MERSEY- SIDE RALLIES TODAY

Workers Press no. 693, 19 February 1972 · scan page 3

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AROUND-THE-WORLD FROM PHILIP WADE IN LIVERPOOL THE Young Socialists 21-day, 200 - mile Liverpool-London Right-to-Work march gets underway today with a big demonstration from the. Pier Head led by writers Jim Allen and Neville Smith.

Merseyside trade unionists will join over -60 unemployed youth in a march to st George's Hall for a rally at Speakers will be there from Fisher Bendix, Pilkington rankand-hile committee, the dockers, Ford's, the Right-to-Work Committee and the Socialist. Labour League. (See details in page 3 advertisement.)

Tory policies have hit Liverpool hard as unemployment has risen 50 per cent in 12 months.

Only yesterday British Rail confirmed the closure of their Liverpool divisional office. Over 800 white-collar workers will lose their jobs.

That is why every leading factory in Merseyside has thrown its weight behind the Young Socialist Right-to-Work march.

Tonight the marchers stay at the Liverpool Free School who have let their premises without charge.

Tomorrow the march proper gets under way at 10 a.m. from the Pier Head. First stop is Kirkby where the Labour Club has given its premises and laying on a stew for the marchers.

Then it's on to St Helens, where the Pilkington rank-and-file banner and other trade unionists will greet the march.

The NUJ chapel at the 'St Helens Reporter', will: also: hand over a collection taken in support of the march.