Organised! Organised
Socialist Organiser1982 1982-04-29Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 10 →
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workers in the struggle for new leadership.
To do so we need consistent support and money. Socialist Organiser Alliance groups have been established in most big towns.
Why not join with us? Supporters are asked to. undertake to sell a minimum of 6 papers per week and contribute at least £1.50 per month (20p for unwaged).
If there is no group in your area why not help us to build one?
To 'Get Organised', write at once to us at 28 Middle Lane, London N8.
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Yet at the same time the bureaucrats did everything possible to isolate and demoralise those sections who were taking action and prevent the strikes from spreading.
The chosen strategy to achieve this objective was that of 'selective action'.
If there had been a call for all-out indefinite strike action with no return until the full claim was met, then the militant sections could have come out immediately and fought to bring out other sections, building the strike with the full backing of the leadership.
Instead, selective action presented tremendous difficulties for militants at branch and section level.
There was quibbling between sections over who should come out; the partial action often meant that non-unionised or weaker sections would do extra work. The levy to support the action was organised nationally and meant no extra strike pay: and most important. it enenabled management to step in ard vietimie a divideú worktorce.
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