IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Can militants change the NUR into a fighting union?

· Socialist Challenge No. 217, 15 October 1981 · p. 6 of the scan · 340 words

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Railwaymen will be meeting this Sunday 18 October to organise the fightback against the productivity offensive and to work out the first steps in democratising the NUR.

This first national meeting of the the NUR since its launch and the big question is wil it be able to respond to the challenge confronting it!

In order to transform the NUR into a 3U2DLIO union the Broad Left will be debating resolutions to put. the NUR Rules Revision Conference next cal.

Turning back the bosses' productivity offensive will be decisive and to do this militants will have with a variety of лете а section of a HICW pamphlet written by Socialist Challenge railworkers which will be published soon.

Socialist Challenge MILITANT railworkers in the National Union of British Rail bosses Policies for fighting productivity In order to effectively fight productivity we need an independent strategy of - a strategy that would begin to find solu Lions are railworkers' interests.

The minimum requirements of such a strategy would include the following policies;

a) Rail union backing for ul bubic wavestment wirt no strings attached.

b) An end to the selling off of the profitable sections of The rail for re-nationalisation without compensation of all privatised sectors. lead thee rail unionist ust against all job loss and closures.

d) Railworkers' wages must be immediately raised to the 1975 level.

We need union leaderships that are prepared to fight for these policies, uScallivic miners and taking industrial action in pursuit of them; this would include the mobilisation of the full strength of the Triple Alliance of rail, steel This is precisely what the debate the Labour Party about. Will future Labour government adopt a 'common approach' with the banks and the bosses would it defend independent policies, formulated at conference the inworking class?

This the left wing inside the rail unions supported Tony Benn in the deputy leadership batwe need a Labour Party leadership that prepared to fight to implement such policies. Support youths' demands for jobs, education, training and a voice.

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