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BUILDING trade union call all-out, national offic claim when they met in Li Their decision to let individual regions mount a 'rapid intensification' flies in the face of overwhelming demands by the rank-and-file for a national strike.

Instead, frightened of a confrontation with the Tory government, the national leaderships of the unions have run away from decisive action.

Yesterday's meeting of the trade union side of the National Joint Council for the building industry also made clear they would not insist on a national agreement with employers.

Company agreements would be signed if there was 'no willingness' on the part of employers for a national deal.

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August Appeal Fund, B6a Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UG leaders yesterday refused to ial strike action for the pay indon.

Council, said the decision against a national strike was "realistic'.

The trade union side had agreed 'it would take time to build up to a total stoppage because of geographical and communications difficulties'.

Yesterday's decision is a preparation for betrayal of the building workers. To give regional action committees almost complete autonomy does nothing to unite Britain's 850,000 building workers involved in this claim.

Only last week the UCATT was forced to retreat from recommending acceptance of a deal which would have only given an immediate basic rate of £23 and which also contained a no-strike Now the leadership are trying to wash their hands of the fight and open the door to fragmentation of the struggle.

BY IAN EIGHT THOUSAND Merseyside building workers cheered wildly yesterday after union officials called for nationalization of the industry and vowed no man would return to work until their claim was met in full.

Shouting above applause, UCATT retary Bill Crighton meeting at Liverpool Stadium: •We are the builders.

'We built this country for the community and it is time the community took the industry over and gave us a decent standing of living from it.

'We are on the march. There is not a building trade operative at work in the Merseyside area. It is now all-out strike.

'There is going to be no deviation at all from our claim for £30 for a 35-hour week.

'We are not going to win just by coming out on strike. It is roine to be a lone. hard struggle but th Dockers back builders' cheers and regional sectold a packed that must go out FLYING PICKET yesterday Up to 100,000 b ers are now on si figure could reach : end of next week.

National leaders representatives in from this meeting is that we are won going back until we have Building employers offered an increase of £3 rates, said Mr Crighton.

'We have been asked why we did not accept this offer with open arms.

'Can we live on £19 a week? Can anyone live on that amount? That's why we have thrown the employers' offer back at their teeth' During the morning, the workers marched with their banners through central Liverpool from isington square and up to 4,uvu Caranua and unto a Ann were forced to form an overflow meeting, choking the narrow streets outside the Stadium.

Men had travelled to the 'biggest Liverpool builders' march since 1926' from towns throughout the North West and North Wales. 150 Merseyside dockers turned out to back them.

Docks steward Jimmy Nolan said they were supporting the builders in return for the help given them in their struggle for jobs.

Mr Nolan commented: 'We will get nothing out of the JonesAldineton proposals and with 53,000 unemployed on MerseySELL-OUT? It's a case for the BRISTOL message Liverpool bullders be по uilding workrike and the meet regional London on have on basic retreat Thursday. The demand must go out to , them to stop running away and call a national strike. If these 'leaders' insist on their retreat they should be made to resign.

march side we may have no choice but to go it alone. We are disgusted that the committee's proposals should even be put forward for consideration!' The dockers will submit a resolution to tomorrow's meeting of Liverpool Trades Council calling for a conference of all Merseyside shop stewards and militants to plan joint action in support of the dockers and builders.

While unrhare at the Ctarlinm meeting stamped their feet and clapped, UCATT regional chairman Frank Foley, lashed the unions' executive for trying to persuade officials to sell the employers' latest offer to their men.

He said: 'We were not prepared to sell and if the national executive had ratified the offer, there would have been an absolute rebellion against the EC!

The building workers will not meet again for four weeks but Merseyside dockers meet at ll a.m. at Liverpool Pier Head tomorrow to consider the outcome of today's docks delegates' conference.

Labour PUBLIC MEETINGS End TUC talks with Heath Stop Jones-Aldington collaboration!

Victory to the dockers I Nationalize the docks and transport Industries ! Make the Tories resign LIVERPOOL MONDAY AUGUST 7.30 p.m.

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MANCHE FRIDAY AU 7.30 p.m.

Milton Hall Deansgate Speakers:

LARRY CAVANAGH dock worker)

ALAN STANLEY (V: Ellesmere Port sho Both in a person:

HULL MONDAY 7.30 p.m.

Co-op Hall, Kingston Square, opp New Theatre Speakers:

LARRY CAVANAGH dock worker)

JOHN NOLAN (T&GV venor, Hollis Brothers) Both in a personal 01-622 01-720 CENTRAL LONDON: Wed, August 23, 7.30 p.m. The builders' fight. Small Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn. GLASGOW: Wednesday August 23, 7.30 p.m. Partick Burgh Hall (nr Merkland St underground). UCS and the docks. WEST LONDON: Wednesday August 16, 8 p.m. 'Prince Albert', Wharfdale Rd, Kings Cross.

TOTTENHAM: Thursday August 17, 8 p.m. Railway Tavern, White Hart Lane.

EAST LONDON: Thurs, August 17, 8 p.m. The crisis of capitalism and the docks struggle Festival Inn, Market Square, Chrisp St, E.14. NORTH LONDON: Thursday August 17, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, Seven Sisters Road, N4. LUTON: Thursday August 17, 8 p.m. St. John Ambulance Hall, Lea Road.

ACTON: Monday August 21, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, Acton High St. CROYDON: Monday August 21, 8 p.m. Ruskin House, Coombe Speakers:

LARRY CAVANAGH dock worker)

ALAN STANLEY (Vauxhall Ellesmere Port shop steward) Both in a personal capacity AUGUS CIRCULATION NEWS DESK ‹hall steward) capacity /U concapacity