IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

CONTRACT CON-TRICK

Red Weekly No. 188, 24 February 1977 · p. 12 of the scan · 378 words

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page 12 of the scan

when, and for what purpose should set ferentials, and so on.

Liaison Defence of against however, that workers, for a start June Wall WaLt refusal back inside £50 a week; equal pay now.

around these policies now.

A few weeks influence of the Churches have shown connected with each othe the language of One reace reopie mutantant UnIonISTHOCK COLLAPSE Transport The talk now is all of more flexibility', a restoration of difThat does nothing to unite the working class It says merely that there can be more for unose with the muscle while the low paid and badly or- •Many people gamscu incraig most womer can go to We say: across-the-board wage increases to make up tor the tal in real wages since July 1975; full automatic compensation for every rise in the cost of living, based on an index compiled by the trade unions; national minimum wage of If you stand for an end to the Social Contract, start organising Is ago this column reported on the growing disarray of the Peace Movement, and the ascending especiany the camnone nierarcov - In is ranks events in the last two weeks these processes to be February, Tom Conaty.

prominent Belfast Catholic, was expened Trom reace reope anerne nac anackeo reace curu Giarai Mcheown tor nis crucisms of church leaders same cav in Derry, one of the leaders of ine movement , echoed Conaty's criticism and resigned from the movement, accusing its leaders of acting dictatorially. remarking 'there'll be a few more beetles to come out of Dely williams. one onese ascers. resporces o the woodwork before this is over; which as another dissenting voice in the movement remarked, peace and love' To cap it all, on 12 the Irish Times, one of the strongest backer: demanded ine removal oi McKeown from his leadership of the movement, as a way of easing the tension within it The immediate source of these squabbles is remark: made by McKeown attacking such personages in th Camonc merarcny as or runon, disnoo or vown ang connor, and canon murpny, a reactionary cleric from West Belfast. McKeown had accused these gentlemen of jumping on the peace 'band-wagon' without being RIGHT-WING PREPARE

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