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HE Dts The mes Lyn pl tia tla De Lin the Land how alewady reached erieis stip en A prepertionss And ell the tedieg= Tere a that the situation La Lite ly ta deters ni, ax Tht fitar foature, on tamed La tz tei Barild Bink (Vi President Of the Trish Conerecs af Trade Uneens i told the resent (Mar 2lat)

nL eee fe fer trade councils Cgt dn the w Matha thie qunhe ros ue ed would top the Lae Ok) maar Cin tad bin bern tha we 0° Do 4, LE Ta a half ir Wine Leyes CHE Barest ital in I thig. siti ton the problem of itehipleeit bite daw Lace ce parts = preseryling exiet ing jobs an! creating new ones, FIGHT RETREATS Uti) oon the general ated af the trade. undons tawerniy closures and Jayeotta has-been te cet the fuck redundancy parents. pooglhte, Thhs was an attitude shared bor the rank and file whe beliemd that Salr stay an the dele quem would be ghert and fairly we Lle=padd, fet wirkerg fegieedne be eee recundaney aches as a-trap. The new Chance in outliers ves reclected in Che sperch of dete Holhall (Prasde dent of the ICT) at the annual Connolly Gommeretion when be ‘hit oak vigorogely ac "the proctice of selling Jjebs for easy mons;

Wf course it is acy to nike ped Hoted spetchee aver the crore of Conpolly, Fit cam warkers now tain it that the policy of the imien Heo nenik is fo-reaiat redundancy? 4nd Woat ane they to advicate as an alternative be redundancy?

in the first place trade undead activists shoald easuee that Abe nllfy atinents™ are translated inte hyd polly by ine diate ly Putting deen resolutions hase on Mr» Malhalils het rie, at theirc branck comilttes, sxmcmtives trade: eOOMTis ethos In thet wey ic wily HOON Gee: wether or aoe the Union -hivtarchy are just bowing hot sir, Hick SOUYY AMESSING & AEETIG OF Te tkEMPLoNEN Ts then oby lous ft jinely been -baberup ted cmp le rere hiletaiisneamneet, Doe TPie Lent an Funding of creme bein of the intere af one group af In shert amy realistic redid inches REATISG Mew Jon it is armond the need for overgll ploniine of peaducclon that che fight against medundgacies devs ] with any creditle strategy job creation, cmases aod uneoplogertsch year PKK) new jobs | On §op of replacement. Far half of which would have to Che mam? ac red getueliy Lr anyths emplorment™ (i.e. 4% to be athieved in the next decade, wrkeres might be fareful for-ancher Mien one realises thit io be y'T5 sity fer plied preg evchar ‘then tymfasturing detulled thine m ire iVable mast ‘a far as scornenie plancing cerned th: pollice i rabip ds daeifective om SCs separ } are Sich, UL Idler emphasis on ne 7 nein! eyril—) indiscrial projects, cal Peeeil cfiuly oO (the Latest dates avallabiz} employ mit actually fell -by LO ,000 int Ghyigus That corpeehensive fn ampLoit every Pa hn et Ef the sceurge of « wlintinited, ations 7] L) nate Jos are ta fer the exyeise of the privy imd yaat Tx te happen fa thoan worktrs in the private sectar vies fipm goto the walk oes ] the States supermekiivie . 1i) th» State sac cowl) pan peace inta panpetition : : ‘ ith the profitehiy private sector tot will canfloe deeels to arcu whery Ge private ae stor, fied it Aiffiicvale to eperate, agate the quiesciaog arise Few will ofc net ney ist sated anoaslly © the bosls af unpeetitasle apes= It the end thom is aa LE avon the challe Of the private gests Keept Ca-lace upto ic, Aad this Mata drewiog up a. cotereheasi re some and 20ckh.i plan within uhick the private secter will be conpelded fo confers, Baturaliy natians28ebion of key aackers of she ace eo gach asthe Banks and 4 State tonopody-of faceien: trade yeuld oe S85ROtial te sacha “lan, But Che ey te acd a plan weuwld not fe the urrealistic amd politicy] ly Pret hire mena tha Tey LL Braapest which cachain se ;

‘ abt aociel Bann = but hrs. zontal in the farm ew Fete OV Iahageiesi: which aalire Thal the tema? chit wore adhered te.

