Workers Press no. 323

The Tories can be INCORPORATiNG THE NEWSLETTE THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE wiverpoo fall Mersevside at standstil-see nage a story

HANDS OFF

WORKERS PRESS congratulates the tens of thousands of workers who marched and struck yesterday against the reactionary laws proposed by the Tories. The acton was trenchant reply to the campaign of hate and misrepresentation of Moscow the capitalist and raclo and

LONDON

the no less insidious opposition of the TUC and the executives of Tories many unions. established indelibly

WELL

OVER half million most advanced workers o the workers struck yesterday against fight she governmend the anti-union legislation plans o

LUMNIENIING

asti Edward Heath's five-and-a-half- week's NATO Council meet- month-old Tory government.

mass strike Brussels, Moscow Radio has praised the Tory shown the defying revolu- struck Britain's pressure from Washington'

WORKERS PRESS

REPORTING

ed with Marxistowi Carele and aped de recently, with W Germany conscious workers. • total number government Voters at any the Bil topped 60,000. ampton docks were at a stand- big tour manufacturers are as at ded us Ford's Halewood and Swar lants were at a standstill, me broadcas or the wom complex. But the had s ins mon it grammerora but Cente Confirmed Hopes area belied this Tory chaint to the 1 more mee foreiy police sober tor satisfied with th munist vanguard) SOGAT, the Resistance S Wales rested of the that-roken Cast main the wring das and

WHY WE ARE LATE

ce of the CP's pro demonstration in company with members orth anti-union pais. against

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million out against ATUA's timely Tory law the TUC to toece the Tories to resign Thia was also the senters, platfor Hyde holloted. dimine denunciatidn of press Te sayhat we want is action opposed to th The TUC should b orward or forced out, he said Morning Sear editor George on to needed poor or his sagging Morning. disrupters'. ain hat etin stamini quite zers of the Liaison Committe ward the gains made yester- About 1,500 MANCHESTEI Yorkers supported were

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Y, DECEMBER 9 1970

NUMBER 323

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LIAISON COMMITTEE

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conferen IN TEN DAYS time in Birmingham Unions Alliance holds its second al Coming at a time of Tory on all basic rights, onslaught this conference provides a tremendous opportunity to workers throughout Britain discuss to an organized opposition. Part of this discussion is the ATUA's Charter of Basic Rights. A large number of redun- dancies are planned through- the Lucas-CAV out giant combine. RAY REYNOLDS, convenor of Lucas Industrial Equipment, Fazakerley, Liverpool, and a member of the Liverpool dis- trict committee of the AEF, discusses this in the context of the Charter. The big question is the defence of basic our rights as workers. Unemployment is being increased as a result of poli- tical acts meant to weaken the working class. The aims the Tory government become clear when you analyse the so-called Indus- trial Relations Bill and their activities surrounding it.

The lead-up to the Bill, in line with Tory tactics, was the recent 'mini-Budget and the cuts in welfare services. There is an attack against the working class on the whole front. Unemployment and the rising cost of living are meant to weaken us so we can be gobbled up by the anti-union laws. The proposed legislation will bring fear into the fac- tories. It is all well very saying people will still fight for their rights. The Tories aim to change the whole environment to one of fear: fear of Tory law, capitalist law; fear of losing the right to work.

Militant areas like Mér- seyside are under specific attack. The right to a job is a big issue. There have been redundancies at Lucas, redundancies aré now an- nounced at Girling's and Otis Elevator's. Other plants are closing down and there is the re- cent government statement

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that leads the fight against the Tory government PRICE 6d. Jail for switching on light SLICK West End stores and City bankers were singled out by the London Electricity Board yesterday for their particular lack of response to appeals for sparing power consumption. Electricity supply wor- had kers strengthened their work -to - rule and

THE

Electrical overtime ban-in its sec- gineers' ond day yesterday - as structing 26,000 members longer wide- and more electric rule overtime

