SOCIALIST Challenge supporters in South W/ales organised a meeting to provide a platform for those who are fighting back.
Tommy Lyons, branch secretary from the Electricians union at British Steel, Margam, , drew on the lessons of the fight for jobs in the steel industry.
'We have seen closures, rundowns slimlines, cutbacks; you name it, steel's had it!' Tommy explained. time we're left in splendid isolation to What was needed, said Tommy, was a lead from the national leaders, national strike to remove Thatcher and her bunch of bandits. It has to be done now.' Elsie Broad from the Royal Pride strike and Dennis Barry from Laurence Scott spoke about their disputes. They both reiterated Tommy Lyons' point that they had received very little supyour own battles.
spoke on the same theme.
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'In the long term', said Dennis Barry from LSE, 'you have to fight And Pat Hickey, deputy convenor from Rover Solihull, 'In BL the leadership of the unions nationally has not backed the workers And Pat 'When the working class say they want the Tories out, they are also saying they want a different Labour On the demonstration, on the ofChallenge meeting itself, that was the message. Kicking out the Tories means putting in a Labour government that will work in the interests of the working That's why our present leadership is Socialist Challenge mood of the Cardiff demo