and policies for the right to work.