Saturday night pickets display a stark image of the man who sacked them JUSTICE: The Miners Strike 199486 by the Campaign Group of Labou OR The Struggle is My Life by Nelson Mandel x 50, London N1. ROBERT million in sacked workers.
this offer by mobilising.
and on Saturday 3 May.
The lack Towe al representing proposals to MURDOCH, boss of News International, has given the print unions till 7 May to respond to his gimmicky offer of the Times Grays Inn Road premisses, plus £15 compensation the Trades unionists have a big opportunity to help the printers find the strength to reject in their thousands in support on May Day of determined: support from the rest of the labour movement is strengthening the hand of those like Brenda Dean, who want to throw in the But the national tion from the rare and ine leaders postThe mothers/fathers of the chapels the sacked workers have rejected the national leaderships Murdoch which would have excluded the print unions trom any direct representation at Wapping This followed the joint clerical chapels "rejecting totally' the sell out deal being offered by SOGAT nationally. (See last . weeks Socialist Action for details).
organised. over branch managed to surprise the police and for the first time get to the main gate. They turned away coaches carrying the scabs to work until police reinforcements arrived. Despite brutal tactics, it took the police an hour to clear the main gate. Many of the pickets were women.
The role of the police was again in evidence at the mass picket on Saturday night. It was again only their presence which allowed the scab papers to ge OUL. Seven per police force of London is committed to Wapping. Amongst the printworker supporters on the march from out of London was a coach-load of printers, from Oldham in Lancashire Local solidarity actions are taking area on May Dlace in llany Managese and wholesalers in the city there centred on satyrday 3 May printers And on Saturday 3 who have marched from Scotland and the North East, rallying support up and down the land, arrive in what will be a massive picket of Wapp ing at 9 pm that evening.
Freedom groups distribute on the day. in force.
been served pass migrant from the work cent of the gigantic freedom and other trade unionists time' Day: people which cally divides Artists Against Apartheid are lining up a platform of top bands.
AAM secretary Wake reported on the demonstra tion to a meeting of LonHe explained that will come at a time of attention on black AVENUE federation COSATU, and the South African studen organisations have called theid. The same month the Commonwealth 'investigation team' will pub.
its fact finding report, and the United Na will hold ference on sanctions which Britain is likely to boycott.
Terry said: 'All these events bring the sanetions issue up front and allow us to remobilise solidarity.' The task now is to called Local • AAM and supporters in Labour Party, trade peace and vouth movements are asked to leaflets posters and get agreement for banners to be brought On Saturday 21 Junę, AAM groups outside Lonstalls and exhibitions. • For leaflets, posters and offers of help contact: AAM, 13 Mandela Street London NW1 (01-387 7960).
Ealing NALGO week of action Ealing NALGO is holding a week of against apartheid on 12-16 May Exhibitions • videos and stalls will be held every lunch time from 12.30-2om in the NALGO canteen Ealing Town Hall Annex.
There will be lunchtime meetings, with speakers from the South African Congress of Trade Unions 12.30pm on Monday at Acton Town Hall, on Wednesday 14 May at Southall social services area office, and on Thursday 15 May at the NALGO canteen. There will be a social on Friday evening, 16 May at West. London Trade Union Club, Acton Vale, 7.30-11pm Admission £2.50, £1.50 unwaged Other trade unions are strongly urged to hold similar weeks of action leading up to the Freedom March on 28
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