Just like British Rail, the dispute over • London Transport is political. We neta me poncal resource of the Labour Party and the GLC behind this fight. But the GLC has remained silent. It is putting all of its hopes in a possible future SUDS CY tron Lori subsidy was paid, in would Government. Even be without strings, which means redundancies and reauced services London Labour parties should rally around defence of serVIces OVCI • the next few weeks. which is organising a witch-hunt.
membership the steering committee in 21 days The executive was shaken by the advances D Vi the lett at the IRSF Conference, they won a series ot votes against the Executive Committee, including total overtime ban and a commitment to a flat-rate pay claim Nearly 200 members attended the Broad Left's inaugural meeting at the conterence agreed campaign within the rederation programme.
The suspension threat is a gamble by the Federaleadership which hopes to stamp out the Broad Left before it gains LOO much ground. ploy is likely to backfire nowever, as the six IRSI he rang the police.
Naturally our 'busy' police had not got the time to go and do anything Pino and his friends coul not wait longer, they defended themselves ally and drove off their attackers But that did cause the police to move. Acting on a complaint trom a triend of the racists they turned up and arrested Pino anc relatives who were tossed into the cells for the night Pino now faces serious criminal charges of 'wounding with intent to cause grievous and actual bodily harm' and the racists who instigated the attack stay free Again the hooligan elements of racism have AT A mass meeting Fri day 9 July workers at Hawker Sid. deley Power Transform. ers Ltd Walthamstow, East London agreed by an over. whelming majority to continue four week strike for a 15 per cent pay claim.
They had been offour cent which they rejected and started a work to rule Management respond. ed by suspending two mem. bers and the whole fac. tory walked out In "OTO test. The offer was then increased to six per cent but the workforce stood firm Although this fac tory has no history of in dustrial action and Workers nor behey ing despite the to any union they stee into ente about the justice Socialist Challenge not only the Labour Party leadership The oxecutive committee of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation has threatened to suspend from members threatened with suspension are all well respected deLIVIsts. cluding one of the union' three Vice-Presidents, De Bailey.
Many branches have already protestea, and even if the six are suspend. ed, une strength ot the Broad Left will ensure that others will come forward to take their places and to tight for their reinstate ment The Executive Committee have accused the six wanting to split the IRSF, but the membership are likely to realise who the real splitters are - InOSi EC members who have voled proceeu to susi pend their union colleagues IF YOU are Asian and attacked by white racists, please do not ring the police complain. ing. After all our police force is too busy, doing peo ple so their arrest rates are up to par, and tak. ing the odd bribe to cover up for some big bank Unfortunately, Pino Khan, an Asian living in Sparkhill, Birmingham did not know the rules of the game. So on 20 March this year when he was playing cards with his brother and cousin and their house was attacked by white racists been helped by the blueuniformed hooligans the state to intimidate and frame and black peopie ments do against Asiall. all VUUU nent employing our particularly those in Further details Defence • Committee Alcester 3567.
Challenge spoke Mervyn union steward the entire plant is in refusal accept dards There no they expected tine has the Give your • by in viting the erike commi to visit your place work. take official collec get a speaker lIon sneets branch. Con tact strike ofice 01-527 8934 16 July 1982
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things like beating up blacks, 'fitting up' job to deal with such 'trivialities'