MOTE

spreadi cuts occurred from next Monday. The Association throughout the country. Board's The Cabinet's emergency

TAKE

Home Sec- committee Indet despite Mr Reginald Maudling last July. new retary recommendation is keeping the situation under salary structure, While yesterday's Cabinet discussed meetne powel have men's ministere Central Electaris it asked Generating Board length and duration E1,250 Dec. "justified'. curs are Minister Industry that Appeal Fund bonn Eden's remark iection the Electricits Council's E2 offer Sheer lunacy indicates reaches witch-hunt ment- nsoired the ning. £160 11s

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supply per cent voltaoa reductior have given wartare and 20 per cent disconnection.

The cuts class proposals of the govern- day's ins the taris sale Lume DourS or vester Where is no douht that hun.

day Ulster gov. of Gregs thausende state ernment declared unionists will give them every emergency after power support. kers' shop dashed TUC must be forced to official hopes by rejecting call a General Strike to defeat interin arreemen Teached ni Tories union ouchas and emninverg had Yide - ranging political stratio Date hottar been given harro build the Workers Press authorities there including in day-out, continue shop and ad this trade expose vertising lighting and on room way sendershin and lead the ane water neatina whora othey haht types of heating are available extend the us Penalties for ignoring these and push rapidly ahead with erence rules both this appeal fund. Post three home could be months' early you:

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• NUMBER 32'

THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE Liverpes: 'Half Mersevside at standstill-see nage 4 story

BROMWICH

WORKERS PRESS congratulates the tens of thousands of workers who marched and struck yesterday against the reactionary laws proposer by the Tories. action was trenchant reply to the campaign of hate and misrepresentation Moscow capitalist to Press The radio and and

LONDON

the no less insidious opposition of the TUC and the executives of Tories many unions. capacity

WELL OVER

half a million

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

to man ot most-advanced workers to workers struck yesterday agaınsı the anti-union legislation plans of IN TEN DAYS time in Birminghan

COMMENTING

millionaires, landlords and Edward five-and-a-half- Unions Alliance holds its second a week's NATO Council meet- hat truly art yed mas strike month-old Tory government.

Drussels,

IIOSCOY

coming al a time or 10I nado nas praisea une 1 Or for wer struct as Bitains Doc main government TUC to forc cal Tories to eston on thi tion in pro working pressure from washington ports organized of This was also the sentimen oppositions s Marxisto ideas and policies ced, politically. amongst e ATA'S Charted of Bast with W Germany. capor of London Rights. The t government 1s next in line: munoficial latest still. • even the US matter , cheer

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hard-hit 'A bad is hered suit or- dimensions' tacked WORKERS dishare on toes Strike attacks denunciation • не негров Britain re member the man uracturers discusse of the Charter thousands of workers convie ont same broadas sade die, the day shift. But wat is decisive is ante Howe assur complexpany's key Dagenhar big question is th 'Relation the s as workers working on and Labour leaders our bas. gramme of action. Giagow forward or red do orced. sober voices. pressed wishes i About 9,500 UK Hopes unionists a after med Heath's election victory much 'The TUC must act? "Call a general strike • Drive the Tortes forousy, Hear activities surrounding it That was the unmistakeabl missent 30,000-strong progrades Post Office telephonist - perspe made yester gains she at union base General Strike with a political the Stalinists will or er pasted eatin About 1,500 MANCHESTER all links in a single chat restricte Strikers from SOGAT, the working torie against to hated it inchinam * headed a saying proph working class. intended as such, thousands os Engineering Resistance Tories aim to chang ores and trades ferent fac neroe Tor Faced e ot the inde unbroken PRe Mary Chinese Arab pee pes, ano would not l areas like Mer Militan BOLTON WeN attack. Tre rin driven marice of the

