WEEKLY No. 196 today Trotskyism * Main speaker, Alain Krivine Editor, Rouge Tickets 50p from 97, Caledonian Road, London, N1.
Starts 7.30pm, Friday 29 April IMG RALLY TOWN HALL™H TOWN HALL Price 10p THE SHADOW BOXING is coming to an end. The struggle over the future of the Social Contract has Three clear alternatives are being offered 1o working people.
The first comes from the mad axeman Denis Healey, who told the shopworkers® conference last weekend that average earnings must stay in single figures over the next year. With inflation running at 17 percent, that alternative means a further cut in living stan dards - a further increase in the gap between wages and prices.
The second comes from Jack Jones, who headed the TUC side at Wednesday's meeting with the Government. Jones realises that a strict pay deal cannot now be sold to his union members. Instead he promises that the TUC will preside as a moderating' influence.
The third alternative is being WOrKers in SiuRgiC Most notably by the 500 striking elec ricans at me ror ra bors cc works, who make no bones about ne aim or mer sake. to relecan limitation on wages, to reject any annuence defeat Phase 3 by smashing Phase 2 - and smasning i now The importance of the Por Talbot strike - now in its sixth cannot be siated tod often. As strike leader Wyn Bevar told a meeting organised by Red Weekly supporters in Bristol on 20 April: It we fail it will be a victor for capitalism, a victory for the Phase 3 to fly over the rest of After a whistle-stop tour o Sheffield week, the strikers heard that Ler Murray had written personal letter to the branches in the area instruc ung mem to give SUDDOR Nonetheless they • collected nearly there Maybe Murray should write letter to omer orance.
There are other signs of support Over 300 people turned up lo= meeting to publicise the strike held in Port Talbot on Monday night Pledges of support have com from a whole range of workers including the Heathrow engineer (themselves on strike), the Leyland toolmakers, and the Avonmout! dockers, who have promised 10 raise the blacking of imported stee coil with National Dock -committee This is the type of backing which the face of the opposition of thei umon cadersmip, the alacks them be the press, and the demand tor moderauon made by Jac Jones. Send resolutions of suppor to: Bill Curtis, ana money Hawthorne Ave., Balgan Estate Port Talbot, West Glamorgan