4,000 strong general assembly of workers in the steel industry IMMEDIATE DEMANDS:
1. Immediate Implementation of the Labour Collective Agreement, with the exception of the clause referring to working hours, which must be implemented wtibin 60 days: 2.
immediate dismissal of Prof. Estacio Marques, member of the adminis.
tralise board, and of departmental head ly stop Marguida Maria Matos: 3. Division of the Product of Work (previously called division of profits): the amount corresponding to the salaries and wages earned in a month by the whole work force will be equally distributed among these same workers, that is to say, in equal amounts;
4. abolition of the psycho-technical tests used for promotion of workers;
5. creation and recognition of a workers committee in order to dis cuss all current and future issues Peking bureaucrats to hold back the reaisThe high point of tis new strategy was - ly active the siging of the Paris Accords. However, trus noney is now connie undor mon strains. Asiatisation has failed, and the US Compress i now vacillating wildly on The detente between the US and the Moscow and Peking barcatcracies is also getting a bil shaky, with the continued Maro-ups in the Middie East and the failie of projecis such as SALT (Strategie Arms Hence the US is having to reconsider ils stratory, Une result Is Chat Dis DIvole ment in Indochina has become more blatant of late. The namber of advisers" jo Vietnam has now boat increased to related to the interests of the workers; 6. immediate reinstatement of all workers unjustifiably sacked since 1 January 1974, and review of all cases of dismissal prior to that dale; 7. if these demands are not met by 12 p.m. Monday, 6 May, all production, administrative services and other operations will immediate In relation to furnaces and other installations which could suffer dam age if stopped suddenly, the measur es necessary for a gradual stoppage will be taken.
In spite of the stoppage of the plant and administrative services, all workers are urged to come to their working places!
All matters discussed in the general assembly and before our own meeting must be dealt with by the Workers' Committee 24,000, and bodies such as Air America a ClA aulel have necome more omnons Furthermore, US army officers have been very active in ensuring the best use ol' supplies" to the Combodesn poppetsto the point of directing artillery and tank 84lacks persoozily. Disaso known that a Large force of Marines have been station ed off Kontum for soveral months.
A watchful eye must therefore be kept on these manoeuvies. Soonar or later the imperass win make a mose acmpt to halt the steady weakening of their hold in Indochina. At that moment a wellinternational scule will he of vital imporLince in thwarting their efforts.