include the opposes the Government.
members of various far left groups tions give political Irresistible conclusion chaos and only decisive action can ramedy things.
extends even to the British press. TERRORISM IS NOT THE ANSWER years. There was no RAF then, responsibility to be the excuse repression.
tas no base within the passive support, the arrests, surveillance and even possible prohibition.
The development discipline and amuence.
possibilles or work within the forme ol tonture - tor that is what it 18 prisoners. But terrorism is no way to diaplay it.
consistently willing accumulated ail the machinery tive powers of intervention and repression of civil life.
complacency. When the British press collaborates out all information on reminder that the and repression Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Upper Street, London N1.
State of siege YOU DON'T EXPECT to see armoured cars on the streets of a Western democracy. But that is what millions of West Germans woke up to last week. You don't have to be a counter-insurgency expert to know that armoured care are not much use for hunting a handful of kidnappers. So The Minister of Justice explained: We have to Isolate those who still show an understanding of the murderers or sympathy for their actions or who even give them assistance. With a simple 1984 logic he has managed to whole West German lett, anyone who Already the net has been cast wide, bringing and the small Communist Party, even though none of these organisaTs that If the kidnap hand't happened they would have invented it. A virtual press blackout has been Imposed as part of a deliberate campaign to create the impreesion that the country is in The scandal doesn't stop there. As we have shown in our revelations of Schleyer's pest, voluntary censorship The Red Army Fraction bears no responsibility for an) of this. For 20 years after the foundation of the Federal Republic, left-wing parties were banned. The Berufsverbot excludes tens of thousands of radicals from jobe in public Widespread surveillance techniques stringent self-censorship by the press have operated Tor Nevertheless we are unequivocal in our denunciation of the methods used by the terroriats. It is still a grave this SteDOnd uD Far from weakening the West German bourgeoisie the Cologne kidnapping strengthens it. Because it mass movement, not even its •RAF only serves to isolate the vanguard of the working class and the far left organisamaking them an easy target for We understand what leads these people to terrorism.
of a stilling atmosphere of work. where the Social Democrats seem no different from the capitalists and the mass of workers seem happy with their lot, has led a number of middle-clase youth to a patty bourgeois despalr at the mass movement. We understand also that the most terrifying and sophisticated - against RAF members in jall have sharpened the desire for revenge. We too offer our full solidarity with West Germany's political The Social Democratic Government has shown Itself to pursue policies prodecessors, It is no surprise that Schleyer, the ex-Nazi, got on so well with his Eclallst counterparts, Of that the latter should now want to cover up Schleyer's past. Il has - both legal and techno'Strong State': a state based upon an elected assembly but with sweeping independent execuIt is a development we cannot watch with the slightest the West Germany state via the Foreign Office in blacking Schleyer, it should serve as British state too prisonere; it too sende Its armoured cars onto the streets to Intimidate or suppress opposition; and it too la only waiting for the chance to extend ite powers of coercion movement. And we can't axpect to read about it in the The decisions of the Blackpool TUC markeds victory for the trade anion leaders. But it is only the begianing of their campaige to reverse the overwhelming de cision of their summer conferences to relura to free collectIve bargainingAs Hugh Scanion delivered the 1.2 million votes of his members leto the fold of the 12month rule — to the jeers of his delegation und the undisguised contempt of other delegates — be ust have reflected whether in all worth whit The Scanion reversing the decision to expel thi Transport and General Worker from the TUC. He did so bound by the decisions of his delegation to vote against the move. Yet it principle which be ignored when it came to the vote The engineers delegation insisted that the vote be cast io line policy calling for an immediate return to free collective bargainof adhering to the 12-month rule. and BLOCK VOTE If the AUEW delegate that vote eogineering and transport workdim majority necessary for che rejection af 'Phase 1 by the back door".
