Tatchell slams Tebbit scheme

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This reflects a current will be held in November/ major advances. running through all the December 1982 to prepare A motion to campaign But this coming yea Civil Service trade unions. the claim; then work will be for affiliation to the Labour a test."

In the same week as CPSA set in train held its conference, the links at local level supporter) was passed by are planning a di outgoing President Kate Inland Revenue Staff other unions. "Young people should boycott the new youth training scheme and the Labour and trade union movement should give official backing to a boycott. Trade unions should give full support to young people who refuse to participate in the scheme and to take industrial action to make it inoperable."

Peter Tatchell, Lal ar's non-endorsed candidate for Bermondsey, condemned Tebbit's new scheme at a public meeting on Monday 17 May called by the Walthamstow and Leyton Unemployed Action Group.

Peter Tatchell criticised Norman Tebbit's new youth training scheme for the will be held in November/ December 1982 to prepare the claim; then work will be set in train for building links at local level with other unions. The camunemployed. He said the wages of £15 a week for school leavers were below the supplementary benefit poverty line of £18.60: 'The new scheme has transformed the Youth Opportunities Programme into something more akin to the Hitler Youth."

He accused the government of working in collusion with employers to exploit the plight of the young unemployed and boost business profits: "Young people are being dragooned into working as cheap labour for starvation wages. I fear that this will force many youngsters to turn to crime to make ends meet. Nobody can live on major advances.

A motion to campaign for affiliation to the Labour Party (moved by an SO Party (moved by an SO supporter) was passed by 101,000 to 93,000 votes. 101,000 to 93,000 votes. £15 a week.

"Many workers in the Third World are paid better wages. The proposal to deny unemployment benefit to those who refuse to join the scheme is tantamount to industrial conscription.

Trident

Peter Tatchell called on the government to scrap the £8,000 million Trident nuclear missile programme and divert the funds to ensure that every YOP trainee receives £55 for a 35 hour week with 5 weeks paid holiday a year and a guaranteed job at the end of the scheme. politically-formed politically-formed But this coming year will be a test.

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