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SUSPECTeS alist Organiser Alliance secretary John Bloxam introduced a report on the SOA's work Jo Quigley reports on the 'Poland' workshop Jo Quigley reports on the Poland' workshop SOLiDARNDSC The Polish Solidarity Insisting that solidarity Campaign was launched in with Solidarity was its Armiet 1Q8N litaroller o farr nasasswialimra nhiantino the Lol Duffy, a Boilermake AT this workshop, people involved in Leyland Action, Longbridge and Lairds bulletins were represented, as well as comrades from Vauxhalls and other workplaces.

The discussion was about the need for industrial bulletins to support the work of SO supporters in various industries.

Comrades from the car industry wanted to build up to a trade bulletin across the various firms and throughout the country. STEVE Murray, editor of the Polish Solidarity Campaign News, stressed the vitality of Solidarity despite the continuing military More than a thousand illegal publications flourish in Poland. Warsaw, with a 50,000 strong demonstration probably had the distinction of holding Europe's largest May Day march. And the 15 minute strike supported by 75-80% of Warsaw's factories showed that Jaruzelski has failed in Poland where Pinochet succeeded in crushing the working class in Chile.

From many factories the Solidarnose underground resistance is under pressure to organise a general strike. For Socialist Organiser groups to win support and understanding in the trade unions in Britain before the Polish workers clash again with their brutal, bureaucratic rulers is a most pressing task. •Steve Murray also urgéd the importance of selling 'PSC News' in the trade unions. It is one of very few publications (and the only one specifically aimed at the trade unions) with reliable, up to date, and, extensive information on rs' shop steward at Cammell But first we need to establish local bulletins where we have supporters.

The SO bulletins often represent the only real information that rank and file workers receive about what was going on in their stewards . committees and workplaces. This does not mean that SO bulletins replace shop stewards bulletins and these should still be fought for.

SO bulletins also put across the politics of SO, backing up our comrades' nưóưś oov d days before the Gdansk agreement was signed. Its first success was its involvement in securing from a reluctant TUC recognition of Solidarity.

WOMEN'S liberation issues and activities did not figure in the AGM as largely as perhaps they should. But the priorities resolution passed by the AGM stressed:

"By their very nature women's liberation issues interact and overlap with practically all activity. Specific attention to these issues, to Women's Fightback activity, etc., is therefore a bedrock essential for SO groups. aird, reports on the factory work within the industries rather than being counterposed to doing this work.

There were copies of Leyland Action, Longbridge, Lairds, Sheffield Rail and Sheffield Miners' bulletins for comrades to see at the workshop.

Coordination

But we felt thạt there should be more co-ordination between all the bulletins so that information overrung unjecave, wo campaign refused to allow organisations of either right or left to impose conditions before support was forthcoming. bulletins workshop contained in one could use to the others.

It was agreed that each area producing a bulletin should send 30 copies to SO, so that it can be circulated to the areas and be used in the paper.

We felt that despite the big effort involved, comrades should push for more bulletins, as they can greatly increase the influence of Socialist Organiser in industry.

At a workshop introduced by the Labour Campaign for Gay Rights, a Socialist Organiser gay caucus was launched.

Comrades interested can contact it c/o Socialist Organiser, 28 Middle Lane, London N8 8PL,

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