IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 208, 13 August 1981 · p. 3 of the scan · 178 words

The scan: sc-no208.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 3 of the scan

But a stormy meeting Manchester's Lesser Free Trades Hall threw out the executive's line, this time with only 15 votes in Tavour.

Democratic meetings had rejected AUEW leader's proposals twice. Nevertheless, all the arrogance of feudal barons a letter was sent to all districts where Snipe's employees are organised in the AUEW. It said that the executive was still recommending uca.

Snipe, and instructed that all Laurence Scott workers be so informed. The Manchester workforce were to be quarantined.

End In a manner recalling the days of 'Carron's Law in the union in the 1950's the national executive meeting of 4 August reatfirmed that the Was Icrunalcu.

August the other general secretaries of the Conted were dragooned into line. All official support had now been withdrawn.

These decisions were all the more astonishing, in the light of the successes of LIC lightback AUEW. The Manchester North district committee unanimously backed the decision to continue the occupation fight.

The executive has torn up the rules in their haste Dearav Lne Laurence Scott workers. Any attempt terminate. a

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