But, apart from the standing ovation accorded to Callaghan' speech CHICHON BALC CIRIE leaders Tel frey coult go ticte cent, further -VIL important decision the bonference telectod TEc system in the public sector. A ight on this issue is, of course, another matter, Meanwhile, Lhe union leaders are turning their attention to where the Government's policy will bite hardest the submission and settlement of claims.
Mr Terry Beckett, Ford's boss behind the hard-line approsch of Confederation of British Industry. He also conducted the mammoth public relations exerdise involving the talents of Jim Callaghan as the new engine plant in South Wales was announced last week. Not only will this project involve the loss of 1200 jobs in other engine nanis in BatRin. 1 s 250 a transparent attempt to twist the arm of the trade union side in the forthcoming wage negoliations.
UNION CLAIM The union claim includes 15 per cest on basic rates, automatic compensation for intlation and the long-standing demand for B0 started the week by мету steadfastly per JosE had there ls no doubt Twa, the general secretary elect From the fall chali the TUC EXCEPTION - in cash limits The union officiais.
uniting both alinine a Scanian.
second time rejected thie The interesde nE workery and capital. Scanior votes for 12 month rule to the jeers of his delegarion cent of full pay for lay-offs. output.
pes nowhere near making up for living standards sulfered under Phases One and , it does add up to aboul 25 per cest on current earnings if Le MONE ANCRE SUCEu Beckert nims to chop this down to Healey's Dorm. Moss Evans, roWu, who leads the union side in the begociations, is adready MOLLULE In abotber bartle in the car industry, the Goveratient and bosses are prepared to make an excenbon to the 12-Diocth TWO iE order to force corporate hargain ing down the throats of Leyland ally bid by that instead of wage bargaining heins in the hands of shop steward a plant by plant besis, ir will be on a national level inder the auspices of full-rime above tai Leyland stewards have already engineering and ransport members. But now th unemployment.
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productivity schemes. The first such ballot ir schemes on the and refusing grounds that the unity of miners mould be broken and that safety in the mines would hit an all wt for low in che drise for higher "will Find out"
Nesher ihe The last conference di thi NUM rejected the scheme for the same reasans, and Joe Goraley iations with the National Cos Board, Now the aim of the De Artbur Scargill and leaders orher militant areas to reject the decision of tbe TEL and ore shead with the claim for E135 due to be submitted on 1 The issue of cash limits will be central to the claim mallion bonal manual worker discussed by NUPE this wock The Goverument has pledged to gains claies over six per cent i he publie sector, and it will us Le coreal ou cas auc playment is the consequence of council workers to make up for the loss in carnings in the last two years The otber hall of the Govern"bove the 10 pet cent norm, cut wage claims up with the ders and contracts to produce This policy is beginnin have an effect on some of the gaing on at present. Some shop ewards commitees which haw submitted claiis for over 10 per cent are keeping the matter secret to seck support cither nationally or from other workers submitting such claicis fene that the Government WANT TO KNOW MORE? tour agrice fid theie princides and brunt au le inalted in ceintile be Sociallet Challenge sup portersin your eres, flin the form belin sod send il le inicreeed in thore informaton aboor acti ANDRESS Tondoo VI Such bopes are naive in th extreme. Both the Government hanks on all wage claims subwith management-insplied campaign employnent as the punishment per cent norm can be defeared be a united response al rank and fil Jevel. VITE TAC 1 TERMIE leaders' sabolage, conferences of shop stewards in every locality should now be cabled to take the initiarive The Vice •Troen the rack and fle shoold be clear:
ACTION NEEDED *Rejeeting the TUC decision of the 12-momth trade unior *Piedging full sepport to al workers in straggle. *Electing secring committoes to organise support and coordina nformation on all cinims sal Similar action is needed in the Teachers, local Davertien Mille Colt wOrker: and other prade of manual murkers will be tlucalened wit the manual workers sabmir their claim Mectiogs of stewards in every union affected by the claim should be used to call for local conferences of ail local goveriment emplosees and labour movertent bodies to put theit full from the rank and file to the trickery in Bluckpool last week