=PAISLET THE SUPER-FLOF® woe the headLins of a Beblin evening newspaper en the firkt day of the Oaited Unico ist Action Coumei] (AC) serio. ft ws clear from the cutset that this was ‘the bepe ef almoge every section of the muiling-classa in Britain afd Ir¢laed, What wae net ao Clear wie tha reasen for tlila unanimity: was it benuse, os erry Fitt au Zan Faisley maintained, the Official Gnionist Parcy (Our) and the lirttish government plana ancther power-sharing eoveronént? Tit fact “that the (UP deacrabed gach gugenations 69 “slander™ are that the chile! Undondet newspaper ty Belfzst - "The Newpletter" -magified-oot of all. propertion a statement by Flenna fail Jaader Jeck Leach about, wantigg a United Traland in order ta jew its antiGathilic credeetiale tells ua innedately that wll talk aboot “neiei~ wie” Deine everyone agninat the. stelke and "extrebists™ being the wall teeulent minerity wi supp— opted Lt ie groundless, we will see that the divisions within loyalian were tactical and ‘that thay centre around who cen beat defend the Northern atateler and st renuoos— ly oppose all efforts toorid i of des sectarian features.

STHIKE (RINGS ETA REPS IoK Even if the strlen took I days to iflog? the sienificases of its defeat, or Che degrees of guppert it achieved, should not be emuzcereccd. Secretary (Hf State Hasan went eee of Ide way te ogre to teny of the strike, demands whee be hel a meetimg with representatives of the fallyLuetord power-atation workers. He pramiged be beef up the Royal Lister Constatulary (RUC) and the Ubeter Befonce Degisent (CM), stiffen up fanti~terreriat? laywe, and male groater use af ‘eovert technigoss" imedwhig ‘the Ss. This qos. design= ed to iepresas these ragetlonarr workers Living in the heart of PaLs— lay commtry that Britain was sor fgeft" on Cothelics.

One of the muin elements cf propazanda about the strike has been the atory that the ROC and the Brita were mot seft on the "loyalise thrara? engaged in "intimidation" either, honanling ‘te Gerry Fitt this has led to Lnerased Trespect! for the AM in the Carhelic community. by the third day of ‘the etrike however it had become patently obylows that the type of repression the WC was gelne to inflict aon the Cothwlie ghetioga was mot intended for the strikers. An ineideot in Sandy Bow Lllustrates this, Loraliate had lacked a munber of stnests Leading inte the city centre. Wheo the AO arrived they woot up ta th picket lines and chatted fresly. Tt aaa only wu the Tr cassraa arrived that thase blocking the Pom vere erer—se-gentivy directed te the pawefmriks RTT RATIO OW WLLLTEG SUPPORT?

