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and living standards and the threatened massacre by nuclear weapons of human life itself, flow from the drive for profit.

The rule of profit shifts investment and trade to and fro across the world, leaving 'reserve armies of labour' everywhere. And the capitalists consciously use mass unemployment as a means to strengthen their If production were carried out for human need, not profit, then the very idea of leaving jobless people who are ready and able to work would The big capitalist powers have not armed themselves with nuclear weapons for self-defence. In fact they use even their conventional weapons not for self-defende, but to try to defend and extend the world domination which enables them to draw profits from the exploitation of The British army has been at war - officially or unofficially - every year since 1945, and always in the interests of British imperialism overThe arms race is further accelerated by the interests of the substantial section of the capitalist class that draws its richest profits from military Class struggle is the way to fight both against bombs and for jobs. The capitalist class will be disarmed only by the working class taking political Conversion of arms industries to socially useful production; expansion of public services; work-sharing without loss of pay; nationalisation to permit the establishment of workers' planning of industry — these are the from Socialist Organiser, 28, Middle Lane, London N8 8PL. control over employed workers.

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May 1979, Labour leader Callaghan wishes Thatcher "success" stressing that she will need "a lot of support" and promising that Labour MPs will offer "no factitious opposition." At the May NEC, he stresses that neither he nor the Labour Party would support a union that took strike action for political reasons against the elected government. Callaghan would condone no action which tried to thwart the implementation of the Tory government's policies.

July 1979, Moss Evans, TGWU (opposing fight for cost of living clauses in wage agreements): "Inflation is a trap, a provocation, a bait, a test, to see how our industrial strength is doing."

August 1979 NUPE leaflet: In every hospital and every local council our members will fight every inch of the way to defend their jobs and pay packets and to stop the public services being cut WTT May 1979 1979 overmanned on the blast furnaces or coke ovens and we'll negotiate phasing out! these jobs." to shreds by the political vandals in government." Yet Alan Fisher when faced with the occupation to defend St Benedicts Hospital in South London attacked ... the pickets! As police and scabs attacked trade unionists on the gates, Fisher condemned what he called "the use of force to prevent patients being moved out of the hospital."

September 1979 TUC Congress voted to *press ahead with talks with Tories, *uphold the "voluntary" restrictions on unions in the Concordat, and throw out plans for even a token campaign of regional demonstrations against Tory policies.

September 1979, John Chalmers, (Boilermakers) appealing for end to Robb Caledon struggle on jobs: "I appeal to Dundee to lift restricGod on thrifish Shipbuilders. y are in very serious trouble."

1980 more and more see the Labou Labour as the party concerned previous governments mean th out its promises.

It is partly this jaded view d impossible - under the impac many middle class voters to si This has been compounded | dearly and consistently even i alone for Labour's conference But for many workers they paign is only the culmination of the trade unions - yet n leadership is of retreats, conc local and national level.

Jctober 19/9, Albert spansw (COHSE): When there evidence that any health authc ity is contemplating the closure ! a hospital which is not in ti interests of the public and whic would adversely affect health ca in that area and our membar jobs would be at risk, we will co sider occupying that hospital (This did not bring COHSE su porting action behind the mer bership at St Benedicts). October 1979, leaders of tl Confederation of Shipbuildit and Engineering Unions (Confer accept Michael Edwardes' plan sack 25,000 workers and close 1 plants, and campaign for it ovi the heads of BL convênors. Alex Ferry (Confed secretary "You can't imagine the pressur on 14 men deciding on the joi of at least 165,000 in BL and further 500,000 in related indu tries ... the 600 troops of tl Light Brigade had good leade ship, but they rode into th Valley of Death. We are n prepared to confront- ti -0e10

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in 1982, after 30p increase in NHS pay offer, NUPE': Bob Jones: lusy, ludicrous and ridiculous deal. My organisation will be against the Royal College of Nursing accept it we will gg along with it" (ACT): "(Tebbit's) dodaration or waron lyidestroy the trade union movement if not (calling for dèfiance, stresses "we are inviting unTUC document declares that: *withdrawa "e withdrawal from the NEDC is "futile Hots is Mrisky"o coordination of action WEST BON TH т9 .. IT. Peoples t

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