Solidarity Committees Solidarnosc Birmingham Polish Solidarity Committee, c/o Roger Murray, Sparkhill Labour Club, Stratford Rd, Birmingham.
Glasgow Polish Solidarity Committee, c/o lan McCalman, 18 Mossgiel Rd, Glasgow, G43. Ring 041-632 1839.
Greater Manchester Polish Solidarity Committee, c/o Jon Silberman, Crete St, Oldham, Lancs. Ring 061-620 2885. Eastern Europe Solidarity Campaign, 10 Park Drive, London NW11. Ring 01-458 1501. Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, Box 23, 136 Kingsland High St, London E8.
Polish Solidarity Campaign, 69 Edinburgh Rd, London E13.
Solidarnosc Trade Union Working Group in UK, 64 Philbeach Gardens, Earls Court, London SWS. Ring 01-373 3492.
Labour Solidarity operative Bank, 110 Leman St, London E1. 51 Montrose House, Fund, c/o Cocommittee organise a major public rally in London in support of the Polish workers. Full details of the date and speakers will be available next week.
The meeting further endorsed resolution moved by Eric Heffer MP urging 'all sections of the British labour movement to refrain from any fraternal contact with either the Polish United Workers' Party, the official Ponsn trade unions, willic the military regime continues, while trade unionists and other supporters of Solidarnesc are imprisoned, and while freedom of expression of trade union organisation is banned. We therefore give our full support Solidarnose in their hour of need.
The resolution also supported the objectives Solidarnosc as outlined of September/October 1981. March Hopefully NEC will endorse these proposals. having refused before Xmas to support a resolution from Eric Heffer calling on the party to organise a march for December in support of ine ronsa workers The TUC is still pressing for the right to send a delegation to Poland to investigate the repression. Union branches are being encouraged sena bro tests to the Polish Embassy Over Polish government's refusal receive the TUC delegation.
The beginning of serious support for Solidarnosc not before time. The labour movement and its lett wing in particular will pay dearly for its silence over Poland. meeting agreed to It has left the field open likes of Chapple and Duffy the Polish crisis to whip up anti-left propaganda within the unions.
Many left wingers have said rext 1o nothing about Poland, cluding Tony Denn. And Scargill has on more than one OCCaSIOl implied that Solidarnosc bears some blame for the current crisis. had become more than Just a union', he claimed.
Eric Heffer replied to this then in as weeks Lat or disgraceful Weekly: 'Certainly, Solidarnosc has increasingly come forward with political demands Demands surely which all democratic socialists can SUDDOIL. Most of our unions political clauses in their rule books. say they will work to get rid of capitalism and build socialism.' support "The issue is fairly sim Poland have created, free workers of and independent unions, sebalalt tron the and not under CP control. They therefore deserve our unqualified support.
Utilit weeks and months the labour HaveliCil should rally Workers building barricades in Gdansk on 17 December these sentiments and build a mighty movement supporting the Polish workers. The Labour and Tony Benn in particular have the responsibility to campaign.
East European Solidarity Campaign broadsheet the Labour Party resolution on details rally, and other labour movement solidarity actions and resolations. It will be vital maierial for all socialists suppor for Solidarnosc Write for East European Solidarity Campaign, Park Drive London NWIi. Ring 01-458 1501.
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AT LAST the Labour Party has begun to take action in support of Solidarnosc. Last week's