• George Thompson All unemployed youth botween 18 and 24 will automatically face a cut in Unemployment Benefit of botween 20 and 60por cent if the Tories new Job Seekers Allowance is introduced.
If you walk out of a Job you won't re celve any benefft for the first two weeks. Also Employment Service staff will have more powers to force claimants to take up poorly paid jobs and go on slave labour schemes etc. It's Workfare in Britain. The reaction of workers in benefit offices to the JSA has so far been excel. lent (see above). But also the unemployed, trades councils and welfare state campaigners are organising a series of protests in opposition to It in coming months. A North West march Get Active! For more info side, Lancashire and on the JSA and Greater Manchester local events - County Associations of write to Liberation! against the JSA Is being organised by the MerseyTrades Union Councils to coincide with a Natiohal Conference to Defend the Welfare State on the March 23. The march will start at 10am In Cavendish Street, Manchester and there will be a rally at the Mechanics Institute at 11.30am where the Conference is being held. Speakers will Include Audrey Wise MP and the General Secretary of the