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Murray, Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, when he visited the school. He told them that the TUC could not constitutionally do anything until approached by one of the unions Involved, UCATT ot T&GWU, Needless to say, this has yet to happen.
Major activities now heing planned include a mass meeting of trude unionists in London's Conway Hall on Friday, 17 August, organised by the London Joint Siles Committer. This will act as one of the major mobilising focuses for the planned 10-day march Shrewsbury for the opening of the trial, lt should aiso provide a big boost to the fund-raising campaign -with the trial likely to go on for five months, with the 24 accused unable to work for that period, and with none of them actually living in Shrewsbury, the need in this respect is likely to be very great indeed. All contributions should be sent to: Building Workers Social Fund, co M.R. Williams. Pford Pentro, Ocean View, Carmel, Holywell, Flintshire.
Martin Meteyard Birmingham magistrates decided on Wednesday to send five building wor kers and three TV cameramen to the Crown Court for trial on charges arising out of the occupation of the SOS lump labour agency in February. The trial, in which the eight face charges of 'unlawful assembly and 'conspiracy to trespass, is not expected to begin before October.
The latter charge is particularly important. Trespass by itself is not a criminal offence. Conspiracy is being used to make into a criminal offence an action which by itself would be nothing more than a civil wrong which would have to be dealt with by a private court action for damuges. By invoking the conspiracy laws, the state authorities have been able to step into the case and threaten these workers with imprisonment. This type of move could he used in future ag ainst occupitions or similar actions, Brian Stocock CORRECTION In Fed Weekly 11 we carried a report on the satting up of a Shrowsbury Defence Committee in Preston in which various references were made to the BAC Shop Stowards Committen. This snould have rind Preston BAC Shop Stewerds Com othe BAC planti in the immediate are.
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