iy the aceite gules! some mee be in the firet week; aod vie Tilopt miele strained boo much credibility, Ate Treason ws found by toe apd Uriel media : Intimidation. ag Tea & time-hereugd Tee 1" af why the troubles hare alone with the clair thot only a tiny minority of extremteca support illeeal peresadlttary actiivities. Ths teapects? putting farwart euch ‘theiries! nerer seat to be able te underetand that tin= timidation? of this type can only be successful if thar: ins some dean ree of breaad support fer it, esapes Sally voen a notorioialy thogetsh forte Like the ACC would Sike tea step it, Thus; aa with the previous layal ist atrile in I9T4, altheurh intinidatian ‘wis used, Lt would be grubs te soy Chat. the strike did met hare significent support. Kost of the Protestant=-keinate! Tactories in Weat Belfast closed in the frst few days, Ta: towne of Larne, Port adem, Uantrdidac, aod Ball wrewiia flosed @owi. nee again the Preteatent worting—class Janonetrated ite puactionarr lovaltiiaa. Lereiiste we didn't sack the atria gmpathived with its alma: the Reverend Martin Sere Panul Hester oF the Orange (oler, stated thac he thought that the Action Gounett should walt uetil after the lecel councli elections bafore < i the atrike. This la the key te ulerétanding the tactical. diylaians : 1 inthe Jast Lasue of SOCIALIST NEP ae eee UELLG Britain is mw actively peek=- bay the we Gnitil the sfactmeos of che ori imal baw Wil) [CLE] act the Stote that hare threatened the wmlty al of Emergency the only oppositioc ae Water Godonist Council to the escalation of State repewss4 jon in tie South was coming ron ; thie who were already comaithe< waa chi oa fo 4 More or less global oppositmime bacasse it gaye the Uniorlat Viera baa been. a grades) chanee Fourgetigie greater Jocal control In | Tats : ifr we 13H ta Wiieh allowed thei ti cocsolidate ete sgonraagie meal git pce ba Erie thei: comteal over the Pratestait i por "begaaragimt sect dust a One geass ane Wis Heel as a teams of placatineg ats _ ener Bef srelling thede recurn bo powers ré be die Fela saute bs so Nesta im a OF PERSPECTIVE IW TH, infig aa increased level of ropress- [fos a Pe eine ah eke HSE ing with tha ateeqgthening ef loy- leadere of Coe Su ‘ le bier alist controlled lecal govecnmnst ey eee = Saba re eat a the CUP wonepalised Unianian rep cam and wetgnina hie sae ba ay resentatian on beth tedies prior cae ll af Losatian. 1 it rice Soliy’ weniniks oe a Py i The credihility and Legitimictycy of icnoring the UC and fLebaing 20 the Southern atarbe bs re pr eseian ae candidates for the 526 seake if Deere ee ninnans Jac Lea ttle sapac oa taint ave am St ne ett, nut ais datence of “denoc— ieee ie eae. yatelaeea Fatic progress" Gal aa ait ungpe at— retaliated by joining the Actien Bite ae eae Te ar eee i United Ulster Unionist Barty (UWF) this and are Tacuuding aff" to pre ! is = par their adifences for “the: future ' anit an assorted omer of para At the aume time: the lows mid ile las (petty bourgeoisie) vo are threatened tr ieperinlisn bat who, characteristiculiy, had iMusiens | aim coLhaboration with their citeny are taking fright ani agumiling thas tile dt would be an exasarta tion 11h te say that the Southers bouree i abe sufferisg, a crisis of © with regaré ta tock repress icles it is note theless tne to aay thot the initial stares of sect a crisis dies exist.

This crisie can be oliwerved at jany different levels, At che hightet Level ft can be sdet in the van= flict betaewn the Cabinet and the President, Teale tow Tadaights miLit direc Far & SHC, tho. th Ta Sth iy tk frim ar oo Tange Tanna ection alirn euard eruup try ed rer ote just o mil ca have & father resis’

Tesignztion, the J office to Fianna | siihsaqlen= Lomita the OL by che: ‘Sug ip Biapesa Fail the form of g grenth t Fluances yen Kit Party the puarile Left scored te on in mobilising thr the quaacian of 1 of this tha crisi through the opps. such ovganisatien Caeiissdan for Jo (a dren’ fer the ay), the Glenese Ghristi, the Tris Civil Liberties titey Geeeral is These have been } Tines vith Sce ox bratality and fo. the Pertlacises lia al lecal gever oe iviors ote, hare WORE CLASS Ana The <igerientatic class has created the elementary az stincts af the Tr are tee oLnin z-l i yetion in Wiidence gitr, jel- ef Pap [Hs ae Si eo by gaall ¢ Tintin, Limerick, The swhltemiog ig lected in the no ana decLaratiang bratiches, trades associations atc. obve of the Trdgh.

