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LEITH MP Ron Brown secretary of the British TUS. written to Len Murray, , asking him on behalf of Argentinian trade unions to come to Britain Five delegates representing the CGT - the main trade union federation in have been touring Europe to open a dialogue with their counter. parts there.

On 15 April they gave a the Malvinas", said conference CGT press secretary Ricarhead Madrid last wepta king his erez. inlerna tional Confederation of does not mean we suppor Unions, at the unta now in power peal for discussions with which they ISSUCLE CELAL clear' he said, 'One thing the CGT must be the British trade unions with a view to resolving the representatives of the junconflict in the interests of ta. workers in both countries.

The junta offered to fares, they and paid for the visit themThe British TUC deny SCINGS. having been approached by the CGT , but the CGT Perez explained that claim that their approact his union had suffered delegates in Brussels and rejected fierce repression from the later at a European trade from Economy Minister union conference in the Aleman for a wage freeze HaWe support the claim and economy Perez asked how can of the Argentinian people wares be trozen even more than what we've already suffered? If this is a war economy, then we workers been under a war economy for six years.

Marches on a hug CGT - organised demonstration in Buenos Aires on Monday 26 April took up Aleman's call with ingleses echemos Aleman' (We've out the English, let's throw out Alemán). 'Sup port the Malvinas, but not the dictatorship was another popular slogan. In the few weeks, explained Perez, the trade unions had more freedom to organise than in six years or unwary tale Europe believed the claim the ting the junta, he said. have never supported it.

European trade unions have difficulties in take this position. But the CGT did not call a truce in its battle with the junta.

giving it a blank cheque.

workers have more governments Socialist Chailenge thinks it is vital that the CGT call for a dialogue does not Please put motions to your Labour Party branch and trade union branch calling on ine TUC and Labour Party CGT to Britain for discussions passed so information on to ine CGT and to backbench MPs who are taking this issue up.

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REAGAN RECEPTION COMMITTEE FILM & PUBLIC MEETING Misunderstanding • Tory support: They ke vot a record of wa mousernig und brutants tha fect than you might thins from reading the Sun. • Fly-post Socialist Challenge cover

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