Supporters of Tony Whitehead picketing the Oxford Strest store last Saturday wnen lt is realised unal bris is a determinedly anti-union firm. Tony Whitehead himself was already discussing union membership with other workers at BHS Wich rc was sackcu Tony told Red Weekly that he thought this had not been the main issue In mis vicumisadon, Nevertneless, the lessons for the labour movement are obvious. Attacks on gays and appeals to sexist prejudice make it that much easier for managements to resist even the most elementary demands of their workers. If those same prejudices prevent the local labour movement from taking up this case it wui nor ony nave asgraceo 1e self but actually sabotaged its own dirCCL. ILCIeSLS. ATTACKS The right wing want students to accept the bulk of the Government's aeks onane uvas standales ane con ditions of the working class, and defend students as a privileged sector of society. Revolutionary students must confront these arguments head-on, and fight for policies in the NUS that can really begin to mobilise students in defence of their living standard s alongside the working class.
This means fighting for students to support calls for crash programmes of public works; the opening of the books of the LEAs and college authorities, so that students and workers together can prepare to light back against the cuts; and fighting for El billion to be iniected into the social services tied to a sliding scale of expenditure. It means supporting all struggles of workers ir defence of democratic rights and in derence or mer avne sandaros In short, this means waging a fight to win students to me sce orme workers movement, as opposed to the attempts of the right to line up students with the ruling class. IMG students are organising a Revolutionary Students Rally open to all students who see the need for real debate on the tasks of revolutionary students today in the face of the onslaught of the right. We see this as one step in the fight to win students to the side of the workers movement Donn suran ana inte manonany. - inrouen colere closures result. ern Europe Speakers include: Tariq Ali, Robin Blackburn, John Ross, representatives of the Portuguese and Irish sections of the Fourth International Discussions on Labour Government + Spain and Portugal * Ireland + EastSaturday 28 February, the Assembly Hall, Institute of Education, Malet Street, Lon don WC1. 10.30am-6.30pm. Organised by IMG Student Commission. Tickets 60p from 97 Caledonian Road, London N1.
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REVOLUTIONARY STUDENT RALLY