By Tessa van Gelderen THE Labour-controlled Greater Lon•n councis because of the ruling of five Law Lords but because the Labour Group has no strategy for struggle. Labour came into oftice pledged to carry out a fairly racca montesto Ken Livingstone said, just prior to the May Cation: The nerview in Socialist Challenge: nas me power to orevent us bumaid Housine. extencine une buying new buses or undertaking any works of improvement to housing The new council will but massive ana moolise outric ootion ana rorce me reversal or Inese policies.
Unfortunately the GLC has not led or organised such a campaign. One by corn to sureds.
Housine estates were to borough school prices vere houses have been sold ters evicted. But the reduction of Lon con iransoort tares i was most popular measures that a local authority ycolo avone wolves deworks non• don excent memoers of the House of Lords and the stockbrokers Bromley respite has financial burden.
Now this policy is under direct attack from the state in the torm ot the House of Lords' judgement.
GLC's esponse of the Transport Commit 'The tee savs OniV to reverse the decision is by changing that the organiscu laboul movement paign of David Wetzel makes some conces- letter writinG to vrs.l sions to the role of the unions when he says: un tons involved unions we wecome industrial muscle you must talk to the and got muscle at command Gone unfortunately are the fine Wors Ken Livingstone campaigns against our MP and let the unions get on wit "va naturelon best summea us me Gre solemma wnen ne sooke to transport workers who have lobbied Socialist Challenge, 7 January 1982, So why has the GLC such a sorry mess? The Labour rarty.
rank and file of Lavour tube cone and or cary lead seIT transferred how 'unfair' the dinner Five the ousands jobs council loubled and squatalone transoon Tine l OT InE want to fight. and quate service •us workers of and bus workers a huge ched against UIS What is David Wetzel, aign' such since when have the were corne alie.
at the sorry itiating a mass labour wants a cantransport unions 11 take action. and one penny support 01 one job my Lers out Its about doubt. the fight, ead to Certainly the GLC. He said: 'We (the GLC) need you more than you (the unions) need got itself into left inside the •om in une OLG GrOUD and in the London Labour Party, never lad a clear strategy for mobilising th unions They Nave oreanised tner base oniv Inrouen tne meetings. pressure and protest politics will not Is mass mobilisa tions and action by the working class The Labour GLC oledaed to carrv can out its policies against all opposition, government, courts, against the police, could have provided a realitdo to London s working class. Now it has been left bleating House of Lords again this year services siasnea ana all eav nas notnino to omer The transport workers involved do to Londoners. are anne a day be the very first strike of underground campaigr GLC snoule throw is tul weight benin‹ not an 'all party public transport cam David Wetzel proposes Tories workers.
They're rubbing their hands with glee the GLC has got GLC should movement coll Terence to oroanise sonoaritv with Ine and when they The GLC should shout clear that there will be will not there will not be ano men unev the abour movement to support it. If the GLC fail to do that wybe in tat its fares policy verysurvival will be in If however the GLC make a clear will give a Close and everything to gain if it takes such a