THE NATIONAL Dockers' SupDort Conterence was artended kr 135 delegates. They represented Trades Councils support groups, and union branches from around the country.
A number of workshops discussed practical support, employ. ment law and contracts, anti-trade union laws, womens support grouds and develoning nationa and international solidarity.
The delegates condemned the TGWU leadership for not raising money, let alone making the dispute officiai. Donations are slowly arvine up so it is necessary to get more labour movement support.
The docker have received tremendous interne ional support which is having a real affect. The United Secretartes of the Fourth or cour which wi boost support Dockers have received tremendous international support Natioral Dockers Suppore committee is set un on a broad and 06530273. 72g • Send messages of support and donations made payable to Merseyside Cockers Shop Stewards Repeal to: emmy Davies, Secretard. Margay. ida Port Shop Stewards. c's Trans. from the nonsense of the Torv beef war even more hypocritical It is not as if Blair is the first to tread this path. Throughout the eighties social democratic parties came to office in Europe with similar aspirations.
It worked for a while-when the German balance of trade deficit was able to fund some reforms. Rut when the Deutchmarks stopped flowing the crisis hit quickly. The parties went into decline in France. Italv. Germanv and Snain Blair will not even get the short period of honeymoon. It will be straight into austerity, accompanied by a rightwing social agenda.
Anv attempt to move to a single currency would mean £12,000 million in CUTS.
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STAGE Socialist Outlook 103 • June 8, 1996.