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WHY WE ARE LATE

1s orga thr i will undoubtedly onungents or strike nat Girling's and BECAUSE of the one-day strike ful SAT Divisions suin GEC English Elec Elevator's action. to stone ot the re is chose down CP's forced Constructional Engineer- statement Coll est-uncon last against

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The daily paper that leads the fight against the Tory government PRICE 6d. Jail for switching on light SLICK West End stores and City bankers were singled out by the London Electricity Board yesterday for their particular lack of response to appeals for sparing power consumption. Electricity supply wor- kers had strengthened their work - to - rule and

THE

overtime ban-in its sec- Electrical Power En- gineers Association ond day yesterday av member longer supply ban and more wide- electrictu overtime and to rule spread cuts occurred from next Monday. The throughout the country. acting against the Electricity Board's The Cabinet's emergency tanure make a duel under Home Sec- Inquiry's committee desoire

CONTE

retary Mr Reginald Maudling recommendation recary sendatie, last July.

new keeping the situation under While Cabinet yesicrady: discussed the power action ministers have men's asked Board officials and £1,250 Dec. length duration culs are Justined. Minister Industry Sir John Eden's remark Appeal Fund Electricity Council's f2 offer "Sheer indicates lunaly reaches mcut ins oired wites-aunt toe oung. £160 11s

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te The cuts double Mon- class proposals of the govern.

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OVER THE PAST three Tuesdays Yorkshire Tele- vision have transmitted at peak time a drama series called "Grady. It's been a revealing and fascinating affair because it has expressed, albeit un- consciously in many ways, some of the contradictions which make up television in Britain today. Grady is a strange although, familiar at the time, same figure and to be seems an amalgam of a number of myths and half-truths. On the one hand he is a hard, self-sacrificing, working man who often loses his jobs because of his struggles and who frequently moves on- '50 jobs in a dozen industries'.

He is also given a rather poetic streak and his eloquent claim that the smell of the countryside coming to him in a train at night is sufficient to tell him where he is, clearly helps build a picture of a 'fine human being', as they say in the TV Times'. And what are his struggles about? Clearly such a man, who sacrifices both wife and children, friends and comfort, must be deeply sustained by principles. So what are they?

Hero-figure It turns out that this roman- tic hero-figure of a worker, this shop-floor multant who begins the series by returning from a prison sentence he got for irespassing and defending his right to look at the coun- tryside, has the principles of the most backward, the most insular, the most individualist and most self-seeking. worker.

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views GRADY: three Yorkshire television plays screened at weekly Intervals from November 24. ... but all dressed up as sound sense and worth dying for. He is made to say that he answers, just a few has 'no questions', but in each of the three parts of the series he was also made to fight for answers which he clearly held out as necessary to the well- being and progress of his fellow workers. In the first part for example, he fought an all-out battle against a young militant who was clearly meant to represent the famous "Trotskyist wrecker' of bourgeois and Communist Party literature.

This young man, Larson, was protrayed as a shadowy figure whose origins were unsure and, worse still, who appears to want to link local industrial struggles with world issues like the Vietnam war.

It's hardly necessary to add that he is also made to be cold, a sponger unscrupulous, off his girlfriend and rather incompetent. Situation saved But he does have a hold on and he nearly the workers gets them out on an unoffiçial strike. The situation is only GRADY'S wife Diana Coupland as she appeared In the 'Dressing for him' spread in the current Isgue of 'TV Times'. e information about 1 below and send to NATIONAL

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militant or for Vietnam. There saved by Grady who appeals directly, openly and effectively is no strike. that to everything most Grady's solution in this case reactionary in their conscious- grievance of to the particular ness. work the men is that they hard-yes, He harangues them rhetoric- twice as literally- Larson? Who ally-'Who is so that the works and ware- taught him? Who stuck him house storage space get clogged up, thus forcing man- here?'. to 18 agement reorganize He goes on: 'You're all be- months earlier they'd than ing taken strike by intended. means, but do it for the right It's hardly necessary to spell reasons- -do it for yourselves out the implications here.

not for someone else' not, in Clearly the assumption of other words, for some crazy THE CHURCH has always had a double role to play in politics: first, persuade the oppressed and exploited to turn the other cheek; second, advise the ruling class on the best way to maintain their rule.

