Labour-only sub-contracting Bill.
sita level to enforce compliance with its provisions would be necessary. axtensive black listing and other anti-union activities, is seriously jeopard ised.
the House of Commons arrests have been made In an atlampt 10 lind new lga precadents to use in the crushing of picketing.
prick sting, We ask cre railer in particular to sponsor one body and to speak atte Court is the defence of those who face similar charges today.
Yours fraternally, JIM KEMP.
On behalf of the London Joint Sites Committee, 15 May 1973 Eric Weller whore euri-mp Blige its second reading this Fridey. The "lump" as you know is the curse of organisation inside the building trade. It is clear tharefore that avary trade unionist in the building industry supports the initiative that you have made in Parliament. We therafore call on all Labour MPs to support the We are also sure that you agrue that parliamentary initiative must go hand in hand with the broadet possible action at site level by building workers themselves So far, such action has depended on the hardwon right to pickat "lump' sites, in most case picketing represents the only means to defend organisation and living standards of workers in the trade. Even with the passage of your Bill, picketing and other activities at Now the right to picket is being attacked by the Tory Government. In Shrewsbury 24 building workers face a total of 210 charges including conspinacy for following their unions official policy on picketing during last year's national builing strike These workers are guilty in the eyes of the Tory Government for pursuing their normal and vital trade union activity. If the attack on picketing at Shrewsbury is successful, the ability of building workar to fight the lump, in an industry notorious for its The Shrowsbury trial is no isolated akample, but one among several, For instance, from the pickets on the St. Thomas's Hospital site, which is only a fow hundred yards from So far the leadership of the two unions invoted, hire not taken up a nationa campaign. in defence of these workers and their rights. But such a campaign is vital. We can begin now, in London, by building a committee for the defence of founding meeting. Its main aims would be to prepare a public tour for the Shrersbury workers in Landon, and to propare action for the opening day of the trial in the High At many trade union rallies Labour MPs have spoken of the Tolpuddie Martyrs, who also faced the conspiracy laws. The kay test of all the leadership of the labour movement PROMISES, PROMISES!
* Building workers remain the only force who can make employers
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* Hetter s but sets up a register or bunders: * This register is nor compulory * There are no penalties for builders who do not register. drop the lump See HEFFER'S TOOTHLESS BILL on page 3 of this issue.