capitalist state to send the Shrewsbury 2 back to jail.
of the same.
On Tuesday DCATTY malional executive met. But all George Smith could offer, speaking on behalf of the union executive to the joint London UCATT/TWU rally githered outside, was an 'appeal" lo Roy Jenkins, a call for an emergency meeting of the TUC General Council, and a lobby of parliament.
An emerpency meeting of the TUC General Council could be an excellent move-providing that UCATT had called its members out on indefinite strike and was demanding that the TUC brought out the rest of the trade union manement in support.
A TUC delegation to meet Jenkins, backed by such action, would be meaningful, and a massive lobhy of Parliament to punch the point home might then be serving a purpose.
But Jenkins is not going to be moved by reasoned argument, not are the ladies and gentlemen at Westminster, Jenkins has been Home Secretaty since February and he has not lifted one solitary finger to help the Shrewsbury brothers. Nor in that time has the Parliamentary Labour Party done anything about these imprisoried workers.
There is only one type of action, that will get Des Warren and Ricky Tomlinson out of prison-strike action by a massive section of the working class.
Workers all over the country have been taking action in support of the Shrewsbury 2. In London on Tuesday some 30 sites stopped work tu support the rally. In Liverpool more than 1000 building workers are out demanding the release of Warren The right-wing trade union leaders are a little less concerned. Despite the failure of the feeble campuign that they mounted during the trials, and their failure to do anything at all after the vicious sentences were handed down, all they do now is offer less and Tomlinion. There have been one day stappages in Scotland. According to reports a mumher of sites in Manchester lave voted to take indefinite strike action from Monday.
Nor is the unper about the men's imprisonment restricted to the building Irade. The execulive of the pantworkers union NATSOPA has "deplored the action' of the High Court and demanded their release, Workers at Hammersmith Hospital have decided to picket Wormwood Scrubs where the two men are jailed But UCATT and the TGWU have offered no lead to the striking workers. Their friendly chats with Jenkins will came to no more than a glass of sherry with our liberal' Home Secretary and a bland refusal by him to intervene.
If Warren and Toilinson are to be got out of jail this means that the Tank-and-file have got to act. The building workers on strike should start despatching flying pi. kets to every site in Britain with the aim of bringing out every worker in the building industry.
Other workers should set up support committeer in every town and district. These committees must have at their number one prionity to spread the strikes into every factory and workplace possible.
Unless this action is taken, and taken soon, these two brothers will stay ih jail. The ruling class will then feel note confident to use their courts and their police against striking worker and the worken will feel less confident in their ability to challenge the employers and their laws, struggle by setting up action committees, and sending out flying pickets to bring out other workers.
IN AUGUST 1972 THE TORY COVERNMENT DECIDED TO USE A mass meeting of building workers in Liverpool on Monday. They voted to remain on strike in solidarity with the Shrewsbury 2. The bureaucrats will not offer a lead — it is militant sections like this who must give leadership to the The trial was deliberately prolanged and
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IN THE GRASS ROOTS OF THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT there is deep and bitter resentment at the decision of the