Docks- ten-men committee meets daily

Statement by the S.L.L. Central Committee 1970 Trotskyist movement. At last, after will be an historic year for the all the betrayals of social democracy and Stalinism, the working class of central and Western Europe has within its grasp the political and theoretical resources for the construction of genuine mass revolutionary parties based on Marxism.

The historic general strike in France in 1968, the continued offensive of the colonial masses against imperialism, events in Northern Ireland and lastly the anti-Stalinist resurgence in Czechoslovakia are all portents of even more profound revolutionary upheavals These, and many other body blows struck against Stalinism and imperialism, are certain guarantees that the working class is on the offensive and intends to win.

But the Socialist Labour League proposes to make 1970 historic in another, if related sense. Next year will mark two anniversaries that encompass a whole epoch in the history of the international workers' movement: Te birth of ben an te VLADIMIR LENIN, the Socialist Revolution in Party and architect of The Socialist Labour League the Russian Revolution, that World Party, affiliated to was born on April 22, the International Committee 1870. of the Fourth International.

LEON TROTSKY, co- We are the historical heirs founder with Lenin of of the Bolshevik Party, the the Third, Communist Russian Revolution and the International and pioneer monumental extension of of the Fourth, was mur- death which is Trotskyism. Newsletter Industrial Reporter PORT employers and unions are to hold daily meetings next week in a desperate attempt to force undon laiks or working the Devlin 'modernization' scheme's second phase.

A ten-man working partycomprising five union officials and five employers' representatives — was nominated at Wednesday's meeting of the enclosed docks modernization committee.

It will meet on Monday next (September 29) and remain in daily resolve all the able points at issue' Ocean group employers' chairman Mr John Hovey, who will lead the employers' side claimed on Wednesday night so little separated both sides 'that probably we can draft a full agreement with just 'one or two points left over for the full committee to debate'.

Unacceptable

Union officials again теjected the 'final' pay offer, which would mean a top basic rate of £36 a week in return for shift-working, complete flexibility mobility of labour and a 'hire and fire' The Transport and General Workers' Union favours shiftwork, but it is arguing for an improved pay of IOs.,. restricted flexibility and national, the World Party of mobility and against hire and 2,000 Royal Group dockers struck for half a day on Monis today the British section of stewards' pay demands, while day in support of their disputes over cargo inspection awards on Merseyside - involving almost 500 men-have been going on all week.

Marxist theory after Lenin's ON PAGE THREE That theory is embodied in IMPORTANT material from the Transitional Programme the Soviet Union is printed on page three showing the mounting opposition to Stalinism. This material has been translated into English for the first time from 'Jeune Revolutionnaire', paper of the Young Socialists' sister organization in France. ORDER THE DAILY NOW I would like to subscribe to Workers' Press The rates are as follows: Full subscription (posted daily) 3 months £2 10s. 0d. 1 year £10 0s. Od Two editions (for any two days you select) 3 months £1 08. 0d. 1 year £4 0s. Od. 'ost to: Circulation Organizer, Workers' Pres!

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