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Manchester trade unionists adopt Polish prisoners

Socialist Challenge No. 239, 26 March 1982 · p. 5 of the scan · 587 words

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ESSON OF SOLIDARNOS March '82 issue now out!

on Solidarnosc, do women's oppression, Turkey, Laurence Scott's.

year (Britain and Ireland). Send cheques to: International, PO Box 50, London N1 2XP British economic crisis, crash of Laker, Potel benefit Reds, Mayakovsky, Just 60p a copy. Subscribe for £4.50 a Ursus tractor plant, Greater Manchester Polish Solidarity Campaign dozen workplace meetings set up through shop stewards Coraleces UnIOn oranches _neara non explain the long march of the Polish workers in the struggle Piotr, who has altogether ad dressed thirty labour NICCUSS Greater Manchester, explainea now the movement could aid the Polish workers Send letters to the Polish embassv.' he suggested. 'caling for thase on primoneis, recognition Solidarnos and return ol It:

Kaise morey tor me ramare. of interned militants and the growing Adopt aca pe Polish WOrKCES KIOW Wal une inter. Hauona workine cass suoports the struggle of Polish workers for democracy and freedom. PIOTR Kozlowski, Solidarnosc convenor at the giant returned to Manchester last week for another successful tour organised by the This appeal met with an enthusiastic response firm Beloit Walmsley. which has a trading licence with shop stewards' chair Tony Whelan explained resis, emen tried holding of the meeting and retused to allow the press on site, not wanting harm relations with Jaruzelski regime But the stewards gave their badges for sale on the shop LOOK and they adopted an engineering. WOrKCT. Jal KuleWsKI chanroerson or the regional committee of Bydgoszcz olidarnosc, who is at prese ing held in the Strzebieline mute cul calle АЛОШСТ entusiasue workplace Steel. Kozlowski was Manchester Steel. told the stewards how workers had Katowice steel works, nolding the rolling mill for a number days despite an attack the ŽOMO. multarisce DOnCe 1ne stewards decided adopt a worker at Katowice, By in pression of the Nat Lullal commissiol sondarnosc Calso neld Strzebielinek.

This type of response was repeated Rubber worker at the Hyde tactory Acuicarl Twil WILD Stomil Rubber factory Grudziadz and to take case of five Stomil workers at DICSCIll Ine rolunce camp. Une worker a The factory entered the Manchester marathon and seeking sponsorship to raise for Solidarnosc.

Altogethe fifteen prisoners were adopted and a number of bodie AUEW District Committees Oldham aill stockport. decided to consiaer me quesuon al uneir next meeting. Piott Kozlowski meetings Piotr was explain LY DI Solidarnos was monume tor. ne reonce with the same wores eacr 'Solidarnosc does Mant return know capitalism Deobie worc suraw silucs wall LUti socialisili democratic socialisti defeat for us in struggle wil be a defeat for all those strug democratic rights Turkey, Chile, El Salvador During the tour commitment for national labour movement campaign WILl Solidarnosc Greater Campaign natione le launch labour movement conrerence solidarity with Solidarnosc This follows the call en dorsed by Eric Labour Party rally on Poland in London tor a na tional labour movemen: demonstration on Poland 1: December on mne anversan of the imposition of martia Hascune movemen support tor sondarnosc STOP PRESS Michae Meacher MP successi ull the North wes Labour Party conference las:

ding ovation Solidarnosc Wal The following Labour Part MPs and neil ron sored appeal the a macca cunici che SCUC Frank Allen Livingstone. Michael Meacher Ken Ted Knight.

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