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

Build labour movement support for the Polish workers

Socialist Challenge No. 230, 28 January 1982 · p. 6 of the scan · 379 words

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SUPPORT is growing activists everywhere they go DUGGAN, Polish Socialist Challenge.

Despite the palnelic hesitant response of the Labour and union leaders rank and file workers are prepared to take action in support of Solidarnosc. Socialist Challenge appeals to all its supporters to help establish solidarit! committees with the Polist workers, and workplace and labour movement tours Solidarnosc speakers to develop close between the ana rolsn workers There are a number of practical things the labour movement here can lake up. rirst, lo aemano that the should be establish the real situation of the labour movement there Second, to workplaces and labour bodies their counterparts And Laist money and material aid for Solidarnosc. The Solidarnosc trade union working group London will help establisi such contacts.

Third, labour rallies and meetings support Solidarnosc should be held every town Solidarnosc and labour movement speakers. These can act as a springboard for local solidarity committees to be established, as well as preparing the ground for a national labour movemen conference which sections the loCal layo already called for, for the labour movement for the Polish workers. Solidarnosc received a huge boost when they toured Scotland last week. This week they are in Manchester and the North West. Almost they find tremendous enthusiasm for their struggle, argues PENNY Solidarity organiser for example in the resolution URG Lancashire Association of Trades LOURCIS In the context of such activities being organised Socialist Challenge supports the actions Massey Ferguson workers in endorsing the call of the Solidarnosc speaker for blacking parts for the Ursus tractor plant.

to all the Cold paigns boycott Soviet and Eastern Eurocouline. organised by Reagan and Thatcher. But rank and tie worker! responding appeals soldarnose lo lant broader calilbalei solidarity, 1s ar entirely different matter.

Such blacking action is not the most effective way to help Solidarnosc:

SCHl ding material aid Solidarnosc, developing a political campaign solidarity is more useful in the long term. But there is no doubt that the campaign of support tol the Polish workers daily workers' movement rank and file blacking will correspond more to international solidarity WUIKCIS than Cold War propaganda.

Solidarnosc trade union working group can be conPhilbeach Earls Cour London SWS. Ring 01-373 3492.

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