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First was the NEC decision to proceed with expulsion of the members of Militant, which is clearly a prelude to an assault on the whole left. the second was the leaked reports that -the Labour Party manifesto ment to unilateral disarMalent, despite over whelming votes at conference in favour of this.
Most trade union conferences have voted solidly in favour of unilateralism Similarly, the trade union conferences ported the democratic reforms in the P. and re jected the idea that the register was to be used to launch against the left.
The right wing, supported by the trade union of the membership has been forcibly leaders have set out to attack the left and to impose policies which will open the door to a coalition with the wor and to alass sike the working those of the last Labour Such an alliance of the right in the Party with the trade union leaders block left advance is no What is new is that the struggle for democracy and socialist policies has created a broad base of support in the unions for fighting the right wing.
Crucial The fight in the unions is crucial in une Labou The Broad Lefts Committee trade union conference is a first step towards organising the fight back in the unions. While the forces at this conference will be small, the potential for a campaign for democratic control of the block vote is very great. We have only refer the deputy leadership campaign to see ENUS Step step that can be would be to issue de sence taken to issue a state ment for the guidance of activists taking up ISSUC DOllall this will be the demand for the mandating of delegates to LP conference on union policy and for the mandating of union delegates the NEC similar lines.
second issue at conference will be the setLabour Party Branches, In work-place te the general this wil be very and given the HOOLLAIE half-hearted way in which Committee PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS TONY BENN MP ALAN GRIFFITHS (NALGO) PHIL HOLT (POEU)
10.30-4pm. Sat 19 Feb.
County Hall, Waterloo, London.
the right has approached it, there is a need for clear and for inforpractical exDeriences.
Finally conference chould make everv entori to unite all the currents on the left in this campaign. would therefore be in the best interests of the campaign a small, but broad-based steering committee were established to help coordinate activities and prepare luture events Attendance at the conference limited delegates from trade union branches and people who are active in the broad lefts in their unions. There will also be We urge all our observers. supporters to attend.
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op. 328 THE IMPORTANCE for the left in the unions