Socialist Organiser

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

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Socialist Organiser no. 119, 10 February 1983 · scan pp. 15–16 · about 486 words

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If you agree with what we have to say, you can help. Become a supporter of the Socialist Organiser Alliance -groups are established in most large To 'Get Organised' in the fight, or for more information, write at once to Socialist Organiser is not just a We fight to organise workers struggle for a new leadership labour movement.

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Leeds. Contact Garth Frankland, 623322. SO is sold at Books and Corner Books, Woodhouse Lane.

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Oh dear! With just £50 this week - £20 from Ellen Taylor in Sheffield and £30 from a jumble sale in East London - we've reached £222.50 for February.

All SO groups should make sure they have a drive on raising money for the fund in the next couple of weeks. There's still time to organise fund-raising for February - if you organise it now. Even small groups can organise collections Dropping to £50 is a danger signal; and all groups must react now. We need another £777.50 this month. What are you doing for the fund?

Send money to: The Treasurer, 214 Sickert Court, London Martin Thomas reviews the reports We won't get £1000 this way!

and ask readers for donations. AT SWINLEY in Surrey, workers from Swinley Park Hospital have been supporting the water picket line. In Newham, East London, local trade unionists in NALGO, GMBU, and NUPE have made donations and are backing a public support meeting called by Newham North West Labour Party (7pm, Thursday February 10, at the TGWU offices, 43 West Ham Lane, Stratford).

Support is also expected for a picket called by the water workers at the Thames Water Authority offices in Barking Road..

Oxford Trades Council has called a public meeting for Wednesday 9th, where a support committee is likely to be set up. In Stoke, Labour Party • and irades Council meetings have invited water workers to speak.

Elsewhere union officials unwilling to give support have been called to account by their members. At BL Longbridge, the works committee (in which the Communist Party is influential) refused to invite a water workers' speaker to address the shop stewards... saying that they did not think there would be enough support.

Several stewards have protested, and are contactmeeting voted not to comply, but instead to send N1 2SY.

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FIGHTING TO TURN OFF THE TAPS

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