IMGpapers 1976–79

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WHY GRUNWICK MUST BE NATIONALISED

· Socialist Challenge No. 14, 22 September 1977 · p. 16 of the scan · 695 words

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page 16 of the scan

Socialist Challenge has reacher e furthermost purts of Britain We now Our supporters there uggest that any other readers or Ibscribers living in either Calthcontact Thurso via the Scottish Socialist League national effice in GlasWe would remind our readers hat we are only too happy to provide balk order copics post ree, So if you want to follow the tample of our Thurso supportes then start selling Socialis Challenge 19 your Triends at work, college, or in your area.

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Compleie wed repura-fel Socalist Chall The fund drive received i -ecome 0o0sl last week fror the ibe benefit performance er Cinema held during the Marxis Symposium. The cinema covered their costs and collected a further E40 for their fight for Socialist Challenge E168.33 from the fund drive were topped. excess will pull us bearer the fina LACE DE CRaVe era September.

The cumulative total stands at E1407.43. This leaves just under 1400 to be raised in 10 days. The new target to finish off the dragon la E40 a day. So let's get cracking1200 1500 Socialist Challenge call for such action and theatcoed that if it did not come soon they would make fresh attempts film at The Oth- to stage a mass picker.

Both mass picketing and, as the strike "oo-ordinated action on supplies and essential services' necessary if the strike is to have collected an chance of victory. But even if ocnefit, Our the unlikely This SEE SCIVILE quite likely either to find a way of keeping the factory running or he may carry out his TAIW close the good, taking him.

Ward's rejection of Scarman has made it clear tbat be is interested, above everything else, in smashing trade unionism. He factory altogerher if it will serve the political purposes of NAFF socialist papers face is that the monopoly distribution agencies refuse to handle them. We are no exception.

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copies each wook and sell to your workmates or while Grunwick, APEX leader commitlee put ment: so beil happens and to cut off If Ward Ward is threat down his money to shut the bulk order.

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order more lenge Socialist Challenge During the TUC debate on Roy Grancham approached the prospect of ward liquidaring Granwick with the dismissive comOthers to the left of Grantham argue that the ciosure of Grun wick could serve as a warning to repeat of George Ward's antics closes down. strikers would be unemplayed however temporary that may The NW London area in which Ward's factory is situated al mady suffers heavy unemploy The simple closure of Grunwick may discourage future George Wards, but it could also discourage others from attempt. ing what the strikers have done, more than Specifically it could discourage brungrunt and womm workers strucele — who make up the bull of the you're queuing up to see a play or a flim or a concert.

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No. of copies regired each Sociallat Chel Dept., 328 Upper Street, London nationalisation is linked to this same type of pressure in provide a real recipe for cotal victory If the "left wing' of the Labour Party's national executive were serous ahout their previbus support for the Cirunwick strikers, they too would demand national alisation, for the truth is that tne Grunwick srike has long since censed being a simple trade union it isa major political issue nose - as is even shown by the split in the Tories. Accordingly trade union tactics are by tenselyes not cough. A political solution are iscessary, A campaign of mas achon pickeling and the cutting off of services and supplies to forse nationalisation provides such a solution and offers such a strunegy:

on Grunwick will be shown ar The ON SATURDAY. 1 Deleber two flims Committee nach: 376. (Villesdon, London NW10, o at the door.

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