During his S African tour, the Archbishop Canterbury per- formed both functions-as befits a Prince of the Church. N. Makanda has explained As Workers Press, so clearly in the Church was a leading оботтоббоб the enslavement of institution in the peoples of southern Africa.

Workers Press speech Ramsey's farewell at Johannesburg December contained the classical warning oppressor that his power to the was in danger. "Violent this revolution might have the most Cabinet must feel like repeating tragic and he ghastly results. the words of Henry Il about a declared. former Archbishop of Canter- •But am sure that time is "Who will rid us of this bury: short and the only alternative is turbulent priest?"' big very changes initiated Was the 'Star' contemplating white people in removing some Ramsey bumped off, being of the inhumanities and 1922 haps hands of the at the justices' Repeat, some! Committee? In other words, get rid of a Without elaborating the point, few of the most obvious expres- the editorial went on: "Professing sions of exploitation —in case you Christians like Mr Heath and Sir lose the lot. Alec Douglas-Home claim to be the supply of 'The Times' had a leader about able to reconcile the speech next morning. to Vorster's apartheid regime with their religious 'It is conceivable,' said "The principles. Times', that Archbishop's 'By doing they only dis- SO, words will give some backing to credit hun- among the limited forces in Africa dreds of millions of people, black still working for peaceful change. and white.' That would justify his visit The implication seems clear.

Not surprisingly, the Stalinists, further under- prevent leading apostles peaceful mining of belief in the 39 Articles change, were even more enthu- -and, at the same time, to avert siastic about Ramsey's speech.

the danger to Vorster's regime- The 'Morning Star' of Decem- Ramsey would have to ordain as Majesty's ber 2 also commented editorially.

Ministers of Her "The England Church is Church of England the leaders of ot "the often described Tory prayer as the Communist Party. Party recalled the Perhaps we now should reverse at 'Star. 'But after the comments of the old quotation and dub the the head of the Church S CP 'The Church of England at Africa, Mr Heath and the Tory politics'.

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the writer is that such re- organization contains the key to the welfare of the men as well as to the continuance in production of the boss. Skilful There is no hint of awarness that such reorganization would inevitably imply a struggle for profitability, and a speed-up and an intensification of ex- ploitation through productivity deals. Боббоббобь 1 Press notebook THERE IS something rotten in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is the mounting mass of old rubbish adorning the streets, as the Tory Council refuse to offer decent terms to the borough's dustmen for its clearance. Living in the only area where the dustmen's strike has not been finally settled, residents have been writing angry letters to "The Times'. But they were nardly paci- fied by the comments of the Council leader, Sir Malby Crofton. Far from promising to do anything about the situation, he boasted that his Council was 'standing firm on a prin- ciple'. They had decided, he said, 'that we were not prepared to bribe our men to return to work. I deeply regret that other boroughs have seen fit to do so, particularly as we in Ken- No such realities intruded on the often skilful very representation of reality in the series. It was also true for the other episodes. The second one dealt with the conflict between a manual and a white-collar union and last night's with a redundant miner whose livelihood is threatened after retraining and moving areas because he can't get a ticket from his new union. The attention was all on the union, never on the NCB.

episodes were All three done with great skill in order• to look real, to seem real, to appear real. We are always meant to be convinced by such representa- tion of the 'truth' of the sit- uation and the characters. In- deed, that's the whole point of the exercise. Actors struggle to express 'accurately' the character through both external physical features and through internal and subjective processes. They are often at pains to try te think like think character they are trying to play would think. The director will also bring hiş skills to help the per- formers and will try to weld E EUROPEAN reactions to the alleged attempt on the Pope's life in the Philippines were varied. Albanian Radio on November 28 put it this way: 'Pope Paul VI, the head of obscurantism and world Catho- licism, intends to make a tour of some countries of Asia, particu- larly of S Asia, where the peoples have risen against the imperial- ists, the American aggressors and reactionary puppet regimes ...

