Scanlon — who were themselves, by support the government's social contract, helping to increase the dole queue.
That failure to give a lead has unions hope Labour forces the LCDTU once did.
that is all the more because such strength is desperately •needed now in LCDTU 1,000-strong last June.
and bodies.
On Yorkshire February.
May, these sections emphasised by Southwark women abortion Bill. to attract the type of And the declaration unfortunate, THE declaration adopted by the Saturday incor porated all the points of the Code of Practice which came out of the Rank and File 'Defend Our Unions' conference It backed the various calls for action which have since come from the TUC other labour movement unemployment the declaration supported Monday's one day strike in South Wales, while on the cuts issue it backed the South Association of Trades for action on Support was also offered to the TUC proposed 'day of action' on 14 which, said the declaration, "must be a real action of general strike proportions' On the steel strike there was 'full support in their battle to win higher wages. All appeals by the steel unions for help must be supported... the call Monday 28 January must be met by steel unions to stop the utmost alertness.' It was left to John Cowling from the ISTC executive to spell out what generalities should mean practice. He called for an end to the practice of selling jobs for pay rises and for 20 per cent without strings Going beyond official union policy, • he also invited all trade unionists to join steel picket lines. 'Join us and fight' was his message.
The importance of uniting all of the movement was Smith trades council. She stressed how the Tory attacks on the
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