Tories are out to break council men

Arms sales line PLANS for arms sales and increased trade with S Africa's apartheid dictatorship have been spelled out by Lord Jellicoe, the Lord Privy Seal, in what is to date the most arrogant statement of Tory support for Vorster's regime.

His Lordship informed the United Kingdom -S Africa Trade Association:

"There are, of course, two important issues in our sights on the trade horizon. The first is that of arms for the maritime defence of S Africa, the it by police ist-led All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC).

Seven factory executives and three policemen were among those injured in a hail of stones. Several executive offices were damaged. spelled out second is that of possible British entry into the Common Market'.

Warning against 'cutting off our export nose in order to lacate our political critics at home or abroad', he added:

I am glad to give you a firm assurance that in your efforts to sustain and develop our legitimate trade relationship with S Africa, your association has and will continue to have the full backing of the government.

'I believe that backing will be more effective in the future.' He implicitly attacked Zambian Président Kaunda when izations or individuals, organseeking confrontation with S Africa would get no support from the Tories.

'Nor will we walk down the path of economic confrontation with S Africa, he went on. the Home Office and will continue their four-week struggle for a £2 15s increase in basic pay and improvements in holiday and fringe benefits.

On behalf of the three unions involved in the dispute - the Public Employees, General and Municipal Workers and Transport Workersunion negotiators' secretary Derek Gladwin told Environment Minister Peter Walker shortly before noon that there would be no return until their demands were met.

Union leaders were told by Walker and Home Secretary Reginald Maudling on Monday night that the government could not allow untreated sewage to be discharged into the Thames from Swindon and Reading at its present rate.

I ney wanted to know by noon yesterday 'whether they themselves would be prepared to take steps to prevent it'.

Standing by Troops have been standing by for the last four weeks and there have been several 'amber warnings'.

Moves over the last two days are a clear indication that Tory plans for military strike - breaking are well advanced.

But in SWINDON yesterspokesman Bernard® Dix, the according to NUPE strikers' attitude was that 'we have been back twice, we are not going to be bitten a third time'.

Swindon council officials said later yesterday that they were planning to open peace talks today on their own initiative and were concerned that the possible movement of troops might jeopardize the discussions.

The Wiltshire town's council workers, however, remain suspicious of the move.

Give Swindon men wo ack to work last Monda week on a promise that the Tory-controlled council would begin separate talks if national negotiations failed to re-start Offer The council then made at fier of 40s now and 5s ir April and refused to go beyond that.

Yesterday's Swindon 'stayout' decision, said Dix, 'was unanimous and hard. If the government wants to bring roops in, that' is the' government's responsibility-but our lads are not going to go back until they get 55s'.

New dimension Asked if the unions were prepared to fight the use of troops Tohn Cousins told T&GWU national YOUNG SOCIALISTS WEEKEND=SCHOOL OCTOBER 24 & 25 WINTER GARDENS, MARGATE Saturday guest speaker JOHN MCGRATH Author of two highly-praised "The Reckoning' and 'The Bofors Gun').

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'If they do use troops this will obviously solidify the trade union movement. There's always a very serious reaction when a government uses troops in an industrial dispute.

'If the government spent more time trying to find a settlement through their conciliation officers rather than telling the authorities how great they are, they might have got a different answer.' He said that this would certainly be a feature of today's talks with the localauthority employers - when the unions will give their official response to last Friday's new 37s-38s offer.

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