Liberals and SDP -no better than the Tories

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THE SIX month Liverpool typists dispute last year will reach its final conclusion at the end of the month when the nounces its findings. Whatever the outcome, and it seems that copy typists will gain very little, the whole dispute has shown up the anti-trade union and anti-working class bias of the Liberals.

Like the SDP in Islington Liverpool Liberals, led by Trevor Jones, have pursued Tory policies. The long and bitter dispute cost the council far more than if it had paid the strikers original demands in full.

The council's aim was to weaken or break the Loca government union NALGO, so that cuts in ser vices. amoreouncance could be pushed through.

This project tailed and locally the NALGO leadership has emerged stronger than before the It has learned, through. bitter that Socialist Challenge 18 March 1982 arbitration pane isolated, sectional action, no matter now militant. is not enough. Even the national union leadership has recognised the need for national co-ordinated action defend jobs and services fortunately, during Liverpool typists' the national leadership failed to spread the olner local authorities. Nor was there all out strike action by NALGO memberse, Liverpool itself.

Loud hints were dropped that if arbitration was onerca and the NALUU branch rejected it, full strike pay would be withdrawn. feel bitter strikers feel angry toward the leadership for its lack of supThere is a need to take on both the employer and the union leaders. The struggle Liverpool shows the Liberals and SDP for what they really are — no better than the Tories.

The fight against the council has to go hand in hand with a campaign for gives a clear socialist lead and alternative SDP, Liberal and Tory policies.

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