tionary politics Socialists.
tion in the Speke area Eventually, Standard Area Trade Union Committee Through these positions pool and nationally.
of the International Marxist Group.
Tommy the bosses.
vice.
extremely a passionate proach he lived by.
at Grunwicks' unionists played a small part in Tommy's words Joe Hill's song.
land.
Eileen and children Lewis IT IS with regret we must record the untimely death of Tommy Healey, a fine example from Liverpool's ranks of militant class fighters.
Tommy became a staunch unionist over a decade ago and was introduced to revoluthe During the early '70s he helped to build a strong IS branch of revolutionary workers and an equaliy strong trade union organisaThe became deputy convenor rumen tactory and tireless organiser in the newly formed Speke The constantly built support for workers' struggles, in LiverAfter leaving Standards and while work ing on the railways he joined the local branch brought to it his revolutionary elan and militant trade unionism, constantly steering the branch to any dispute, no matter how small, between the working class and Although he later left the branch, he remained a constant source of support and ad.
At any picket, demonstration or rally in Liverpool you were sure to meet him. Though modest and unassuming he war always to be found in the front ranks, and had hatred for the ruling class and their servants in the trade union bureaucracy.
Most recently he was teaching on shop stewards' courses, bringing to a new layer of trade unionists the sort of class struggle ap.
He regularly showed the film 'Look back to those classes and would remark that although he had seen it many times he always got a sense ot excitement from this epic battle over basic trade union rights — a battle he and many Liverpool trade and deeds which we should remember him by are summed up in 'There is a power in a band of working men, a power that must rule in every We send deepest sympathy to his wife Carolyn, otuart and