hers confidence.
Most seriow The strike, in support of the reinstatement of Dave Halbsworth, has been confronted with more than the working class scum companied by the usc of fascist Natstrikers. Inside the lactory itself chere As Dave Hailsworth explained to an solidarity. This is what is annoying the NF. This strike has shaken the whole union up. It's not just affected us hut also other factories. A lot of Asian workers elsewhere are watching. They all know about Impcrial Ty powriters. That's why it's important that we win, It'll give otof all are the razor actacks that have been carried out against members of the strike committce by racist gangsters. Needless Do say these criminals bave not yet been caught by the police, who are more concerned to break up the pic ket line than deal with these antiIn this situation the defence of the picket line is a burning necessily The recendly formed Sapport Comnuctee has organised a series of mass pickets. The effeet of these s noiold Fuscly taey demoralise the scubs in the factory, and secondly thes prevent the sort of attacks that have been The succeas of these pickers has been obvious. Scabs have been for ced to turn back, white drivers of vans delivering to the factory havo turned around and gone back. The next step will be to druw in more support trom the Manchester trade unioo movernent-the AUEW District Committee have already pledged supporl for the strike Apate from orgarising and strenathening the mass pickets, which have drawn in forces from as far away as Liverpool, the Support Commitcee has contacted the Mar chester dockers, who have promised solidarity action in the form of blacking of all ICl products. Blacking of this sort will have a devastalinp eftect, and must be generalised througtout the country.
In Manchester we car build a campaigo in solidarity with the InContinued nace 11