'The Pope's visit ... is a des- attempt by the Catholic perate Church, which relies on feudal- ism, its diminished to save prestige and its • rapid stem decline exploitive and as an tyrannical force. 'It has also been reported that as soon as the Pope arrived at the Manila airport an attempt was made on his life. Only the quick intervention of the Car- dinals waiting for him saved him from death. 'For protection the Pope is surrounded The Polish Press Agency took a rather different line. It reported on the same day that 'the President of the Council of State, Marshal of Poland Marian Spychalski, has sent a telegram to Pope Paul VI, ex- pressing his deep concern at the of the criminal abortive news attempt on the Pope's life.'

sington contribute El million a year in "rate equalization" to other so-called poorer boroughs. 'We are proud of the stand which we have made in Ken- sington, and I believe we have reason to be. Unless those who have managerial responsibility: in Britain today take a stand against unreasonable demands, at whatever personal incon- venience or hardship, then the future for this country will indeed be grim? So, as the scab contractors fail to deal with the decaying refuse of Kensington and Chel- sea, ratepayers can console themselves with the know- ledge that Sir Malby is proud of them. Wednesday, December 9, 1970 GRADY: three plays written for television by Edmund Ward, creator of 'The Planemakers' and the 'Power Game'; starring ANTHONY BATE in the title role. He the separate performances into showed how 'human' US a convincing whole. He'll try everybody was and that, after to control the pace properly, all, is a role of the artist.

to offset the mood established Indeed it is. And the con-.

one scene with that in an- viction that Ward's scripts other and so on. carry for millions of people is only a measure of how much He'll try to make sure it those millions seek to see the *looks right. Cameraman, real world distilled and made sound recordist, make-up, cos- comprehensible in their tume and many others will art. It's from that mass desire that contribute their talents too.

the mass media profit. Ward gets closer than most, No vacuum but it's precisely where he refuses to go, But, of where he refuses course, i none of these very to look, what he dare not hear skilled people live that the contradictory in social reality lies. The actress who played Grady's wife for Substitution example, Diana Coupland, did an excel- lent job of the suffering but It's also relevant that such loving woman. In the current Yorkshire Television. series should from come issue of TV Times' she also Its lead- full colour appears over ing lights are Donald Baver- pages showing off her stock and Alisdair Milne, two clothes taste In expensive men who helped start "Tonight' background of her against a BBC TV in the on 1950s. expensive house. They continue to try to sub- Anthony Bate too, as Grady, stitute a certain toughness for resorted to some very clever objectivity, they did then, as devices to give conviction to but like then their shift to speech, a terseness, sharp this kind of output reflects of way saying romantic or big changes. lines; also a moving certain We see with class eyes and physical trimness and hardness hear with class ears. A series a careful walk. and like 'Grady' may do well with He was not a caricature and audiences precisely because it it was precisely the weight "so seems true' and so con- that his playing added to the temporary. lines which made them effec- It seems 'tough' and 'sharp'; tive, and which made their it speaks with accurate not reactionary content so 'appeal- caricatured class accents and ing'. looks It's authentic. written In last week's episode and played with conviction. Wilfred Pickles played the But it's a lie for all that.

wife's father, a retired worker It's how it seems to a middle- but a bosses' man. In Grady's class writer and to artists quite words: separated from the actual 'There's millions like him realities of working-class and Got a gold bother. industrial life. It's how it seems watch and a few bob a week.

the surface. on He's settled for a small world.

