this term.
Southampton University, for example, 1s proposing not only Cat there should be a nationally co-ordinated rent strike next terin. but also that all money withheld should be kept in a National Rent Strikes Furd. The students on the campus. The demands of the students are. Students occupying the administration black at the University of Esses have found confidential füles which 2. contain information about the political activities of The occupation was begun on Monday by 100 students, 3. and suhsequently was supported by a 500 atrong Union General Meeting. The University has issued write against They are also demanding that there should be a full An immediate 15% redaction in catering prices, DC's moves, When, for example, the DC ordered thei to end picketing altogether, ot the prelext that continued picketing would prejudice the recommendations of an 'independent inquiry for which the DC bad campaigned, the Footprint stewards continued For the moment, some strikers bave lusions about the 'independent inquiry but it cannot retirin any credibility for Jong, The tenacity of the strikers, the effective blacking of goods. the strongih of the union in the area wtuch has prevented other skilled men from seizing the jobs of the strikers, and the extension by the District Committee of the district lesy for a Further period, all means that the Footprint wurkers are far from defeated, The phe imporlant weakness of the strikers all along has been that, despite their opposition and mistrust of the DC, they have never openly with no stiff redundancies.
Firm guarantees that cafering and accommin tion facilities will be expanded to cope with the expected incresse in student numbers.
An immedia 55% cut in the rends charged at discussion of the finances of the University. The students are seeking support from Colchester Trades Council, from local tenants organisations and the trade unica itovement.
campaigned in the stewards movement for their owt positions. Overcoming this weakness is now more imporlant than ever.
On 30 November, the last of the pickets who were arrested when the Special Patrol Group was brought in to smash a one-day arca masa picket at Footprints, come up for trial. This Stoute no made tae tocus tot a 135o solidarity action which will make clear to the employer that Footprint has not been forgotten. Footprint workers should begin a campaign now for a mass picket ouside the courtbouse, and for a commitment from shop stewards committees that if the inquiry is unfavourable mass picketing will be resuned. If the strikers are prepared to take this independent action they can take a big step towards winning reinstatement of Pete Wilson and victory for the Footprint worker. JIM SALSON Red Weekly 23 November 1973 Page 3