within the trade union movement.
Those militants came despise the Strike CommitteeDeing forced to call off the 8 August day of action following the tremendous bureaucracy of APEX. Those who came also had to contend with another OTTIcial circular from me fut not to mas picket.
Given the odds the mass picket of 8 August was a sucoess. It was the second largest turn our for Grunwick, and this after sever supcessive weeks of mass picketThe picket did not attempt to stop the hated scub bus. In so far as that was the wish of the Strike Commitice that was correct it was a correct response also to the deliberate series of provocation banned a loudspeaker van with which the Strike Committee Tartarolic urduc only permitted 250 pickets on the Cooper Road factory and they blocked off bells Hill entran tube station letting people neither In or out.
ITCHING The police were itching for a bust up, under conditions when they could BELACALI 10448575 whom they knew were totally unprotected by the official trade un lon movement. That they didn't get that opportunity is a tribute to the discipline of the pickets There was undoubtedly a good deal of frustration on the picket inting to see how test ation of Bat this was the result of runwick nag cransco.
evident in the 1o. after ail, with Jayabe sa. and A subaan tal nuron of the Strike Committee, was against callingoff the picket.
The Strike Committee is canable of raking the year-long dispute to victory. Fighting for CATELS rely of haling the is the bea the trace uiod leaders. But the necessity of discussion and criticism within the movement back10035 OCCI TOTEC TE the encots of the Inst three weeks.
PHILOSOPHY Scarman • says, George Ward is free to ignore it, and cas sale new tac logol Roy Grantham and others in the against him. This is what AECCROCISEIO WOOTC.
They do not wish to see the strike get out of their control. Their whole philosophy of industrial disputes is to rely on the good sense of the employers, to That 4,000 trade union militants turned up on the Grunwick picket line on Monday is evidence enough that this dispute remains the most important single struggle avoid friction, to avoid class strutele.
BLACKMAILERS At Grunwick even more is at wake the attitude of the isr Challenge revealed last week it was Denis Howell, Labour Miniwas one of the most vicious blackmallers when it came to call off & August. Howell was no speaking for himself. He wa The Government could have hrough the House of Lords in couple of days had they wished They could have exerted the son of pressure they exerted on the riench in the CBI, and the Tori to denounce George Ward could have given the grees cut off Ward's services, by pro mising immur prosecution. They could have dec arrested on the Grunwick picket line. They have bone none of these things.
They will never Grunwick srikers because they now that a success for mas ation would threaten their ow policies of wage control, cuts and the rest. If workers throughout the country saw mass picketing and solidarity action win, ther the Labour Government's abilit to control rank unionists would be up for grabs.
be achieved? The mais picketin continue Especially these next couple of weeks, when we are waiting a for Scarman But one of the aims of mas picketing is to give encouragement to those who wish to take otber forms of solidarity action, BOYCOTT There Is every possibility tha Grunwick mail by the Cricklewood sorters will be re instated.
to hold up Grunwick mail hanning overtime, premises, refusing to take the mail from the factory. PURSES bot demoralised.
Otber forms of solidarity action members who have the power to cut off the electricity and DESTLAILA clectricians and GMWU. Resolu tions, lobbies must pile in to THESE HEIDE OCEAn Demand.
their The back the and file trade refusing to Wing they take a stand on the trade These union principles the Grunwick been Pressure muse also be exerted at the very top. have called for a lobby at the TUC conference in Blackpool. water Trike Commite dete Strike Committee If the wick strike is not won by the TUC conference that lobby has to be massive. The gentlemen Contingents came from Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottiogham and towns and cities natlonwide.
who claim to lead the trade unien people knocking at their door These and other forms of solidarity action will be discussed at conference Girunwick on 23 August — called STOP STEL Photo: DERECK SPIERS (FL)