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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–1988

SHREWSBURY

Red Weekly No. 33, 4 January 1974 · pp. 1-2 of the scan · 358 words

The scan: rw-no33-jan-4-1974.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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This campaign is ln no sense a diver sion! from the strugales over wage claims and agrinst the Tory lockout.

The Shrewshury case and the 3-day wook we just two prongs of the off ensive which the Tory Goversment Some of the 800 delegates who attended last September's conference in support of the Shrewshury 24, called by the Liverpool Trades Couneil, A recall meeting of this body must be arranged immediarely in order to mobilise che widest support for the Shrewsbury workers throughout the trade arion movement. has unleashed against the trade unión movement in an effort to prevent it breaking through Plase 3, The fight to preserve woricing class diving standards will require both the broadest class unity determined forms organisers. already of the libour mavement.

and the moet oF #niggle. The Shrewsbury trial is an attempt to deprive the working class of its most ing - and intimidate rank-and-tie The key to developing in effective campaign will bin an allout strake bry building workers. Briding trade mill tants in evary araa should be working towards this end, and the editorias board of thie tank and file tuilding workers paper Cherr rocillad to coardinate such moves on the natlonal lavat Maximum pressure must be put on the UCATT and TAG leaders to support such action.

Solidarity actions by other groups of workers is also very importanc, Last September a Conference apomored by the Leerpool Trades Council on the Shrewsbury trials attracted 800 delegates. The Trade Couneil has agreed in principle to the vocall of this body, but the decisioh must he gut into offact immediately. and madie represslation insured ar the recall conferanco from all quartere which bet upiet a central position in the rank and-fife movement, in the balkline ers in 1972.

STOP PRESS- Both the UCATT and the T&G Executives ane meaning in London on Timsday, & nary to discuss the Strewsbury come, The London Shrewsbury Defence Conomittee is calling a one-day strike it the building trade for thar day and is organising a de-lobby of both executives to can for national industries

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staircase, hacked every step with an axe, and

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