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upended by the “fiettem Dog", will contest the General ieceion dn the Limerick Kest cinetituency, The comiidate, Joe Horrington, is going fener scith the support ef a naaber of a momher of left-ving amd repablicun-tendencies an well as individtal milicagts around the "Dotto Nap, $apporters af the "Beto Bog” are intervening in the elections with a combidate hecquse they consider it is mocssary te false the issues which the paper has concestrated nn alinee 2t waa set ap ins Septembe LOTS. They do mot see Parlisnest He 2 feans of achlotiog socialism but by -usieg the elevations they can aapport Fer campaigns; acaliat un— employment anid rapressiong in supye ert afl women's clenes and in “solid erity with the straggle of the anti= unionist minerite in the Berch, UAL The desus-of ummploymeot will fig= ure pronizently in the campeien os the Limerick ares boasts aft une ployment figure of beresen 7,000 and 00%, Tn Limerick itself, thiteaida of workers ham bean iced in such traditional induatfi¢a an Bane, the Limrick Cloth’ ine Tactary, Clower Neate and the Lite rick Shee faetery while in the negrty Shannon Uadustrial Estate, since the bepiaming of the. latest ricnssion, Gaby multiqnational firms have either closed dows, or Lald eff through rationslisstion lear ing the "ahow-hoise” of moder Irish industry with a 252 uneaploeat ruta, In negrly of these cases, thas sackings occurred quietlr, with no trade union mevene nt, In the che netable expeptian co this, Junus, where tha workers aocupled the Eeebory inorder te save Ua jobs, Ao puppet was given by the Lrish Tranaport & Teneral Workers! Union (ITO), the undon invelved. Thrdagheat . the exeks of occupation the much asthe FUE and che Chauber of frustration aod iselaelon, the an ermlen of union democracy, a6 workers aceephed defent and ao union official: wian faced with Ch: Danaus case, instead af becoming depute er threacened closure have the landmark of organised werkera gens to the amployars co hammer ‘aut rles co be qgueted tagyta br the unien affietaldom in sem research SLPy y on inp lowment. lin che Linerick urea, The fatten Dog cuntidate will he calling for af independant working class campadim ageiaat Leep loyment, The ore ronment, whathar Fiznna Fail,Fine iael, or the Kational Ceaiirion, is incupable of aolving uneeploy= Ment as cey ape Utable to take Elo tecegsary pallties! ateps to do at, ise, the use of te walth af the country to provide jobs instead of etimulating profites Th: compaign for full soplewmnot fist beedn from the bayais af de femting osiating ety loyment wich may te theeptemed, Unlitvs thy sorking clase develope the low how, Leadership and ability te sucetea fully fight redundanctes, , it can only be wtepdan to wiier aa" the sactalise altermacive! Mists of arena, uch as orishor 62] and smelters tor previdtng full ampleyaeat nly fren thy eoniidence and atecigth gained from fighting to defend jolu, will worters be in a position te denmawd the matianilisecion under workers ventral of tatinral reseurcis anid ether areadé of pecential wealth in the egencny, fhe Bottom Poe wil] ise the elertlan| campaign te ivcreass the awareness and oonaciosteas of workers in acder to begin the long needed fight back agatnet closures and cedundancies Wane swith thia ft wlll alse le concent= re wating en building support wrens worhgrs for campolena ogolist wage rekireint and for the separatioc of tha unions free etate structured such ag The Erpioyer -Lakvor fonferenc! ond basses oreanivations stead fast seothar name Ly Ghee On the independence and strength of | JSATIORAL STWIAKPLE Heckuee the Batten Pog supporters de Bot ane the escorted ecruggle ag the enly grea in winich secigl change can be-bowaght stout, the positios of women in society will pley a major rol: in their election iatarrention, The vast array af discrimination amulet wie poses the need Cos Witten ta organises pa break opt of their position of second class citie sens, Py aentencing witee Do a clear ly defined rele in the bene aa Bouse koepers, child minders and servicing gauchines for their husbands, capit= nlism keepa.wonsi abehaled fier tt sland awee the deninanes of Shorch tts nekest child, Leyoliva, The appreseed position, For working M'prien and Ris Gol bow=travellers 1976 wee bheetly wade a-ha ioceredt in Tralaiid. Too mam pperpesed layers sacl an wun, the aflen lo the Worth aed in the 26 Bethan Toc hopes to agaiet in rhe Manties the foryes of che tote Qn th: