IMGpapers 1968–75

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

Support urged for Swedish dockers

Red Weekly No. 50, 1974 · p. 2 of the scan · 213 words

The scan: rw-no50-may-day-1974.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Red Weekly has received the followthe Fourth International, requesting solidarity with an important dock strike:

On 24 Apcil, the 2,700 meabers of the Swedish Dockers Union Jaunched an all our strike in thirty Swedinh harbours.

"The unot was cortimuted in 9? as a result of the exclusion of sevural Jocal sections from the Transport Workers Union, wich is affiliated to the national trade union confederation (LO). The Swedish Dockers Linion now organises a musurity of Swedish dockers and totall dominator several important harlours, inclading Gorhenburg, Stockholm and Haisingborp.

aproomonts with the Swedish Dockers ing leaflet from the Swedish section of from Swedith Jarbours!

During the present wage negoriations, Sweden: Union, which, by its demands, its elements of worken democricy and its militancy represents a threat to the thoroughly buresucratised leadership of the LOThough representing only a minority of the Swedish dockers, the Transport Workers Linion claims the exclusive right to sign wage agrooments in the harbours attacking tbe right of the Swerish Dockers Union tb exist as a trade-union The dockers of this union bood all support posible even internationally! Dockers of Europe, we therefore urge Do not handle cargoes redireeted Have your own mode anion organisa. nov send messager of midario: To Svenska Hamnarbetonefor bunder, Neaten 11, 3-891 00 Ornskoldsuit,

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