in Socialist Organiser the RMT Council and its Secretary Pat Sikorski has come under sustained attack.
This attack is disgraceful.
We the undersigned members of the RMT consider it as red baiting. which aids management's ability to victimise those involved. It must We fully support the record of the District Council.
Yours in solidarity Geoff Revell (President RMT LTDC; Larry Cotton (Asst. Sec RMT £7000 appeal ¡ Phil and Dave can call to collect your contribution personally Now that we're nearing the summer break, Socialist Outlook is preparing for a revamp. We're planning to come back in the autumn, looking better and with • more topical industrial reports and political analysis every fortnight.
But - here comes the rub - we need cash! One or two generous supporters have given us £560 to set the ball rolling. But we need lots more.
A lot of the equipment we produce the paper on reached retirement age long ago. We have computers and laser printers that look set to breathe their last almost every issue.
So far we've managed without major disasters. But it can't go on indefinitely. We need to renew our equipment and get some new machines in to stabilise the fortnightly Socialist Outlook.
There's a busy political period ahead - with a lot of / challenges facing the left. Socialist Outlook sees the conference of the left in the autumn as a vital opportunity to reorganise a fighting, class struggle left.
But for that to happen we need our paper - and , that means €7.000 by November. We appeal to all of our succomes go sut son to raise funds. and LTDC); Diana Udall (Branch sec. Holborn);
Tony Gildea (Chair Stratford no 1); Tessa van Gelderen (Branch sec. Paddington); Pam Singer (Branch sec. Neasden no. 3); Chris Rackley (Branch sec.
Neasden no.1); Bob Crow (NEC & Branch sec. Stratford no 1);
Alan Norman (Divisional Organiser LT); Arthur Richardson (Branch sec. Eastleigh and Fareham Rail); Brian Whipp (Brighton Joint; Pete Skelly (Branch sec. Bridgend and District); Richard Sheppard (Bristol no 4); Martin Wicks (Swindon Rail); Alan Pottage (Edinburgh no 1); Mick Ratcliffe (Ashington Busmen's branch).
All signatories in a personal capacity. See page 11 for Socialist Outlook s view Free the Cardiff Three! Sam Inman's article on a