The SP, Direct Action and Strike Action

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday March 28, 2003 16:56 by pat c

The SP claim that they are committed to winning workers over to taking strike action against the war. They have directly counterposed this to Direct Action. However the SP did not participate in the anti war lobby on the ICTU Conference on Wednesday.

The SP claim that they are committed to winning workers over to taking strike action against the war. They have counterposed this to Direct Action. However the SP did not participate in the anti war lobby on the ICTU Conference on Wednesday.

They also voted against having any such lobby when this was proposed at the IAWM meeting on Sunday. Instead of explaining their inaction, the SP have sent out anonymous fools to carry out personal attacks on people who raise this issue.

Is it possible to get a rational response from the SP?

Are they committed to acheiving strike action against the war? If so why are they opposed to lobbying the ICTU SDC?

There were 400 trade union activists from all over the country present at this conference. Surely this was an ideal time and location to raise the issue od industrial action against the war.

Why did the SP oppose this?

Hint: Personalised abuse is not an answer