cut. Send your letters to: Socialist Outlook PO We welcome letters on any subject but please keep them brief. Letters over 350 words will be Box 1109, London, N4 2UU invite exclusion, where there is Unshackle the unions' is a campaign launched by the Socialist Movement Trade Union Committee, the Haldane Society Committee, the Solidarity Network, Labour Party Socialists and Trade Union Lesley Mahmood News. It is a campaigning prority of the Socialist Movement.
The statement below is being circulated in the labour move ment for support from activists. It will be publicised in the media as part of the campaign.
"We demand the complete repeal of all anti-union legislation and that the British Government comply with the Conventions and Principles of the United Nations International Labour Organisation for the full restoration of trade union rights.
We do accept the criminalisation of trade union activity and the attacks on civil liberties.
We reject the argument that a trade union movement of 8 million members has no alternative but to comply with anti-union legislation.
We support trades unionists threatened by use of the laws and all those who challenge the law to defend their interests."
Please send statements of support, saying whether you would like your name printed as a supporter, and any donations to: Carolyn Sikorski, 53a Geere Road, London, E15. Literature on the anti-union legislation is also available at 50p plus SAE.
Carolyn Sikorski London E15