What railworkers told Socialist Challenge labour policies.
drivers' side.
The future of trade union organisation in this country is al stake. As a delegate at this year's miners union conference said last week, ASLEF is defeated, we'll be next'. The labour movement is pulllig itself tour-square behind the drivers.
Arthur Scargill called for a conference of the Triple unions and the miners' conference voted unanimously to sunport ASLEF. It also pledged uncompromising JUposition to Tebbit's anti-union laws, which al c already being used against drivers. defeat for would the door to a massive use of Inese laws against the labour movement.
The Labour leaders have pledged support as well. Thirty Labour MPs. including Tony Benn, were on the Kings Cross picket line last week. Benn visit to che pickerline in his followed this own cor vies turner and plans for visits afield.
Labour Party resoluare flowing into ASLEF's offices. Pressure mounting the choice to make - to back ASLEF and defend our unions, or to line up behind Thatcher's antiLast Saturday Michael Foot made his choice when he came down on the ranks of the labour movement is not bending under the massive scare campaign the press. That's the background to Michael root's decision to make his stand the Durnam Miners' Gala.
Foot said, 'The Tories are planning to break the spirit of working people in Lous Coldly. They want to smash the unions and CIcale force'. We agree. WOIK Now what's needed is a national demonstration called by the Labour Party Hallulla. committee. This could unite all working peoble who their future is also at stake in this battle.
Margaret Thatcher wants a victory at home to follow up her so-called victory in the Falklands. The Tory press are calling for blood in this war at home.
say to the labour leaders: •Mobilise your troops in defence of our organisations'.
Len Murray has a clear responsibility. He's in the best position to call for full backing the other members solidarity and ASLEF sent pickets rail unions, to endorse the appeal for Triple Alliance conference, and to call for a united stand from every working person in this country.
The Tories have declared war on us all.
ASLEF is in the front line.
Michael Foot's can help to forge a united to Dudler Rd response to nrOW back these Tory attacks. A vicASLEF 10I pave the way for a Labour Government committed to solid defence of trade union organisation and to a massive programme of investment in the railways, based on needs rather than capitalist profits.
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