TOP BUREAUCRATS from the [T&GWU, NUR, ASLEF, TSSA] received a shock at a meeting of 250 trade union representatives from me puone transpore maustry London on Wednesday 23 February, called to discuss the Save Our Services [SOS] campaign.
Speaker after speaker from the floor demanded militant action, including a strike and a free fares day, in counterposition to the platLOLLE SOCaKCIS calls for leafletting and lobbies of ParliaTrade unionists were angry that the campaign was being run by a public relations firm and without reference to, let alone control by, the shop stewards and trade union General Secretary of the NUR, said that the campaign was democratically controlled because the NUR was a democratic union. Yet NUR branches were not even informed about Wednesday's meeting until the Friday before. Many of them had therefore not met to publicise or discuss this meeting, a fact that was reflected in the very poor turnout of NUR representatives.
Larry Smith, national bus officer simply argue our case with the Labour government and covered up the role of Jim Daly, Transport Committee of the Greater London Council, who is slavishly carrying out the government's cuts policy rather than following the examnle of the Clav Cross councilred to cuts that have already taken place on the railway, and to the recent shutdown of the electrical industry against the cuts. Yet his prescription for transport was to wage a political campaign until 5 May (the GLC elections). If the Tories got in, we might need to use our muscle, he said. In fact, the present Labour real Tories will get in — loyalty to the Labour Party means fighting now by all means against Labour's CULO ol une that transport workers are fed up with pressure politics, and recognise CUtS In called Tory policies are ensuring that the the meeting.
It was very clear from the meeting that only militant action can defeat -SCEVICES Chairman Jim Daly refused to put membership should do as they are told by the leadership, not the other way round. The first resolution for the SOS campaign committee to be electea trom une meeting, and the second called for a free fares day on 21 April, the designated "Day for Transport'. paration there is nice doubt that boln reso lutions would have been carried by It is now necessary for transport workers to Dompare mer unOn leaders with resolutions along these lines, and tor strike action on 1] May, which London NUPE has deciared a dav of action for the public services. In addition, meetings should be organised in each area to build the campaign together with worKers Tom OuncE SeCLUEs - 30,211. Needless to say it charts a different course from McAvoy and his friends.
Motion 73 calls for a campaign waged in co-operation with other BERNARD REGAN (East Lon trade unionists, especially those in don NUT) the public secior and speus out a programme of action: no classes over 30; no covering up for absent or non-appointed staff; extra pretransfers of teachers; no discussion about priorities'; and finally for the establishment 'in each locality of ioint committees of acton with other trade unionists affected by the cuts to mobilise the full resources of all involved in the fight against the destruction of social services."
The right-wing leadership of the NUT Executive, greatly disturbed N19 (Archway tube). that such a 'radical motion has come top, have already leaked to the proes their intention to amend' got the most votes of all As a first step it should fight for the NUT to support the call for strike action on 11 May by London NUSU OPEN CONFERENCE Socialist Teachers Alliance Sat/Sun 5/6 March Sat: "Against the Cuts'; Sun: "For Trade Union Democracy' Black Paperites'.
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Blackpool Red Weekly is pleased to print this article by DRAKE K the Black Allied Workers Union, recently expelled fro with certain of the points made by Brother Koka but fee contribution to building solidarity with the struggle of bl strengthen their trade union organisation.
THE BLACK Allied Workers Union is a black trade union. It is a union of blacks, for blacks, organised and run by blacks.
The BAWU was founded in August 1972 at a general public meeting of a cross section of black workers in Johannesburg. Since then it has spread to various industrial centres all over South Africa. It is national in scope and operation, and determined to bring about the liberation black workers from oppressive, suppressive laws and from the exploitative labour and economic system which has reduced blacks toa sub-humanstate.
The union is for blacks - by "black' we mean all those who are discriminated against by law, MONTHLY CASHAVCKAGEBYKACALGKOUPO TSEL Racial Group Racial Group Mining Manufactur Conste Rand 368.8 307.2 tradition, racial prejudice a attitude and have been depri of the right and power to dec for themselves or choose th own destiny. It is for all bla workers who find themselves i position of economic depri tion, denied the right to collect bargaining through the process trade unionism because of th race and the colour of their skin The purpose of the BAWU is organise and unite all bla workers into a powerful lab force that can earn the respect a de facto recognition of both employers and the Governme to educate black workers a make them aware of their po and significance at work; to bu them into a oneness — the spiri Sectricity Bankie Cond 325. 369.1 298.2