A CALL to make 1981 the 'Year of Fightback was made by. Jimmy Milne, general. secretary Scottish TUC, in a New Year message to Scottish trade unionists.
The call came as latest figures Scotland show that there are 261,767 11.6 per in the region.
Comparable figures for of 1979 were 180,300 or per cent rise almost 45 per cent in two years.
The Scottish Council of the Labour Party has called for a mass, demonstration OIL Saturday February to protest the jobs: slaughter. The demonstration will march to the centre of Glasgow to rally in Queens Park where they will be ad dressed by Michael Foot, Tony Benn and trade union leaders. Expectations are that tic acmonstrauon will de une largest in the city since the Se cond World War But the trade union and Labour done little in the past year te leaders have capine the they e calling main concern has been tô present Scottish workers moderate and reasonable in vain efforts to get the Tories to change their policies.
The culmination of this strategy was the Scottish Convention on Unemployment beld car: The Con December last year. The tatives from unions alongside Scottish Tories, the Scottish Party and Churches to try and evolve a strategy pressure on the lory governWhile this charade was going on Scottish workers were. inspired by the example of the victory of the Gardners occupation and the massive 29 November: LiverDool demonstration callea Dy the Labour Partv:
the Fightback' needs sad strate ty. The machions and strategy. march. 21 February could be the first step.
Socialist Challenge the SOUTH Wales steel for militants have attackLed Steel Corporation boss lan MacGregor's the corporate plan for the industry.
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