Television companies Again the combination of for always looking writers, the surface features of such directors and actors who can worker (no mention of the bring 'reality' more the „to price such millions for pay screens. The response from 'their small world' with the the audience is recognized. features which a professional The companies pay well for sentimentalizer of the ruling such talent. class like Pickles finds so easy, But there's also a point at made for a convincing charac- drama which a can suddenly terization. become too real! 'Reality? Censored And that's the point; within Some of the original Wed- the terms of reality laid down Plays nesday censored were by radio and or delayed for this reason.

television, the bourgeois press and most films, is But at what point the situations, acting and writ- this qualitative transformation ing of 'Grady' will have seemed reached? And how can 'real'. But it depends etc. avoid for its thriving writer, effect precisely crossing the evil line? on its incom- pleteness, on turning certain There's another side to this selected and surface features quandary, too. Some documen- into the whole. taries have been censored be- The writer of the series, cause they were too "imagina- Edmund Ward, did the same tive' and not real enough. thing in his other immensely It's a hell of a problem The successful sedies The Plane aning televi television these days Makers' and Power and is exactly the Game'. the executives are In those the late Patrick seeking. Wymark brought the But notice the change from same skills to his portrayal of the worker, and Ward's ycoon similar convictipts arried

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IWC confe By Cliff Slaughter ABOUT 60 people-many of th revisionist 'Militant' group—turr through building rever y ine working class to lak Hall last weekend to take part Workers' Control third London c Pally. The Socialist Labour League If they expected their hand, other ole of 7s reformist ideas to be con- concentrated basis or Marist least, their bartly st firmed from nethods lne platorm, training to the Socialist these people were not dis- retormism Stalinism, building a daily news- appointed. Ever since working dia very strusic of the tress, Main speaker walter Kendall. found a revolutionary Reactionary daily paper. in radical clothes. therefore unity idea here is. no case fully confirmed the ternational whatsoever

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pocalism leathe capitalists' working dias movemente rty, built on trade union chiefs. the" revolutionary arty idea that the 1968 by Lenin and trotsky. fought

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that ror kendal. the Tory Indus- had trial simply Kelauons is the Socialist long Ine attempts by the ruling class to themselves opposed to lutionary preparation workine Class for the same reasons, because nave adapted to canitalısm and IlS agents in Ine workers might on pr nave even prouucuivily in productivity

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the rester blamed low of the prodiese, a Budin the Stalinised, Institute castle upon Tyre was told tast techniques League fixed-price night Alliance alone Polytechnic senior wcastle sala, should neede Said Ignung on principle against every during the alter Slater present unsettled action was economic situation. pracavity deal. The 'state spitedis group hae Ionter but nOW capitalist state. 'orkin class of or the aeren capitalist powers. League sapitalises sain for the working dast one working class gain must detend. with she dilerences obviously onnectec over Stalin The Socialist Labour fights the Stalinist bureaucracy boyich dan internationally detend internadonaly Soviet MANAGEMENT at Chrysler's Linwood, Scotland, against is the stalinist plant were probably tearing more hair than some Parties. other employers as their workers took part in yester- send upe while day's strike against the anti-union laws.

refusing inalcations Monday's surrounded neetin official between full-time union and Linwood management over firm's the pay

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London 2:00 London. 8.00 UFO. 9.00 desperate appeal over the heads Robert Irwin shop stewards ietter acceptances of the employee s male rates and leadings are unlikely t massive erosion their pay inflation during the cur- through rent res to that ovs will mey lean ner sec- tions. offi- duction of dies for Sima tro 1) to be st pade from e7s to ten, conference -many of them members of the group-turned up at the Beaver • take part in the Institute for ird London conference. By an industrial correspondent redress the balance between the classes. It is a reflex action of the ruling elite,' he said. "The rules of the industrial game have been laid down and within these rules the workers have won more than ever and what the Tories are trying to do now is to tip the game in their favour. They've regularly changed the laws as they're trying to change them now,' he said, listing the 15th century Statute of Artificers, Combination Acts, the Osborne Judgement and the 1927 Trades Disputes Act as examples.

