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Socialist Organiser Alliance No.138 June 30 1983 25p Claimants and strikers 10p.

"THE world can't go on as it ts wint same find or summe maniac or some accident triggening tee lamed of wanted tine and of the far fur al Blockade of Greenham Common USAF base starts 6am Monday July 4, and continues until 6am Saturday July 9. Women only. On arrival please go to the Orange Gate. More details: 01-251 3133. THE decision of the NUR conference to support unilateral nuclear disarmament and to affiliate to CND, means that almost every major union in Britain (with the exception of the AUEW, EETPU and APEX) is now against the Bomb.

In particular, every transport union is now unilateralIst.

But conference resolutions are one thing - real action quite another. For instance, following the NUR conference decision, general secretary Jimmy Knapp was insisting to reporters that this would not commit the anion to blacking the transport of nuclear weapons or supplies.

Already, vital equipment for the Cruise missile base has been installed at Greenham Common. Protestors outside the base say a large transport nlona landed thare recentlu plane landed there recently.

Action

Missile launchers are expected to arrive any now and Cruise missiles are due before the end of the year.

The kind of action that could stop the Tories nuclear war plans is being demonstrated most dramatically by rank and file members of the National Union of Seamen.

They are refusing to take the "Atlantic Fisher" out of Barrow to collect nuclear waste from Sharpness for dumping at sea, 500 miles off Lands End. The NUS leadership is backing the action and has sent a circular to all branches advising them not to sail in vessels being used for dumping.

And the TGWU executive has sent out a telex instructing members to black the movement of nuclear waste (almost all of which comes from weapons.

Other promising developments recently include announcements from both NUPE and the FBU (Fire Brigades Union) that, they will boycott the government's schemes for dealing with the aftermath of nuclear war.

FBU General Secretary Ken Cameron - backing up the union's recent conference decision for non-cooperation 10p.

- Ronald Reagan with civil defence exercises -commented, "we see it very much as a matter of there being no life after death.".

Similarly, NUPE advising ambulance staff to adeniain shilana atoff boycott exercises like that proposed by Wessex Health Authority (on instructions from the DHSS) to "prepare plans for survivors" of a nuclear war.

NUPE national officer Roger Poole said they would not be party to the "deceit" of pretending that a nuclear war could be survived.

At its conference earli this month, NALGO took similar position, voting support members who refu to cooperate with ci defence regulations.

The vital task now is build on action like the se farers' ', and translate all tl excellent unilateralist resol tions and speeches at unic conferences into rank and fi acton. ALI The best way to stop tl bomb once and for all is f transport workers to refuse move equipment or supplie for building workers to bla‹ the installations, for publ sector workers to boycott : "civil defence" exercises, ar for workers like the seafare to refuse to carry away tl deadly waste! Ler to ISe vil hum Page 2... GAY RIGHTS This Saturday (1.30 at Speakers' Corner) is the Lesbian and Gay Pride march. Stephen Spurdon reports on the Labour Car paign for Gay Rights. Pages 8-9... YOUTH TRAINING SCHEME First of two features the Tories' plans.

Page 14 -.. TGWU BDC Starts July 4. Alan Thornett looks at the agenda.

Page 4... WHY LABOUR LOST: Our coverage on th election defeat continues with comments from Reg Race, Peter Tatchell, and Jonathan Hammond Pages 6-7... CHILE AND BOLIVIA Reports by Santiago Fortin and Harry Sloan

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ED TOR AL Socialist Organiser no. 138 June 30 1983 Page

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action against Cruise, Trident and 'civil defence'

Turn union votes into

uc " By Jim Denham