TUC bans H Block | IMGpapers 1980

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conscientious objectors tribunal, he was finally conscripted THE Scottish TUC has banned Edinburgh Trades Council from sending a to investigate the Long Kesh concentration camp in the North of Ireland.

A crowded meeting of the rowly voted to accept the ban, rather than face disbandment by the siuC. The full-tim secretary of the trades coun cil, Des Loughney went ahead The VAl capacity.

Edinburgh Trades Coun for political static or alon prisoners since this year Derry relatives of the approached council trade unionists se visit trade unionists im prisoned in the H Blocks.

May voted unanimously send the president Roger Wes and the secretary.

deputy general John Henry and Hugl the TGWU to read the rio act to the trades council ex ecutive on 13 June TAey cloimed that Northern Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade 'Unions did not want the visi to go ahead. Whyper, member of the Communist tarty Block prisoners "murderers', and said that if the delegation pro.

STuc WOU dissolve the trades council.

Despite the dissent

members of the workers rar ana lie later national Marxist Group the recommended the council that the trip abandoned.