secretary CPSA (personal capacity) THE RECENT trade union conference held by the Scottish Campaign against Trident (SCAT began to get to grips with the problem of nuclear weapons in Britain.
Bill Niven of AUEW TASS described the work of shop stewards Vickers, Barrow the Trident missiles are to be built, to devise schemes for alternative socially useful production. He emDiasset HOWEVE such programmes have always OCCI resisted by manufacturers and government and cannot be realistically seen to be the decisive means of stopping Trident.
With mass unemolovment imposed as a weapon of tear against trade union militancy, it is a stark fact that the Vickers workers will build than go on the dole, unless can back up its moral exmortaliulis organised mass movement capable or coordinating, sustaining and protecting Sociatist Challenge 8 April 1982. page 6, mass trade union action against strike action in the key areas of weadons produc tion and installation.
Base These prodiems become increasingly comtive base — the Clyde sub(CSB)
Jasc Faslane and Coulport in the West Scotland, already notorious the home of Polaris. This site, contrary to its popular image as a small semi-secret American base, massive comPousand manual, several employing severa area of massive The only practical socially useful alternative which could be offered by this war machine would be a short. term one demolition! tie workers loo have problems within their own ranks. lnere is a nistory or division Inaustrial saaes organised TGWU EETPU and the nonindustrial grades in the civil service unions.
Within the latter, further Dolena scuss aso exis between the highly skilled SC CHUC SLOT the clerical grades.
movement in Scotland is So you thought last year's demonstration of a quarter of a million against nuclear missiles calling on its supporters to organise transport for double the number who travelled down to London in October Match that, we'll really put Reagan in his place! serious about more than verbal opposition to Trishould DOW be coordinating the unions at the base It to oppose Tri- LU . support and extend initiatives suct as that taken by NALGO which has decided to black maintenance and development plans for the base.
should support union organisations such as newest Are Committee BC toes branches at the base and in other defence installations, and has affiliated to CND Scottish CND is England and Wales, and By our special correspondent WALES has been first nuclear-tree country in Europe But councillor.
Mid-Glamorgan are determined to hedge their bets in the battle against nuclear arms At their December meeting, , having declared Mid-Glamorgan a nuclear-free the LabourLUill proved plans to refurbish dominated council bunker at Bridgend to enable to withstand nuclear attack Labour councillors who opposed the majority group decision were threatened disciplinary action by the
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Scotland against Reagan
Bridgend councillors dig in