DEFEND THE RIGHT WORK | IMGpapers 1968

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the system is shrouded in the mists of business secrecy. The books of the exployers must be opened to expose the way in which the wheeling and dealing of capitalist competition creates misery for millions; to show the need for nationalisation; and prepare the way for this on the basis of a workers' plan to guarantee jobs drawn up by workers' committees in every industry.

It is the Wilson Government which is co-ordinating the present wave of attacks on the jobs and living standards of working people, and it is this same Government which will most bitterly resist any policies which are capable of defending the right to work.

It is for this reason that the IMG believes it is necessary to campaign not only against the pro-capitalist policies of the Wilson/Healey clique, but also for the removal of these people from their position of leadership in the labour movement. Unless this is done the battles of today will have to be fought again and again — until the working class becomes first demoralised and then defeated.

To the left Labour leaders we say you will be judged by what you do in practice in the fight for jobs. We dem and that you support every single struggle that breaks out against redundancies and support and encourage local Labour councils that refuse to implement the cuts. We say to Benn — if you really wish to defend the right to work you should resign from Wilson's Government and lead a fight against his Tory policies BUILD RIGHT TO WORK UCOMMITTEES While remaining merciless in our criticisms of the reform ists and their inability to put forward real solutions to the problem of unemployment, the IMG will fight for united action with all sections of the labour movement to smash unemployment. In every locality Right to Work Committees should be established which are representative of the broad labour movement. These bodies should organise immediate solidarity with any struggles that break out against unemployment and draw up a common jobs policy for the area which can be enforced on the bosses and the Government by the united action of the whole labour movement.

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REMOVE THE WILSON/HEALEY LEADERSHIP

DEFEND THE RIGHT TO WORK AGAINST THE