IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

MAY DAY TUC AVOIDS ACTION

Red Weekly No. 1, 1 May 1973 · pp. 1-2 of the scan · 156 words

The scan: rw-no1-may-1-1973.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 1 of the scan

Victor Fuether has announond thet he for one will not be making any appearance on labour movement platforns on May Day, Little wonder, concidering the way in which the General Council has made a mockery of its Day of Action. The May Day strike wat called by the Incull conference of the TUC as a protest against the Pay tawa Vet on 26 April, Mr. Feither de Cloud that the day of action is a 'specific expressionel leguiescence In Prams 2 of the the ney bolkcy! He then went on to show how little the General Council had hothere 10 do to prepere for a national Moppage: they had simply issued annuation, printed some thous ands of leuflets, and produred some speakers notes.

We can expect some denonciations of the Tory Governivaint in Mr. Feather's Breakers notes: But what they will not contain is the

page 2 of the scan

railroad militants to jail. Unlike the state

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