For labour movement solidarity

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Since the clampdown in Poland, the scene has been dominated by right-wingers like Frank Chapple making noisy efforts to brand the repression as a natural result of 'communism', ', urging Reagan and Thatcher to act against Poland, but doing nothing to help the Polish workers. Socialist Organiser appeals to trade union branches and Labour Parties to take up this call for CLASS solidarity. The Polish workers are still fighting the junta of General Jaruzelski. Miners have been shot, thousands arrested and interned In concentration camps, and many more have been sacked by the authorities.

This fight against the Polish armed forces and the bureaucracy which has ruled so corruptly and incompetently is a workers' fight. It needs the immediate and unconditional support of all workers East or West.

The labour movement needs to organise its own class solidarity with the Polish workers, completely independent from the cold war politics and actions of Reagan and Thatcher.

Build labour movement demonstrations, rallies and meetings. Build underJaruzelski: The workers, not Thatcher, will settle with him standing and support in the unions, Labour Parties, and communities for the Polish workers' fight • Tony Richardson (TGWU And martial law. Free Lech Walesa. Release all political and union prisoners. An end to all restrictions on Solidarnosc.

No Warsaw Pact intervention.

No to the state unions: build links with the underground workers' resistance. Send money, food and literature to these organisations.

Unconditional support the Polish workers' fight. (Signed):

Reg Race MP Jonathan Hammond President, NUJ)

Oliver McDonald (Labour Focus on Eastern Europe). (all in personal capacity)

Socialist Organiser Alliance London Labour Briefing Socialist Challenge