which GRIFFIN BELL - Carter's racist Attorney General elect and the sign from his colour-bar club.
Ford. I think that this had the effect of making the socialist smaller than Despite this the SWP received votes. was etal since counted, was still the largest left vote in the country - considerably larger than that of the Communist Party. The massive campaign mounted months left us in the strongest position that we have ever had.
But we have big tasks ahead. Those workers and blacks who did not lose their illusions in Carter during the election campaign are now losing them after the announcement of Carter's Cabinet. This is especially so in the trade unions, despite his announcement of tax cuts and a small jobs programme.
In particular the nomination of Griffin Bell as Attorney Gen- a man who until then had belonged to Atlanta's Piedmont Drivina Club. which bars membership to blacks and Jewshas stirred up the opposition of tion, its even the most conservative black organisations. these reasons it is unlikely that Carter's election victory have a dampening effect on the struggle.
One of the most important developments in the unions at the present time is the campaign in tne steelworkers union being launched by Ed SadlowPeter Cameio. our presi dential candidate, made a most effective point in his campaign when he contrasted the steel union campaion with the bour geois campaign. He said that whatever the limits of Sadlowski's campaign, this was a rea campaian in which there were real differences differences O cass InterColo The Sadlowski campaign is not what we call a class struc gle left wing in the unions. However it is a step towaras that, perhaps the biggest step towards that seen in the recent Despite his lukewarm support for Carter in the elecSadlowski claims that he is a socialist in the tradition of Eugene Debs (the great American socialist pioneer), and he does speak in class terms.
ATTACKS In America it is a big breakthrough for a leading unionist to say that the steel union represents workers' interests, that function is -ПОТ to help administer the steel industry. In particular he attacks the present contract which provides for no strikes until 1980. He represents the rebellion against that. And the more radical he gets, the more support he gets from the steelworkers Sadlowski has also been attacked viciously for having the support of the Communist Party capitulate, and welcomes the support of evervoggy. Even Sadlowski does not win election campaign likely, because he is badly org anised the impact or nis campaign, not just on the steel union hit on other linione wil ED SADLOWSKI leads stee danger to American would be a Sadlowski vict This is part of the proc COnSTUCUTC a class left wing within which we understand the need to replace the crats with a Labour Party If the bureaucrats join they will because of the unrest a udoe CAMPAIGNS We will continue over t year to fight on electio forms, including the elections in New York, a Mayor Daley in Chicago. also be running against and opp black mayors who are