and which continue until today. brutal Vorster Apartheld regime.
Tsietsi Mashinini Barney Mogalle Salby Semela Khotso Seallholo June 16th 1977, will be the first anniversary of the Soweto demonstration which was the firsi of a series of protests by the oppressed black people of South Africa Thousands of people have suffered at the hands of the brutal South African repressive forces since then. Hundreds have been shot dead, thousands injured and driven into exile and a countless number languish in jail.
We members of the Soweto Students Representative Committee which organised the original demonstration, call upon the progressive peoples of the world to mark this anniversary by demonstrating theirsolidarity with the oppressed people of South Africa and against all lorms of support for the President of the Soweto SSRC Secrelary of the Soweto SSAC Traasurer of the Soweto SSRC President of the Soweto SSRC Jack Collins, NUM Nalional Executive Mike Coolay, Past Prosident TASS Tim Webb, National Oilicer, ASTMS Sue Slipman, President Einct, NUS UNCLUEN Bertrand Ruseell Peace Foundation Instituteot Race Relations Anti-Aparthold Movement National Union of School Students African Students Union International Marxist Group Dean Loston, MP COCHAIN AIRA SUGONE GOUTCH Daniel Guerin (France) alter Tsielsi ENDORSED BY [individuate in a porsonal capacity):
President NUR Lawrence Daly, General Secretary NUM Jack Dunn, Secretary, Kent Area NUM Drake Koka, General Secretary, Black Ailled Workers Union of South Michast MeGahey, Preaident, Scottish Area NUM Ernie Roberis, Assistant General Sacretary, AUEW Alan Sapper, General Sacrotary ACTT Arthur Scarplit, President, Yorkshire Ares NUM mlyn Willams, President, South Wales Area NU lab Wright, Asslatent General Secretary Elect, AUE Charles Clarke, President, National Union of Students Mike Gepes, Chairperson, National Organisation of Labour Students Frank Allaun MP, Joan Maynard MP, Syd Bidwell MP, Stan Newans MP. Marlin Flannery MP, Ron Thomas MP, MP, Tom Litterick MP, Audrey Wise MP John Alderton, Ronald Segal, Miriam Karlin, Basil Davidson, Glanda Tariq All, Peter Hain, Bernadette McAliskey [Davlin)
South Wales Area, National Union of Minaworkars National Union of Students National Executive Ray Buekton, Genaral Secrelary ASLEF Mark White, Prasident Warwick Univarsity Student Union Atrica Committee, Basie, Switzerland Joan Lester MP, Stan Thorne Union, BaSE London VICt. 01 Sa7 1277 or da COVENTRY Debale on новато востанат, Браако 10mIn)
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Delegates credentials E1.50 from JIll Danieis, 1a Camberwell Grove, London SEs, GRAHAM SMITH is group secretary of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs at Guys Hospital in London. He is also a reactionвгу.
At union meetings. Smith has stated openly that he of WEEKLY questionnaire is being circu hospital because of the lack of nursery facilities; how people would want to start a FRISIS: many compete rogers sury campaign. regardless EACHINeS caucus was to organise a rally Equal Pay strikers at Laind Porich mount a strong picket Iine. The old changed his wilas. A lover of battles his purpose was not te engage the enemy but to avoid them. This lime his look soldiers were thousands of and olher workers demonstrating their willingness to fightagainst cuts in the public general had not LAIND CON IUNOIRING East Kilbride is supposed to be one of the showcases of modern Scotland. As a new town it has just celebrated its thirtieth anniversary, but on an Industrial estate on Its outskirts, there are over four hundred women who didn't join in the festivities.
For three weeks now, the mainly female workforce ac Laird Portch factory in East Kilbride have been out on unofficial strike. Despite the inactivity of their union, the National Union of Garment Trade Workers, they have mounted a 24-hour picker on the plant.
ORIGINS The origins of the dispute go back some fifteen months to December 1975 when the basic races were challenged After considerable delay and protracted negotiation, a new grading scheme was drawn up. Although this placed the women workers in the skilled section of work, considerable differential between male and female bonus rates meant that an unskilled male was carning three pounds a week more than a skilled woman worker.
The women were left with no alternative other than strike action. The dispute has wider implications than one plact. As Ellen Nicklin, convenor at the plant, ex plained to Red Weekly:
'Our employers are caught In a vice. All wages structure in the lestile indusiry similar to ours, and we know
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