Dismissing alternatives to arms production

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WHILE Brian Heron's overall analysis in 'Rearof what he is talking about, I must pick him up on one particular point.

While the CP may well be interested in alternative TOI artis dustries is not solely their property as ne seems to suggest and criticise.

It is a popular and integral part of CND's overall strategy. It is one attempt to answer the "how' when you shout 'Jobs not Bombs'.

practical and straightforward tactic link disarma ment to those sections of have advanced to working on alternative production techniques.

For those of us trying hard integrate unilateralism the labour movement we must work with as many sections of the movement as we can.

In order to stop spent nuclear fuel and missiles going through cities on the railways try to get CND has to look for alternatives to arms production Socialist Challengé 30 July 1982 ASLEF and NUR Support. uven ineir current problems it is not easy but ing workers in the (rail) industries LOC burden and responsibility tor a labour Lovelicit response to the missiles'.

Let's be realistic, alternative production, demos of a quarter of a million, or pressuring the PLP are 1Ul achieve anything on their own.

We have to do them all, and to do them with the maximum of support organisation by, the labour movement.

CND has a policy support and encouragement to the setting up work place and trade union CND groups. Surely looking at alternative ways is a positive step forward.

GL YOULDON Vice-Chair London CND I MUST object to the glib way Briar Heron simply dismisses the issue production in his article * Rearming LIC disarma ment movement' (SC 9 Building on a 'mass action labour movement orientation' obviously means demonstrations, conterences aloO WOrk the workplaces and insofar obstructs this, it is at fault.

But it we are to move beyond protest, labour movement action then we are talking about pavilig the and preparing the climate for political industrial action.

action, either direct or in solidarity ineither Involves bases or the arms industry.

Inwest London, lis question is brought to the of arms factories. It has become dr ISSUC OW shop stewards at one of the EMI factories, conjunction the TGWU district office, struggle develop strategy to moolise the workforce against redundancies. This is exactly the opportunity that UND needs to develop a labour movement orientation.

Any CND group that cals for action against the war drive and war industrv. WILLIOUL considering the issue of jobs and alternative products. will, nored trade unionists.

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