STALINISTS LEAD BUILDERS RETURN

FIVE HUNDRED tenants and trade unionists marched through Manchester on Saturday against the Tories' Hous ing Finance Act (below). Tenants' associations from all over the city and surrounding areas were joined by delegations from the engineers' and construction workers' unions, Manchester and Salford Trades Council and political groups. During the march there were chants of 'Heath out' and from Salford tenants—'Tories out'. Marchers jeered Manches ter council's decision to implement the Act as they passed the town hall.

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YS Right-to-Work campaign Great send-off from Middlesbrough THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS' Right - to - Work march in the north eart started last Saturday with a great send-off from Middlesbrough.

A large group of unemployed youth left the town's crowded precinct centre for their 15-mile walk to Hartlepool.

Yesterday the march left for Shotton, a pit village condemned to virtual death by the expected closure of the local colliery.

In Middlesbrough the marchers' slogans against unemployment and the Tory government met with a big reception.

Among the many shoppers cheering the march was oldage pensioner Harry Simes.

He said he 'only just' LONDON building workers are expected return to work this morning on the orders the Stalinist-dominated action committee.

The committee voted unanimously on Friday to recommend a return. Lobbyers from north and east London were given a hostile reception by leading Stalinists, including Pete Kavanagh.

Rank-and-file builders were demanding complete rejection of the settlement and an immediate mass meeting in central London to vote on continuing the strike. Earlier that morning, Kavanagh had recommended a return at a picket centre meeting in west London.

The previous evening at New Cavendish Street, whén the £26, 26-month, no reduction in hours compromise was signed, the Stalinists proposed a motion calling vaguely for no return to work with135 Mutti-storey P, RENT NO RE INCREASES FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT membered the hunger marches in the 1930s.

"It was ten times worse than it is now. But unemployment is coming to that point fast. I have always taken great pride in young people sticking up for what they believe is their right?

Another shopper, a young housewife said: It's great. Not very often you see young people organizing themselves to fight for their rights?

Trade union backing in Middlesbrough consisted of factory collections. Workers at F. Hills and Sons, Lionweld Ltd and ICI all donated money.

After the first eight miles of walking, the march was passing through another busy town centre, this time the out full consultation with The mem herchin Although prepared bally to declare opposition to the deal, they repeatedly refused demands that they come out for an unofficial strike. Stalinists throughout the union have since moved quickly to wind up The reason for this is that if the strike continues, militant builders will be forced to go beyond the reformist politics of the union leaders and their CP supporters.

Throughout the dispute, the Stalinists have fought to limit the struggle to selective strikes and company deals, opposing a national strike for the full £30, 35-hour week claim.

In doing this, they have been the main prop of the UCATT leadership. It was no accident that Car park)

Car Park ultra-modern precinct of Billingham — a relatively new town where unemployment is beginning to bite hard.

This month the town's biggest employer-ICI-cut down intake of apprentices by 100 to 60 a year.

Modern architecturallybeautiful facilities built by the Teesside council in the centre of Billingham stand out as a sharp contradiction.

They are all far beyond the financial reach of the thousands of unemployed youth in the town.

The first day of marching was undoubtedly a big success. Nineteen • year - old George Spur, who gave out leaflets on the march, said people had shown real interest in its aims.

"Every working person around here hates the Tories. What they need is a leadership,' he said. 'I think the march points the way forward.' Their strategy all along has been to try and prevent building workers getting to grips with the Tory government and calling on the TUC to lead a campaign to bring it down.

- - halfway through the strike George Smith, UCATT general secretary, •Morning Star full-page in the to explain his policies.

The CP refused to break from Smith, even when on the first day of the Brighton TUC he declared for co-operation with the Tories and warned that the unions should not consider themselves an alternative form of government.

In direct contrast to the overwhelming demands for the resignation of the UCA11 leadership, Saturday's 'Morning Star' again rushed to their protection.

An editorial said builders 'will resent the failure by UCATT leaders to consult them before ratifying'.

There was plenty of talk about "cleaning up the industry' but no call for a similar sweep out in the union leadership.

On the upper Clyde, the docks and now the building industry, the counter-revolutionary role of the Stalinists has been open for all to see. Now the lessons must be learnt and a new revolutionary leadership built throughout the trade union movement. • See p.ll for responses from the areas.

WEATHER IT WILL be mainly dry apart from isolated showers in the east and south-east of England, and, perhaps, some light rain oI drizzle in extreme northern Scotland later in the day.

There will be some sunshine in many places, particularly in sheltered western districts. Temperatures will be about normal in the west, but it will be rather cold in the east.

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