Within my own union Millcant has participated in reforging the left through the Campaign fora Fighting and Democratic UNISON.
Unlike Nigel Danby 1 would have no hesitation in Taafe's book to any socialist. Not just because it records a thorough social. economic and political analysis of the past thirty years. our occause it provides a testament to the he- actly? rote international struggle of Phil Culshaw "RUSSIA: REACTION on Hold?"(SO 95) was confused and confusing. apparatus of Stalinism, in a fusion of party and state. Its dockers flect the interests of the bureaucracy, but also attract AS A REGULAR reader 1 the votes of many workers in would like to comment on the military - industrial com- SO 95. The international nex. Elsewhere the writer coverage was excellent as doubts whether the vote usual and the anti-racist means that the kussian stuff was fine but for working class is "resuming "Britain's best selling sotheir (sic) forward march", Which march is this, ex- cialist fortnightly", I would expect the coverThe Russian working age of the docks dispute to class has been atomised and repressed since the 1920s. The support groups mentioned are only those set up generated workers" state be- by Trades Councils. cause the bureaucracy Oxford's Disputes Support uroup nas aiso peenie scre the source of tis powcl activated, and dockers are speaking on official platthe organs or coliccavisco property. After 1991 that de. forms in London. Bott fence was abandonca and GLATC and Workers Press the USSR's successor states are baying to set up London Milkank Labour recenty or ganised a successful meeting which proposed to set up ally, I would support this but they have suspended their initiative in favour of working with the Dispute Support Group.
There are many unique aspects of the Docks Dispute and to my mind it's the most important since the solidarity is amazing but the response of the (official) trade union movement so taf has been disgraceful.
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