Kabianal question, the Eotied Toc's poadtien ia unde r= Lives by che slapan with which the campaign will be fougit “A Sacialist Republican” candidate for wrkerat aetion, —Thha siden wae Wdepiod ef the menting werkera® republic’ Aetna Coe aappertq pk soathill Lime rick ara dleag wlth many other secdaligt Ess gle : aa nid mpublican allicants threushaut Pa cin fren pane 2 the country were (fighting for 2 22 intteding trade undan raucwa, in Couty sorialivt Kepublic, The WP, this way the. dsnue of the political ay using the term "Socialist Repak— Prisoners): and eventually of the Lisan" to desertle ita candidpte © Britiah occupation, would be an oncould clearly distance ateelf fron @ing campaign for thw entire Trish thee Limerick Sociallet Candidate, Serking class. Such a. copatun Aimy keeny, wee has dncludad in would echo the sests of dencracy hie slecteral platter aso mang = 960 by the RAG dn Belfast and be of volving the National yurstion . S¢VOted to mobidiuing support for che "right af the Pracsataut comme acbLee. 2-3 unity in the Merth ta opt fer a ‘cin aad ear ree ier etary utate of thelr awe chooglie™, The Pretending ta be a broad raring Hoteom Dag sees the unificaties of altimieperial int front that. can ireland a4 an-integral part of the mohilise sll anti-iapertaliec torce struggle for aocialien gad opposes areimd 9 sak of anti-inperialint any attenpe to-maintain « sectarian demands, must per Phat ce ad reactionary. wtatelet in theo qgwation of priponers fits into. (ounties,; whether it be aheyaliat te broader Trameworl of Che entistate or one litesrated with arith: miinstecan of accicts. This ds ri= Over Wo years of partition haz shin jeularly.ac in the Wy awuivivewhere Tnvasclear u nummer 4s posable th the sale of contenceptives de -illeg= “emoeratic! nyt of Ualooien or lnfiuence Jaye air deological basis Tetra Por his nat accepted te fie for tha retentlem ef ywhien inthis trendy aod 1 bers) colters of £0.
women, the EE.t Ia odiverive to wich La one of réguniing Bringin * iedionent «qual poy fren Jn Let, 45 m4 lenear hiving an ieperigl ist recent actlen ty the Post Of.ice historical aod hand policical tae Workers Vision Lae shew Bropen=- Sé¥ atherwiee as Tielare! partition dng tp thir elegtion campadas to wlth PS, 000 Beitiak troops iy osu strengthening af organtand resia= SE RO Mae Mame ically eew: than at af cence te attacks on womens? Fights ‘lm: since the states Coued,tlon, and etter weak sectiens of gociety, fas an unemployment: figure af 20, & peelatince wilel will centinne hos awhile open economy with ma in ¢firdlead Cf what eoverdienc is strial base whateowrer, lene che ier ia powers record ofthe Ee) eoueirdie ge Ob t Pigsts af womens Thin certainly 1s nob the ofltieria forsa state free a lige rigtiat domdieacion, The Kotter Cog wid tide Che opportunities whic the electhan capaden vill give. te" demand the abalitden ¢f npr asive lezikigelan an the South-which is ined diregtly at: those sapparticc uggle of te anti-Unianiat ninscity in the Warth aseocun bé: aed pe will igainst toe Trade Uado Hoveaent ehoald che Govt camens os desire.
4 FTORTER Theat them are the mah) areas arcs which the Borten beg cospaien will concentrate, The candidate, Joo Berringten, cepeesente ina cleat ws Tiese etrageles, We hoe bean an active Geclaliet fer mum: years’ et Bas partieiips tid! dm chi: buintlding of an active wmidn: membership lies, Fes semen, wich hed turcesefulls Ieuphi eff forcover Lo stare aey abtemet atumiesisucion, “We has experieneed. "ther hard veality of the dele" tacuuse of hig oaitient Ba his woien principles, being sacked on two orcaplons atle ly for trade union activity, de, -by-meéting for Jae Warcington, worsera in che Lime risk Euyat Constituency “aie sit appertmidty ef striking a blow Siainge thy accisverking <liss policies of tha Geverunent snd a ‘ 2 Ca Sin: saplsyara, Anykedy wishing: to sug the aLepan wad t3 uhow which type of Mit ON ead arKcll inperialiat struggle. Gonseqiiantl, I gust as far as Possible, while met submerging Lta own identity, atatclate with and aapport the den=
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union tock the attitade that Tomwerce.This tye af ecllasian in Piers would take irs toll” anil dn the past bes brought soeching ya in the end, dm a sense of sheer Th qorgera gat demrylisatian anil
efiv te tf save jobs. became in= a solution rather than’ cancentrs ting agrey list of closed dow indiat= 9 the workers’ erganisation,
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