Don't mourn, organise! | IMGpapers 1980

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secretary of ASLEI branch Thornaby-on-Tees 'The news came through when I was at our branch meeting. There was an imne de moder trom the floor to disaffiliate from moved amendment that should condemn the ac. tion of the TUC and this MANCHESTER drivers.

the news stunned by that the strike was suspended, held a mass meeting Sunday and registered their disgust gle. meeting about 400 drivers passed the following resolution:

'The Manchester Area branches of ASLEF mass is disgusted with the Finance and General Purposes Committee and condemns the committee for the lack of uppol shown to AŚLER strikers. Th Shadow Cabinet of th Labour Party has also failed to support the struggle and both are responsible introducing Tebbit TOT officials from a nurie branches decided launch a campaign to aler the local labour movemen: against the treachery. The tours factories, district commit tees, union and Labour planned to win support for explain the role of the right wing TUC leaders A mass lobby i of the North west TUC is being organised by ASLEF branches Sunday, ing the meeting dissociate itself from the TUC Finance and General Purposes Committee's betrayal.

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was carpeid ted nimt si. By Duncan Edwards and Redmond O'Neil!