Of course, he said, 'you can't enforce this kind of law in a free that's society, even one rela- tively free like ours. You can enforce it if you're trying to sort of fascist prepare some society.'

REASSURED

But, he quickly reassured his audience: 'I don't think that the ruling class are foolish enough to try that game. The odds are that they will be defeated if they are' Very comforting for all con- but it fails to explain cerned why, if the Tories are not con- templating taking away basic rights, they should go to all the trouble of introducing the Bill in the first place. In any casę, Kendall added, If [sic] we set out to defeat the proposed legislation, we can do by [wait for it convincing public opinion that it's wrong.

And if this failed. 'We can change the parliaments that make the law. And as a last desperate resort: "If they drive us far enough who hot be what the outcome may

REFORMS

In fact, as Kendall went on to tell his audience, the prospects ever reforms were better than 'Don't let's say we can't get more, we can, he said. 'It is possible to get changes inside capitalist society' Some of the changes Kendall looked forward to: a 100 per cent binding statement from the Labour Party that the next Labour government would repeal the Industrial Relations Bill lock stock and barrel; no trade union- ist to sit on the Industrial Rela- tions Boards; and the TUC to raise fl million to pay fines for the smaller unions under the new Bill. Altogether a full-blown attempt at revivifying Fabianism and a fine indication of where the IWC stands in the fight against the Tory anti-union laws. Senator tries to ban the Concorde A LEADING American Senator has introduced •a Bill aimed at the Anglo-French preventing Concorde and the Russian TU- 144 supersonic airliners from ny- the United States and ing to from being produced on a large scale. Gaylord Democratic Senator Nelson, of Wisconsin, who intro- duced the measure, said: 'If Congress approves the plan to deny the use of our air- fields to any SST (supersonic air- lner), then it is not economically feasible for other countries to build a fleet-since the S repre- sents the world's most important he replied I think so. His proposal follows the Sen- ate's 52-41 vote last week reiect- ing President Nixon's project to continue subsidizing production of prototype Boeing supersonic airliners — possibly dealing a deathblow to the American SST programme.

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Greek makes scale arrests POLISHERS from the Derby Rolls-Royce fac- group of tories meet on Friday tu con- sider the next steps in what one

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

official local union calls defence of trade strike in union principles'. GREEK SECURITY authori- strike is now in its fifth The ties have made at least 70 week. It arose directly from the introduction of job- arrests recently in an effort and Measured-Day evaluation to stamp out opposition to Work November 7 this the military regime. year. The Amalgamated Union of The arrests follow a series of Engineering and Foundrywork- bomb explosions and include ers predominated negotia- former members of the two tions on the productivity deal Greek Vassilios parliament, which sparked the stoppage. Intzes and Talboth Kefalinos, both Union of Polishers who have for members of the many the Centre Party under the late enjoyed the status and ycaro premier George Papadopoulos.

of skilled would pay. met under this agreement be down- Several of those arrested are graded to semi-skilled status.

and are being interro- wonen gated by military police investi- Lose £8 Balors. The agreement permits Banishment guaranteed payment to make their wages for 21 months, after Sources in Athens said: which they revert WIll to semi-skilled pay losing in 'After preliminary investiga- much £8 a some cases as prosecuting as tion the authorities week. will decide commit werner before a them to trial military The polishers asked to be treated banish them to or as 'dilutees', which means that villages remote as dangerous to after probationary period public security and order.'

they be would regraded as skilled men. The authorities security arrested believe that those have Metal mechanics' district organ- been in close contact with many izer Harold Brown feels the political prisoners and had helped strike is in defence of trade them to smuggle letters and union principles. other statements out of jail.

*Rolls-Royce effect say that 1N officials 'Security the polishers have had it too were also investigating reports that some of good for too long and now involved the arrested had been they are stopping them. plan to help prisoners In I've never met a situation escape from prison', the source added. before where has union negotiated a lower wage for its Opposition men. Less money The arrests indicate that oppo- sition to the regime continues I've this never met problem grow despite the martial ( law before. I don't the ban see how any- and on demonstrations that after 21 agree which have been in force since months people should draw the military coup in April 1967. less than they do today and this is what has been done.

