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

Solidarnosc visits Brum

Socialist Challenge No. 232, 11 February 1982 · p. 10 of the scan · 538 words

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will the Lake strength ( of the internatonal labour and the unstinting resistance of the Polish workers to force them to back down.

and NATFHE. The the struggle out that only six renon, national He was interrupted by community who do with VVE democratic rule.

After a speech from a representative of He spoke about the aims of the movement out the demands of By Val Coultas and Chris Palmer Birmingham, and representatives, sus tractor fresh from their tours Scotland.

The Manchester Massey Ferguson plant had passed the same resolution as at Coventry the workers have agreed to black all spare parts coming from the UrSUl Dlalll Evening Mail correspondent asks is supporting the workers this acuO replies that he doesn't know, but wouldn't it be a food dante in Sane Bathgate® land instead which they had just visited.

The Socialist Challenge and Revolution press representative points out that unfortunately Britain doesn't have a planned economy, so the bosses can do what they like here. The Solidarnose representatives stress that they are collecting money not just tor human aid as the of. ficial agencies are doing ternees who are not receiving any help in Poland.

They out that these families know that IT IS Thursday morning at the Grand Hotel in the two Solidarnosc Piotr Kozlowski from the Urplant and Marek Garztecki the deputy chairperson of the Polish jazz association, have just arrived for a press conference of Manchester and the word Solidarity really means something. Marek explains why they are asking trade unionists to support them: 'We are not politicians, we are not askune LICHI for support as Laut Our general aim is simply for people to be released and allowed to operate. *° for Solidarnosc be Asked about their views on Reagan's satellite show, Marek replies that the Hollywood bonanza does not have a single person from Solidarnosc on orocratille Solidarnosc was not asked if it wanted the *W Shavade ped Turkey Turkey and martial law is a bad thing wherever doesn't matter who makes the guns.

Referring to the resistance movement they point out that Solidarnosc Delle organised underground than many people think. timists' explains Marek 'The military may be good at taking power but they're no good at producing. They're desperate to find someone Solidarnosc to talk to them. They've not been able find single member of the Solidarnosc executive that's willing to.

They also enlarge or the resistance going on ir lactories Two days before 18 January no cars werc produceu al all al ine Polish Fiat car plant. Then on the third day up to 150 were produced. Kawenka from Fiat, soit seems they Kawenka to make the cars. When you buv a Polish Fiat you're buying some part of slave labour Finally the Solidarnosc representatives are asked • Socialist Chalenge it they think free trade unions will emerge in orner Eastern European states Marek says that Polish people know that strikes have been going on in the Soviet Union since 1 st sulllllici. One third Polish territory has become part of Russia. 'We have lots of Polish relatives the Soviet As long Union. as the working class exists the workers will demand their rights. I hope Solidarity is cullazious

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