British Justice

Stability which the agreement has brought over the past year bas resulted in (a) the unemployed figure reaching 80,000; (bj redundances in industry increasing by a | SOA and the cost of living rising by over BG, But worst of all, it bas tied the hands of the workers against wang their only form of protection, the stroke weapon, It is therefore important that no further wage agree ment be reached unless it to the benefit of the workete—and what employer is walling to give that? The profits of the top fifty companies for 197) were £369 per employee, compare that to the meagre wage increases of the workers. The National Wage Agreement has been a bitter expertence for the workers and it is important that the Unions see the mistake and fight against the government attempts to Teintroduce a further wgreement, U1 the Unions fail to fight then the workers must fight by themselves, A further agreement would be an attack on the living standards of the workers. A Young man wis recently found: guilly m an English Court of sssmulting three women. The details of one of these assaulis was particularly gruesome, He had punched a pregnant woman in the face and when she fell fe had Kicked her unconscious, When u woman had pointed out to him that the pergon he had just asaaulted was four ment hs pregnant, she, too, was punched and kicked.

One would imagine that the man would have Teceived a acvere prison aentenos, but, na, the Judpe saw fit to impose only a small fine. How could this be?) When in Northern Ireland, which comes under the aime legal system, a person found with, for example, a republican newapaper in his posecesion pote a mandatory Chrée months prison sentence. The answer is simople, the Defendant waa a Northern Ireland he said. paratrooper who had served in Mortheen-[reland and was. due ta go back lwo weeks later. His Sergeant who appeared in Court had said what o good soldier lee was and pointed out that he fad made five arests in Belfast. They were-anxious ta have him back ta The Judge, of course, realleed that the para had displayed all the talents necessary for duty in Wortbern Ireland. He was, after all, only acting the way he was trained to. The fact thal he used his *skilis’ against weamen in England and not against Irishwomen, was, of course, unfortunate, hance the amiall fine. This man is oow back in Normbern Ireland, & proud mentber of the Ji Parstroop Regiment. ‘maintaining law and order’!

NM. Hill hess, ireland is capable of giving work to tem Himes its present work force, Why shoud bacon factorbes lay off men and shot down when two thirds of the world's population die of mablniutrition? Why should the building trade day otf Hen when tens of thousands of young married couples qinneal pet a house to lve wy Workers threatened with redundancy shoud demand that the Union fight to bave the factory kepe ie full production. If the employers refuse this demand they should he “sent packing” without compensation and the factory rin by the workers for the workers. Workers not immediately threatened showld demand that their Unton do all in their power to pain this right for the threatened workers. Ginly when production is tan for use and net profit will redundancica be a thing of the past and only then will workers forget inaecunry and be guaranteed the right to werk and earn a Living.

drasticnliy. Heath, having completely under-