Led by Sampson Bond Party's capacity governmental cuts.
from Militant. It is a scandalous document.
It lists a series of 'facts' many of which rebound on the Liverpool city council and Militant itself in their dispute with the black caúcus and NALGO For example, stated that as Ianly Ehreatened in Liverpool if 6,000 council jobs Labour are defeated by the ¡orles' Such almost certainly true. What's not mentioned, though, is that the 30,000 council workforce there are only 'ethnic INOTILV employees. Ethnic TEHnO Le, per cent of Liverpool's total workiorce.
The number of black council employees dropped since took control ot the coun. cil!
The leaflet goes on to say that the Tories iberals in Liverpool 'are using the black caucus and its campaign to try split the counci workforce, weaken the confuse thousands of Labour sup- UnORs urleis. alu vocl lc wal for Thatcher's vicious attack on the people of Liverpool, black white!
Of course these 'enemies of the working , une Teatel Cas them, will utilise breaks in the ranks within the labour mon Menttant tust assmust itself, and seems incapable of answering, is who causpool the black caucus — fighting alongside NALGO for the readvertisement of the race relations post fill— is identified as being in league with the Tories and Liberals in weakening the to campaign against The leaflet entitled 'Why Do the Tories and Liberals Support the Black Caucus?', through its style and contents, is widely thought to originate Led the split? Who holds the key to ine solution?
The inverted logic of willo HASIS. blame lies with themselves, was expressca Terry Harrison at this year's annual meeting of Arundel Ward in Riverside constituency. He contended that those in the labour moveopposed Militant's position on Sam Bond were making it impossible to carry out the council's campaign against the government, adding paign against the appointment of Sam Bond was not dropped the fight against tie cover meul coulu niul be waged.
When the meeting suggested that the council should back down. rison replied; T'm not here to do a trade-ott.
Militant's bullying tactics alc ICW While they use any constitutional trick they can to overturn decisions made by HUyCucil their hppositil Bond policy, NALGO. TCWU GMBATU NUPE, ASTMS, the trades counaild the joinmihee, sewcolululiec.
Labour wards and 2 constituencies stand in tirm opposition. That opposition is growing. NALGO Herald letter to ICCCll the Liverpool newslellel council workers Pete Cresswell ascuiclal y the 5,000-strong NALGO and of the ioint shop stewards' committee)
Graham Burgess, KCaaI LIveroOOi NALGO and a member of NALGO's NEC) revealed that aic using bosses tarlils lu attempt divide the NALGO membership.
The Labour group has OULC ICLICI NALGO members, the which were culilcllls described by Cresswell and Burgess as being mixture Hs te nadr lies and pomposity. ot those ller was a clain that nationally NALGO did not support the local boycott Sam Bond's DUSL NALGO's NEC fully support the boycott. As Cresswell Burgess state, the fact that the Labour group letter went out by-passing the trade is astonishing in Uillull. itself.
group letter NALGO members that no breach in practice has occured. and advises what cirCuristalle. boycott should take place. 'What patronising "drivel!' Cresswell and Burgess, it for trade unions to decide when boycotts should take place - not our employers.
They continue: "The Labour group say that the city council is not "just another employer" Many of us would love to believe that but recent actions of the council are leading us to draw the conclusion that they are "just another employer" prepared to tỏ by-pass allcillyl villify their employees trade unions.
If Militant and the city council are serious about waging a fight against the government, they must resolve the sam Bond procaucus demands, to win black and trade union support.
They must also go further and undertake serious positive to overthe problems the CUlIl black community has historically faced. If not they do not, unev conl deserve the support the DaCk commune traditionally given to the Labour Party available at £5.00 per delegate, and registrations must be in by 1 March at the latest.
Speakers will be attending from Italy, Holland, Belgium grass roots groups will be invited to speak to conference.
It is envisaged that the initially will NTOVICI HOTEN discussion exchange tactics developed fight against cruise.
Also it is hoped after in-depth discussion an efficient network for spreading information can be involved and will help dispel the 'myth' that cruise is a lost cause.
This promises to be a very exciting two-day conference and we would urge everyone get their rezisLrauon InLO Against CND Office, 61 Bloom St, MLY National Front get him taught off campus, ing this situation at PNL serionsness it warrants.
students в ington's presence at PNL. IT IS NOW certain that the campaign against Organiser, Patrick Harrington, will go on at the Polytechnic of North London (PNL). Having won the struggle to thanks to an 'unofficial' agreement with the new director at PNL, the courts have intervened to breath new life into the NF's campaign to infiltrate Higher and Further education colleges.
On Monday 14 January, 16 students were forced to agree to not prevent Harrington using the library and canteen facilities. Refusal to agree this would have meant six to nine months in prison The consequences of this court ruling is that if anyone so much as shouts at Harrington as he attempts to use these facilities, they are liable to the At last the National Union of Students is tak.
with the degree of NUS and PNLSU are organising an anti-racism demonstration for Friday 25 January. Details of the demonstration, and posters and leaflets advertising the demo and cam. paign at PNL, are available from NUS nationally.
should be mobilising for this By the time it takes place, it is once again for demonstrating opposition to Harr
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