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Socialist Challenge No. 240, 8 April 1982 · p. 16 of the scan · 527 words

The scan: sc-no240a.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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These staggering restrictions will become law in June without any serious challenge by the Despite this the trade Union. envers nave aer little The picket of Wembley, calling for a mass lobby of parliaorganised the Delence of thete for Defence the Trade Unions mobilised fewer than 300 mainly from left groups.

Still without proposals to mobilise mass working class action against the bill June, the General Council presented eight point plan to undermine its implementalo Key to this is a campaign convince the bosses that the bill is not in their interests.

Sid Weighell of the railworkers union went a step further by arguing Thane campaign shouthe bosses. should co-ordinated Other main points include:

informing the rank and file about the implications of the bill in ballot or tance of public funds for ballots • stronger inter-union co-ordination and consultation a Labour government being elected.

The unanimous agreement by the execunve with the TUC plan reflects a common neca lor unity in the face of this vicious attack However there is no real agreement on some fundamental questions such as how far to go in delying le law and wiene! the funds shall be used for a political paying legal costs.

Indeed, some unions declared that they will not be held back by the TUC if industrial action is called for The sheer hypocrisy of many of the union leaders was topped ott leader, Terry Duffy — who has for years sabotaged the right AUEW members to have any say in their union, If you want democracy, said, 'you take your orders from the bottom. months.

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