Sheffield:
A meeting on Shrewsbury last Sunday (13 January), disciplinary charges arising from the strike rally fiasco organised on the initiative of the Sheffield IMG, was attended he TO neonie. amonest them a tumher ol important convenes from the local engineering and bulkling industries.
WIter the meeting a Shrasbury Delena Committee was set up. It decided to plan forn one-day strike on 15 January, to lobby a meeting of King them to support a resolution calling fur n tional strike action in delence of the Stinwsbury 3. and to mobilise for the re-called Liverpool Shrews bury Conference.
Vales:
Ahout 100 Weish beddine workers and supporters held a demonstration and meeting last Tuesday (15 January at Ammanford, noelle of Swansea, lo protest at the Shrowsbury convictions.
A résolution, proposed by the ING and pussed Wednoday's TUC meeting of TU Presidents und Genenil Sccretaries slating, thet: This meeties condemas the sentences passed or the 6 bubting workoes al Strewsburg. It considors this to be part. ofia so-ordinatod Tory attack on the organisations of th0 worsing class und Calls on te emory TLO Prescents meeting to issue u call for exteone national action both in defenus of these workers and alist le Tore Conme A disappointing turn-out of 400 gathered at the THUG IN ЗОЛИАТНУ WIE LI DUY 3. ПРАЕОЛ 15 January hy the Glasgow Shrewsbury Defence Committee and the Scottish LCDTU, The rally was chaired by local building workers leader Barry Docherty, who sid: 'We are ready, the question is, is the kadership ready to lead a united struggle to get the shrewshunt jour of ail? TEC official Hugh Wyper said: "The Transport and General Workers Union will support the Shrewsbury Kensington & Chelsea:
SHES THEISTS THISTS Battersea: will have suffered a defeat. Rosd and Townsend Roid, NWS 3 during this campuign. We also have to add the weight of the Shreesbury campaign to all the other campaigns at present -the miners ASLEF, the Cones-and chalenge the govinment.
A Crisis Action Committee has been set up by a meeting of over forty locat activists in the London Tory attacks on working class living standards. The meeting was attended hy prominent local trade A public meeting will be hold on 21 January (see 'What's On" for detnils). Puhlicity for the moeting will loud speaker van touring the main shopping areas on defendants. the Saturday afternoon before the meeting.
Battersea branch of the Laboar Party Young Socialists the working class in the prosent sitation. They point to the need for a working class offensive against the Covement sud Lee Entor soct ola victory lor the miners in their key strugak; He are strong enough to smash through all their bluff," the statement says, hut:
The LPYS has organised a public meeting in South London on 25 January (so What's On'J. supported by landsworth Trades Council and Soutb wark Trades Council, Spenkers will include Ernie Women squatters to picket pub NAME This Sunday (20 January) there will be a women's pleker at tho Now Lao pub. St Johns Wood, at 1 pm. Last Sunday a group of worden from a local squat were refused drinks and then beaten up by the police when they atlempted to protest. They have boon chargod with crimiral damage, assoult, etc. This delight ful public house is localed at the junction of Allitson A rally against the Tories organised by Coventry and INstrict Trades Union Action Committee on 5 Janu ary was attended by 100 people, Despite pouring rain they stood for two hours in Coventry Shopping Precinct, and listened to local shop stewards and trade union militants. The speakers stressed the need For indestrial action to free the Shrewshury 3 and get the rest of the charges dropped A public meeting organised by CATT and sponsored by the trades Comal was hekl on 9 January. The EMG received a groat deat of support at this meeting for their proposal to hold a demon. stration in Coventry in solidarity with the Shuewsbury (British Section of the Fourth Internationall 182 Pantonville Road, London N.1. 7 would like more infor matron about the iNG and its activities.
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