Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 76, 11 March 1982 · scan pp. 11–12 · about 491 words

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Ads for Socialist Organiser events and many campaigns are carried free. Paid ads: 5p per word, f4 per column inch. Send to: Socialist Organiser (What's On), 28 Middle Lane, London N8. TURKEY Turkey Solidarity Campaign Democratic Platform Speakers' Tour Wednesday March 24: 11am press conference at St Bride's Institute, off Fleet Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.

Saturday March 27, 2pm. Public meeting at The Pleasance, 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh. Chair: Secretary of Edinburgh Trades Council. Speakers include Gavin Strang MP.

Monday March 29. Meetings in the Manchester area. Tuesday March 30. 7.30. Public meeting, Bridge Hotel Newcastle upon Tyne. 7.30. Public meeting, Trades Club, Leeds. Also other meetings in Leeds and Newcastle areas.

Wednesday March 31. Public meeting, Oxford Town Hall. 7.30. Public meeting, AUEW House, Furnival Gate, Sheffield. campaign.

BASINGSTOKE Socialist Organiser forum. 'The Case for Extra-Parliamentary Action'. . 7.30, Friday Marct 12, Chute House, Church Si LAMBETH/SOUTHWARK Thursday March 18: The fight for trade union democracy. Lambeth Town Hall. 8pm.

MARXISM London Workers Socialist League classes on basic Marxism. Next one: The general law of capitalist accumulation. Friday 19 March, 7.30pm. For venue write to PO Box 135, London N1 ODD. 'THE POLITICS of the Socialist Workers Party' - Glasgow.

WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE At the Adult Education anc Extra Mural Studies Dept., Leeds University on Saturday March 20. Registration (E1 waged, 50p unwaged) from TUCRIC, 6 Blenheim Terrace, Leeds 2 (Tel. 39633). Cheques payable TUCRIC.

ABORTION AND THE HEALTH SERVICE Conference called by the National Abortion Campaign and the Abortion Law Reform Assocation, on March 13, 10.3Caim to 5pm at 21 Star St., London W2. Registration: £5 sponsored, £2.50 unsponsored, 50p un waged from NAC, 374 Grays 'Inn Road, London WC1.

Strike Can't Pay, Won't Pay' and the real threat of strike action must go together if management is to be dissuaded from such disciplinary action.

A recall conterence of shop stewards and staff representatives would be the ideal forum to decide whether to go for Can't Pay Won't Pay with the threat of strike action 10 back it up or go directly for an all-out strike on a given date. The first of these is much the harder to put into effect and many may feel that it is an inadequate response to the jobs and wages questions.

Either way, all LT unions need to prepare now for strike action. on any of these pressing questions. An emergency resolution calling for Labour Party support for strike action was kicked out by Standing Orders Committee. who were allowed to get away with it by Conference.

The transport debate was squcezed into a mere 30 minutes.

London Labour Parties must fight to get the GLR Executive and the GLC to campaign for action. London Borough elections in May will depend upon it.

*Meeting for London Transport workers to organise for immediate future action. 14 March at 7pm at the Prince Albert pub. Whartedale Road, London NI.

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