LONDON • 24 OCTOBER • LONDON • 24 OCTOBER CND THE BOMB On WE CAN STOP THE TUC for the first time in its history went on record in favour of Britain unilaterally renouncing nuclear weapons. also came out against the missiles, and against the Trident project for the removal of all nuclear bases including those of the US trom this resolution. the multilateralist case was decisively rejected by conference. argued his case on the basis that nuclear weapons made Britain a target for aggression rather than a defence against it. This approach gave, ty to the backward rantings of our very own trade union baron Sir John Boyd, assumption that imperial Britain was somehow or other a victim of aggression.
The resolution siting of Cruise It will be very difficult for the right wing to draw any An amendment arguing Larry Smith, national officer of the Transport Union therefore, some credibiliwho was able to start from the brought into question.
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presently 78,000 jobs are being traded Nonetheless, demonstration on 24 October, the neutron bomb for dustrial unions is fully utilised thousands next Labour government is actually implemented.
Nor was Britain's full backing fo the mad adventures of the US in places like El Salvador and by proxy through Israel in the Arab East and South So no clear links were made between the priorities of our profit-oriented system and the drive for remilitarisation and nuclear aggression in which Britain is the guilty This was despite the fact that Ray Buckton, of the traindrivers union, in seconding the motion was able to note that a mere 3 per cent reduction in arms snendin would pay for electrification of the railways for which , the adoption of this motion by the TUC removes every single barrier to building a truly massive Ine cale sel by eND to protest the siting of Cruise and the decisions to produce use in the curopean theatre This madness can be stopped if the power of the in While the TUC tops hav no intention of mobilising this strength, the terms of this resolution on unilateralism and government aid for alternative thousands may west no have alre the activists understood the significance of the call for Jobs not This is also the way to ensure that the now certain manitesto commitment on unilateral disarmament of the 'Jobs T-shirt. and black on yellow Ideal for all demos. Only £2.99 incl p&p. Sizes medium and large Orders to SCL T-shirts, PO •Box 50, London N1. Cheques payable to Week'.
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