Support tradeunion weekof action | IMGpapers 1976

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THE Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) decided at its National Committee meeting on 25 June to inițiate a campaign in the trade union and labour movement at all levels on the issue of solidarity with the authentic organisarions of the South African working class to culminate in a week of local trade union action*.

discussions apartheid groups involved in work among trade unionists, capecially in multinational firms like Beitson. The week of action is seen a aking place in the carly part o the New Year (the date of 17-23 January bas Speakers at the National Combe repeated.

among local anti leaflets and vity in British mittee stressed the importance of campaign initiating the campaign of solldarity immediarely, and winning support for the idea at the base well as among the leadership, if the poor response to lose year's apocal Jor scuin by the inter narional Confederation of Free Trade Unions and World Federation Di Trade Unsins is not to Richi Committee agree the Recognising this need, campaign off the ground, india ding the preparation of special posters; the circu Tation to local groups of inforAfrica need conditions and trade union Actimulti-nationals onerating in South Ainca: and a request to national unions to orculate their members about the and proposing thi local committees, branches and shop stewards cormittees.

campaign the main priority of the AAM's trade union organiser, t allocate regular space to it in AA News and to expand the AAM's trade union committee with local TEC MOORSE B00 8600Y2515 151 volved in the campaign.

Thin decision by the AAM is a real opportunity to take the South African solidarity campaign righ into the workers movement, and begin organising the sort of support the workers of South For further information or to offer support to the AAM, 89 Charlotte Street, London WIP ZOD. Tel: 01-580 5311 sector.

STOP PRESS:

As we go to press news has come of a military comp in Pakistan. Bbutto and several opposition leaders have been arrested. ll is no ye clear whetoned by the Cerals a the latter is the case then bloody reprisals against the People' Party cannot be excluded. The move was obviously prompted by the breakdown reach a political agreement or the country's future In next weeks issue, there will be a detailed analysis by Taric Ali on the implications of a third already truncated state.

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 7 July 1977 p12