advertising on the side. Imagine seeing, instead of the usual 'Eat at Joe's' type of advert, a slogan reading 'No Cruise! No Trident! Join CND!' This is just one of the ideas now being discussed by small group Sheffield busworkers who are building support or loc Cal barn aralllst luclear weapons YC Cac Lozei i as i of showings of the 'The War Game' organised by myself and Socialist Challenge supporter the buses, with the backing of our union branch.
vur pnony al lne moment is the largest possible Lul TOUl for the national demonstration called by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament on 24 October in LOnGOR.
As a worktorce we are split up which made me pretty DCos nsuC aDoul the chances of organising anything.
About 2,000 drivers ana conauciors mn Sheffield are spread over four garages in different parts of the city, and work three types of shift - • carv.idlc. and 'part day' shifts.
But when the Sheffield peace and group, including CND, was the Labour Movement Conference last May, called by Manchester Against Missiles and CND, that really gave me the metaphorical kick up the arse that I needed to gel stariea Flushed enausasm (1 had beer delegated by my union branch), I reported back at the very next branch meeting, and submitted a resolution on CND which has been the springboard for our activites since.
Moving The resolution basically noted the Transport and General Workers Union national poncy In lavoul of nuclear and committed the ordica affiliate Sheffield CND, send a delegate to its meetings, support the campaign generally and the national demonstration specifically.
To make sure that things actually got moving, we included a few conproposals ln the resolution.
One of these is that the branch would provide a publicity, and finance for two showings of 'The War Game' This film never fails to attract a rence partly because of the level ot interest in nuclear disar. mament the alilvll:
population, but also partiy because the BBC and then banned by them.
This gives clandestine. uTuc.ground' flabour, which we played up in our publicity.
When it is followed up properly by a speaker "The War Garme' the best recruiter that CND has.
Stall Altogether, about people attended, and most said they were interested.
So Tall the unOl branch has bought a bulk and oroet postels leaflets advertising the demo and are investigating cheap transport down to London.
To build interest in the film showings, we set up a CND literature stal in th‹ canteen on couple of days, but decided that this alone was too passive.
It was useful, in that a few people came over and looked, and asked questions, and we sold a tew pounds worth of missile badges and pamphlets. But most workers walked on by. Petition So we plan to use some kind of petition, probably in support of the South Yorkshire nuclear-free zone, as a chance to talk to as many co-workers as possible.
Originally, we discussed the idea of a convoy of South Yorkshire buses trucking down the Ml to London for the demonstration.
Unfortunately, this isn't on — shame. I for one woulu lave cola oe KC from driving one of those double-deckers full of pro-
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By Chris Pitts. TGWU 9/10 branch. NEXT time you get on a bus, have a look at the