Right Jo-Work DEMAND

TONIGHT

Glasgow march arrives Thursday February 17 Greet the marchers at 8 pm at a public meeting in Town Hall Speakers 6 M. Barras, Durham Mechanic NUM Jock Graffby, Trades Council secretary John Barries, Right-to-Work leader on Glasgow-London -march. Arriving for John Barrie John is a great asset to the team. He has studied first aid in his spare time. Every evening the weary marchers attend the makeshift surgery where he treats their feet.

The other recruit is Ken Gannon, an unemployed labourer from Carlisle.

Ken knows just how the Tories are trying to smash the working class because he's experienced it.

Back in 1969 he was working for a tyre company. He was employed as a cleaner then found he was expected to do a lubricator's job as well. He complained, and lost his job.

Then he went into one of the local sweat shops that promised money for a crippling 12 hours a day. But after three months the overtime fell through and Ken left to work on the M6 motorway. One day the foreman drove up onto the site and sacked Ken and five of his mates without any explanation.

Ken went to the site agent to ask for an explanation. He was told to get off the motorway or face police arrest.

In his final job he approached the manager and asked for leave to attend a government retraining scheme. The boss told him if he went to the school, he went with his cards. Ken left the job and tried to train as a slater and tiler. He was dismissed because they said he was 'unfit'. MORE WARM WELCOMES ASSURED ON ROUTES MARCHERS on the Young Socialists' Right - to - Work march are assured of a warm welcome at two centres on the route to London.

Sheffield Polytechnic Students' Union has undertaken to organize a contingent to join the march when it WORK march from Haltwhistle, the Glasgow-London marchers JOHN HAMPSON, WHO JOINED THE MARCH AT CUMNOCK Ken was now cornered where the Tories wanted him.

'Eventually the assistance board came round, "Mr Gannon you have been on the assistance for some time now we think it's about time you found a job". What could I say? There aren't any jobs. I can't get one, I've been out 12 months. This is how you get lower and lower in spirit. I get £5.25 a week from the government and I have to pay £4 rent on this kind of money. You can't get a job. You don't have the clothes-they are all secondhand-you don't have the fares to travel for the jobs, it's hopeless.' It was at this point that Ken reaches Sheffield, to open the Students' Union building for accommodation for the marchers and to raise £100 for the campaign.

At Wallingford, near Oxford, the local Labour Party has agreed to support the march and donate £10 towards LASGOW KILMARNOCK \ CUMNOCK SANQUHAR THORNHILL DUMFRIES, Mar CARLISLE led read about the march in 'Cumberland News'.

I could see the march stood for the working class.

'Carlisle is a funny place, you have a lot of people who talk about things and doing something else. Well for once decided I would do more than talk, I was going to do something.

I'm learning about politics on this march. I'm not brilliant at end foing to stick it out to the it, but I have made this step and We welcome Ken and John. I'm sure their experience and knowledge will be a big asset on the march to London.

A word about Hexham, last night's stop-over point. It's a rural area with one factory—a chipboard plant. And here's a dramatic lesson in productivity. This factory started out with 350 workers, it's now got half that number and the management hope to get another 100 out.

The reason for the savage redundancies is automation and particularly new machinery the firm has imported from Germany.

Now a tribute to the local Labour Party secretary/agent Tom Flaws. . He's just come in with eggs, bacon, cornflakes and milk for our breakfast.

'It'll probably get me the sack. But you're left wing and on the move that's good enough for me,' he said. expenses.

The local supporters have also agreed to find accommodation and book the town hall for a public meeting.

Meanwhile the women's section has decided to prepare soup and food for the marchers when they arrive. Speakers:

Gerry Caughey (Pilkingtor and-file committee) Bill Measures (Pilkington and-file committee )

Larry Cavanagh (T&GWU steward)

Bernard Bradley (Ford's venor)

Jack Spriggs (Convenor Bendix)

Cliff Slaughter Committee)

Christine Smith Liverpool march -iverpool St for SUNDAY Town NEW HAM YOUNG SOCIALIST:

NATIONAL RIGHT-TI WORK CAMPAIGN RALLIES to launch SWANSEA and LIVERPOOL marches IS SATURDAY FEB St Georges Hall opp. Lime St Stn Liverpool 3 p.m. (SLL Central leader YMCA SWANSEA 3 p.m.

SLL, YS and trade unic speakers march arrives HELENS a rally on FEBRUARY Hall, 7 p.m.

see our documentary play THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION Directed by Corin Redgrave Written by Tom Kempinski followed by a meeting Speakers:

Gerry Caughey, Christine Smith and Gerry Healy, (National Secretary of the Socialist Labour League)