THERE IS growing concern within trade union movement the TUC's international programme.
This involves allegations that, in some cases, funds have been used to DOLOSE real and workers' movements overseas. is also concern about Foreign Office links with the TUC's international department.
So far the TUC has failed to make a detailed repiy to these charges. The main cause for concern, however, which Is nol in dispute, Is the TUC's failure to make its overseas At present the TUC's overseas bill amounts to about £600,000 a year; including an annual £180,000 the Foreign Office. No details are provided to the JACK COLLINS [NUM] sponsor of the meeting ocialist Challenge 10 January 1980 Page 12 purpose.
This even the idea time the global representative There HOTE workers link up across frontiers.
Meeting work membership.
within membership about LAJaLILY They include:
Ayland (TUC South Western Council], INUM national executive Maynard MP, [CPSA], George Trades Councill.
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be directed lo: Don who receives all this cash and for what secrecy. makes impossible workers' international solidarity. At the same recession and unemployment and erosion of trade union rights makes it than Cycl that As a result a group of concerned trade unionists are planning to hold a public meeting in London in February to launch a national labour movement make the TUC's accountable to the A number of prominent figures well known for their campaigning work on international issues, have agreed to sponsor the meeting in an individual Reg Williams [CPSA national executive commit- the lee], Jack Collins [Kent NUM), Tony RegPeter commilteel. Ernie Roberts MP, Ken Coates [Institute for Workers Control], Joan Stuart MacLennan Anthony [North London AtLEW], Stan Vewens MP. and Roland Sheret [Secretary, Stirling The meeting will lake place on 10 February in the Conway houare. London.
May I appeal for trade union support and parlicipation and ask that all inquiries abour the campaign Thomson, Cambridge ferrace, London NWI.