IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Censorship

Socialist Challenge No. 180, 15 January 1981 · p. 11 of the scan · 250 words

The scan: sc-n180-jan-15-1981.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

Agreement But Solidarity are demanding the implementation of the Gdansk agreement and insisting on a cut in week with no loss of pay. Workers in Britain should follow the lead workers and fight for this demand in Britain as step unemployment.

Frank Chapple and the trade union leaders were quick to offer support to mer. I will be interesting to see wnetner they are as keen to campaign for support tor solidarity's campaian for a tortv-hour week with no loss of pay!

The confrontation between Solidarity Before the end of this regime is committed •to censorship bound to lead to a direct confrontation with te new independent unions At every step the two powers in Polish society come into connict.

of the party leaders and the state who need d monopoly of political power to defend their privileges over the working masses. In the background lies their final line of the Soviet bureaucrats and their armies.

Randed against them found power of 10 million workers who first time in munist have built unions. Their allies are the working peoTne wore organised labour movement Socialists in Britain should make sure that our labour movement is committed to solidarity with the Polish workers. We urge our readers to supportune campaign for a printing press for Solidarity.

Griffiths Poland Appeal, Digbeth, Birmingham 1.

Special issue of Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, 64 pages on the Polish events, incuume u complete set odore surike bulletins. Just Bookshop, PO Box 50, London NI.

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