IMGpapers 1976–79

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

By BRIAN GROGAN

Socialist Challenge No. 80, 25 January 1979 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 404 words

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page 9 of the scan

to -any longer such plans encershin with ine governmiens That services, profits alternative programme ment of workers expense or Droris the crisis. the enormous undertaking alternative alliance with the TUC relaunching emergence of would prevent him solidarise with the they would vote agalist the al the about convenors and OF The magnificent one day strike last Monday of over 1½ million workers, and the mammotn demonstranonW London, reflect the refusal of broad must layers of workers to "tighten their belts' the stewards action falls short breaking the alliance of the trade union the TUC struggles, alliance based on taking resources from workers' wages, jobs, and the social pumping unen We cannot be satisfied with the TIEH LO DICKCL endorsement by the trade union leaders of strikes initiated by the rank and file. Real support for the strikes against the floor level.

mcaus Im Drove living standards at the Such an alternative would demand massive nationalisations, real steps to workers control, and a workers plan for which subora malcu. prospect of such has paralysed the lof wing of the Labour Party anc Lial the National Executive Committee. leadership They have been unable to offer any whatsoeve. CACCOI demand concessions to safeguard the What they choose to ignore is that Callaghan is quite prepared to make policies such limited concessions — but with the тесоріь ше ground and series the a socialist alternative It is to this task that all tne chanc about the alternative manifesto should be aimed. A recall conference of the Labour Party which pledged itself to have never Be present fight against the 5 per cent and adopted a socialist alternative would be a major step.

This could be started now with an announcement by the left MPs that COLHEL If there is one glaring lesson of the past vears. it is that workers cannot tie themselves to the trade union leaders. True, they cannot be ignored, but we must torce unem to responu to us The way that the trade union leaders have been forced to endorse the initia. tives of the rank a e s a sra o thetim s. exposto the pop cock his stewards provide ICaucEs . WENI OUR SHAR ME CONFETTI PROFIT Dale

page 10 of the scan

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