use the purchasing power of the defence budget to give the maximum support to British industry .. But splurging out on weapons does not create Jobs. money spent goes up, and DOTES Cut D recoro heights, Jobs go down.
Ministry of Defence has committed itself to cutting the 1979 total employees from 200,000 by 1984. GEC Marconi which employs 40,000 peopic Is already axing jobs . 900 having been cut at their Chelmsford and Gateshead factories with more sackings on the way CIS have done a real service to the socialist and anti-war movements. They have shown how the arms manufacturers do well at the expense of jobs and the welfare state. Facts, figures and inforabount In this pamphlet. We have a duty make sure it gets the widest possible circulation. Lets make sure wo do that.
THE US ARE HOUSTRY CIS Report 31: The War Lords: The UK Arms Industry, 95p, avalane street, London WI.
Military running costs, excluding Forces pay and allowances (38%) Building and miscellaneous stores and services (29%) £1,980m. on the production of the neutron bomb, for nuclear war.
financial support to £10 billion to buy the palling level of unemployment. try.
labour movement figures and organisations.
Events include: * Picket American Embassy, 5.30pm 7 June * Lobby of Parliament, 1pm 8 June im 420 Sauchiehall St. Glasgow 041-332 3141 PRESIDENT REAGAN is going to visit Britai on 7-9 June. Over the coming months we wi be asked to welcome the man who has insiste th weapons of biological warfare and who is foi: ting Cruise missiles on Britain and the rest ( Europe, which will make Europe the 'theatr President Reagan and his advisers condemn th brutal suppression of trade union rights in Polan and yet with blatant hypocrisy they increase tr • the dictatorial regime in Salvador, which daily sanctions murder and tortur President Reagan is coming to Britain because t knows he can find full support for his policies fro the Tories, who themselves are prepared to spen American naent miss We believe that the colossal sum which is beir spent on arms should be spent on more hospital schools, better housing and bringing down the a We don't wa bombs, we want jobs. We want peace, not nucle We therefore think it is vital to show that whe Margaret Thatcher and her Government welcom President Reagan, she in no way speaks for tt labour and trade union movement in this countr and urge support for a picket of the American En bassy on the arrival of President Reagan in this cou Sponsors include 35 Labour MPs and dozens of oth Support for the CND march 6 June, London • **•'Sociălist Challenge ' 1 April 1982' page :
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