As the build-up to the TUC Day of Action on 14 May 14 proceeds, debate about it in the hotting up.
Predictably, the capitalist press, led by such Tory rags as the Daily Mail and the Daily onslaught against the Day of Action, denouncing the Murray for organising a political strike, 'threatening the basis of parliamentary democracy , 'opening anarchy', and so on.
All this should come as little suprise: in the eyes of the defenders of capitalism, any form of organised opposition to the policies of this Tory Government is 'anarchy'. Drivel More dangerous, however, is the support that this sort of drivel is receiving from the right wing within the leadership of the trade union movement -supposedly support the Day of Action. most open attack on 14 May Frank Chapple, leader According to him, accept the result of the election and change the Government through the ballot box.
Even Len Murray, who supports action on 14. May, is bending emphasise that the TUC has no intention of attempting to bring down the Government through industrial action. He has made it clear that the TUC will have nothing to do with such all, 'we're British' As far as Mr as an Ie labour movement is Express, has launched an and 'Lenin' the door to even from those who Line of the EEPTU, the working class must Tories over backwards to methods •IT I to dictatorship! very simple whatever means necessary some working class militants. living standards are being hammered every week by Thatcher and her cronies cannot.
As thousands are thrown out of work, as social services are cut to ribbons and as prices soar, it is clear that the working class has a choice: "respect parliamentary democracy' (and suffer for the next 4 years) or fight back now to get rid of the Tories by Does this mean that the Day of Action in May is a waste of time? Unfortunately, there is a danger that this conclusion will be drawn by certain sections of the left and even by It is true that if Len Murray and company have their way, 14 May will pass off as a quiet protest action, soon forgotten. This is why the proposal of the NUR to make it an explicit general strike instead of just a day of action But every militant who wants to organise a real fight against this government should see to it that Murray and company do not get their way. 14 May should be used to get the every corner to the General Council: 'We do want to bring down the Tories; we do want a General Strikes demonstration in ever • slogan General Strike Len Murray