We are delegates to the Camden Trades Council who oppose Rule 14. As you know, the majority of delegates voted against the rule at the Council's AGM.
We note that Socialist Worker has consistently pointed out the dangers of Rule 14 and the need to fight it, although without saying how this should be done. In some trade union branches (e.g. ASTMS, Charing Cross) affiliated to CTC, however, IS members have urged acceptance of the blackmail letter from the CTC Secretary, which stipulates that only those branches supporting Ine rule will De admitted to une May delegate meeting.
If vour idea of struggle against Rule 14 is to capitulate to the bureaucracy's Tirst siap, you will be in no position to give a lead and, worse still, you will badly let down other trades councils who have thrown out the rule. We belAlthough we agree that it is important for Red Weekly to analyse and criticise the position of the International Socialists on Rule 14, we also think it is important that such criticism is based on facts. On westminster rades counci a Ene revolutionary delegates strongly opposed Rule 14 both times it was proposed by Although some IS and Workers Revolutionary Party delegates did vote for Rule 14, this was only because they Socialist Worker, 10 April