Recently about 2,000 youth clashed with police Athens in I am beginning to wonder what first in the street demonstra- kind of unions we have at tion against the junta since the Rolls-Royce,' he said. colonels came to power.

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Photo-news Half Mersey side

ROBUCING

at standstill

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ALMOST HALF of Merseyside's industry and commerce came to a total standstill yesterday as 100,000 workers came

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out on strike against the Tory government and its anti-union

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20,000 of them protested in Liverpool's biggest politi-

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Ne are do priated to be on strike in the Gravesend, Northfeet and districte ther sections of th THIRTY Sheffield factories shut down yesterday and 600 workers wonaon marco. and students marched through the city centre.

PLOUGK

Ten coaches Lady Myelen

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i the big thing is to strive We had to the blain Ferrarion; Skell, Carrinter: Paisle: • and more share in engineeris More CaTare cole is University.

Shell march, AFF Art Art College back fully to prevent All Trades speakilliance true nature or the i LEEDS members ere mando cite moly "hould chat. the pand other firms mar heation Class struggic. made not pulled Moody told worker Pres About 15,000

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results- disappointed ted chapel banner Red ra- ning, Geomei, haming the

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Be deate! the period are forbidden asked days and in a eno his arde support among our members.' ere hit by the strike cited for Tantan , "Bs0! President

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CALCUTTA and vill revert to military colentry STOCKPORT ester de day Half the workers at

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sanst bos workers 8 patches, standard Telephone be rather Israelis. prae talks with aka Manit organiz thr rom the duran Cables. to the nesterd for simila ssociation' s were to at Smethwick- 20. LAst More than a halt as al ponse came crom Raleis i. cy and the stoppage unofficial. here a majority government's state daurant ad been set home and ma d steel workers were to gency. Thursday and Friday workers are demonstration were to follow fore Police opened a police during naps dense lina paces rates.

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they call the to make January 12 a national General Strike.

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"left' Demand that the Labour MPs support such publicly. action Stalinist betrayal of the miners We urge all readers and who, despite their strong anti- Tory feelings, did supporters to fight to get the not come Charter of Basic Rights December 8. out on adopted in as This also why, in many union explains branches, trades councils and many areas like the Midlands shop stewards' committees as and Crawley, Stalinist stewards possible. dropped the campaign for Finally, we appeal all to December 8 when they met send workers to the largest right-wing opposition. possible delegations the The Stalinist leadership has to All Unions Alliance Trades intention of allowing conference on December 19 December 8 to transcend its and in that way lay limits and a secure 'protest' is con- foundation for revolutionary sciously evading major leadership and policy in the struggle on the anti-union laws trade unions. employers' or even the • Stop the retreat! rationalization plans. • Make the union leaders are afraid They of any fight! attempt to extend the • Force the Tories to re- struggle within the unions sign! and exploit the massive re- volutionary potential which lies still dormant within Power them. They have desire to upset the native bureaucracy

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in Britain or to embarrass the Moscow leadership which has Clark was meeting employers' once again praised the Heath representatives and the N Ire- given it government and land TUC political confidence. committee at Stor- mont while the We all therefore urge emergency of top civil militant workers to transform vants was also meeting. this protest movement into by revolutionary avalanche

WARNING

campaign waging vigorous The swift reaction by the within the unions to make their leaders fight for a policy Ulster government is a warn- of General Strike to force the ing that similar preparations Tories to resign. are being made here. Every leader in the trade A side-effect of yesterday's December 8 union movement must be made strike was Fleet to stand up and be counted. Street's: inability add any Bombard™ ECs with fuel your to such attacks or get Lobby dis- resolutions. your under way with its customary trict committees and executive scare stories.