IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Dockers unite to stop scabs

Socialist Challenge No. 28, 12 January 1978 · p. 12 of the scan · 179 words

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page 12 of the scan

WHO SAID internationalism was a pious cliche reserved for only? Certainly not Hull and Lableberg dockers. just agreed on joint action SEREUSE Swodish company callled Gullfiber.

The company's ship Christopher Needer sails betapen Hull And Cotebore cartine scan dockers who then unlond cargo in Sweden. Gullfiber thus hopes to smash the Swedish dockers union.

Through intermediaries the Fourth Sweden (KAF) and Hull (IMG), joint meeting dockers took place. The Hull Port Shop Stewards' Commitlee delsed E0 boycott company's goods in solidarity and also to raise nationally. Since 18 December the ship bas been stuck Goteborg harbour with its cargo boycotled.

Il is in such disputes that an inlernational basas can play 2 To 10 cents coma and experience for workers in strugele, In the dock industn what is needed is to build a contacts in the European ports fight the Walt chairperson of the Hull Shop Stewards" Committee said: It's up to the rank and in file militants to international solidarity independent of their official wwon Jeadersbip.' Already dock milicants in Antwerp this international meeting of dockeTs.

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