IMGpapers 1968–75

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

Immigrant workers to strike

Red Weekly No. 97, 17 April 1975 · p. 12 of the scan · 245 words

The scan: rw-no97-apr-17-1975.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

The international Workers Branch of the Transport & General M'orkers Linicin is calling on cateriop workers in all London Fating Houses to join the May Day strike over the continoed Imprisonment of Des Warren and Eric Tomlinsan This excellent Initiative scands in statk contrast to the camprigns of. Jobbies anc peritioniog of M.Ps that have heen organised by Lie trade uaion Bureneraes wich the tocit supaort of Die Communist Party, The bankruptey of the Cornmunist Party's line of reiving do the buresucricy to mount campasen to free the twe has born demonstratd yet aeaw by tRe canCo-ordinating Coenmitter conference due to take place on 19 April This is the locvitable pesalt of the demoralisation on on Shrewsbury the istue in the bailding Irade and the lahour movemcat generally brought about hy the burezuctacy s poitiess pratest ac tiens Meanwhile Ute Cf-conrolled Lizison Committee for the Defense of Trade Hrtons wiich cominllsi Iselt DE LES Last conferenoe on 22 March to Liplit for strike action un 1 May regandless of what abe TDC decided, has heen totally alient.

The action of the imes grant catering warkers should be a lcason lo the whinle British labour movement. Not oniy have they shown international solidarity with the British working class, but they have cellation of the Shrewsouey Two National demonsiraled that once they ans able to organise, immigrant workers can actually Jead the fight of the workers movement on a decisivo issue in the class struggle.

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