. 50me of then lated to the COP, g tailors wie a neverse tbicanse wile iritain?s Dicy wos pushed further ® there was mo 'Reture ®-— ond it wes procle ch waa bo pull the ru ie Masenur strategy back pow: wia the Weetal Gewertent agle. Hits the IP fabled to Hie Salance of forces it OiL. r. L hi oo by atalyaing the resELECTION RESCLTS tha [475 Cocvention El— OUP aod UE. held they trote bat beth the Va= it Party (YOR) ond the Splice free lt over halloot, the UF, declinye. The overall loyallar se just pedar A wo f events the DIP wuld i thet bate pel tien tn sleet, bet only undor VOOS which ‘the OT ba stror. There waa ao feratal Cainadge in n= the Allignce Partr of che Bian. prort by absorbing the On its ann neither loyalist party can cwatrol most of the eounelle ot together they can reatore thelr inen eelp and the sectarian ateuctures of the statelet will push ‘then in that dirgctian, The only alternitine for CUP is an. arcungeseet with the Alliance Party which however haa to be peiaed apart. from the SDLP. ‘Such » rif: hee bee Opeeiing gince the Jall of the powerghearing amecutive in [std tot this proces deea ot. appear to have proached the point weera AG latce fan be formally Interrated Iote the Lopalist black, Even the threat of a BOUP/OCP elie ion at Jece) Lowel would speed this process @p, espectaliy bf the sec— urltr leew is played up. Weat of the Bann and in other area wlth 4 Cathelic majority the NS reer ging infact, and che OUP raintalna iteelf by aupporting the pelicies of the PUP right doen the Line, it extre Power i to he elfen to the ceanclls even the possibility ot a Catholic mijerity must be ruled owt - the aathar of the reform wich stripped. the. cours ils OF most of Chale powers, Macher, nOw wants 4 coumciles hosed on ielfast, Coleraine; aod Craigaren in order te "get aay fron” the Givkaiona beowos Raat ami Weat righ ta, Com Loupe 29 a SIL? TM TRIUBLE Where does this leave che S0LPT Th the elections ita overall voto Wid net change significantly hoe it mobilised very near the full cabhalls vote ina nuober of strongly Republican areas ac Ghat dt sew deniiates a ciiher of one eile qeat of the Bem alone wlth Kerry und Hourne, Lt had failed te do thie bafora fbesige af gh stontion, levcoke, er support for aerul= Provo candidates suck aa Filie ity? in Fermanagh, The party chine HoLet of proud ageine: these oorerante and plac grushed some booreeois Ladependente who trim te Ggunt oa challenee om thede right. The increased auppert was not rerLeeted in a jump in thelr orerall | Fote fertly becouse of the fact tha in some areas they did net pur up encuch candidates te take sdyontage of their eats - fer lnatance Gerry Fitt's figs sirpleas care a seat each to the epi) Scan Clubs anid the iitSense Party as there wire om other SACP condidetns in the area = and partly by a di cision eet to comtest areas that had bees foughe tefare bot where Chen wai ae haps of a seat, Tn aplee of this the political Peault of all the factora we hey mentioned leads in one peneral direction 3 on renewed atteck°om the SELF, Mason Es having ‘dis susedonst with Seuthern Foreign Kinister PitcLayer sed pulding force tersn. Msas Opsuitee On defence of cemacratis Gerald anil the loyalists aber local cevernment "referm'; in the South the mulling clase is preparing a calipaien aeniret artleles 2 3 of the Conetitutien which express supp= art for the cemcept of o United TreLandy the asaault on the ghetboss pranised by Kase combined with 2 prtheble poreaillitary goede cane paloa will olet hare ite represses Long.

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