Exclusive! Soviet opposition document Soviet workers — that is the message of recently formed Eastern Europe Solidarity Camment.
The EESC is calling for labour movement protests against the attempt by the Soviet government to sappress a group of some 200 workers and employees who formed a Trade Union Association defend workers rights in the USSR last February.
A number of members of the Trade Union Association have been arrested and thrown into rison or psychiatric hospitat he EESC briefing leaflet o the issue gives the names of those known lo have been EESC Vladimi Derer explained to Challenge that the cadership seems reluctant le olest al the crushin Trade Union Association. The EESC is hoping for resolutions from Labour Party and trad union brasches to the NEC and union executives to force then Trade U To Take up I sation.
The document we publish on DEFEND the rights of | this page reveals the repression that Soviet workers Tace when they try to defend their interests the through strikes or other forms of mass action.
Published in English for the first time, It tells of the savage response of the bureaucracy fo me mess sinise in Novocher kassie 16 years i ugo this The Soviet Trade Association has appealled to trade unionists in the West for support. Their appeal has been COTICE HE SON BEEH of Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, which also contains an the socialist Vadim Belolserkovsky on the real role of the official 'Trade Unions" in the USSR.
The Soviet Trade Associution is a small body quite walike • normal trade union in the West. Bet this is a result of the massive repression that exists today in the USSR.
Western soclalist
labour movement protests are enough ereaucracy may be forced to Trade Association to fuection and demands of Soviet worken.
[Copies the obtained from: EESC, Vladimir Derer, 10 Park Drive, London NW11 7SH.] worker leaving the workers'
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Russian Union and
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