IMGpapers 1968–75

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

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· Red Weekly No. 28, 23 November 1973 · p. 6 of the scan · 306 words

The scan: rw-no28-nov-13-1973.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

wolthy task, But how preciscly did the conference popos to carry out this commitment?

This point seems to have got left out of the resolution.

he only practical proposil from the conference was at to hold another conference! However it bould net be thought that 1S has falled to grasp the ide political significance of the present working cais staugpes, The fital point ef the resolu tion pointed their view on this: "the Conference, scopnsing that the attack of che omployors and their Tory government against the working class is n political one pledges ibsell to ..." To what? Organise ocal conferences to plan united action against the Toties: Fight inside the NUM and the AUEV Tor a EXHIBITION of unoffical posters produced by active there and stop counterposing the fight against racisme to the class wat.

It was left to delegates like rother Singh, of Hirming ham Qualcast, to point out that the strugde for berter conditions of the Indian workers in his factory hsu Isken Dac des nse antarebi el sectiot of the white workers, Anther black delegate pointed out that there was not cren a black on the platform The conferen ce was wound up by Rob Wright of the AUEW, who explained that the walons bad te give special assistance to black members, and must soo the fight againsr racialism as part of the struggie A resolution was then proposed and secanded, It called on the TQC to appoint a maoe relations officer, argued for the nood to work outa motod to identify and tackle areas of racial discrimination, encouraged tride union bodies to oppose ricist scalon , dod proposa to deom er 38 sox I00R1 No organisation la curry cut these decisions was peoposed, and shen some delegates tried to speak on the motion the chainan closed thc contrence

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