The National Council of the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign decided to hold a conference for trade unionists on Sunday, December 3rd, to explore means of taking the campaign against U.S. aggression into all sections of the trade union movement. Among forms of activity to be discussed are: exposing and combatting the "Labour' Government's complicity in American aggression throughout the Labour movement; the publicising of the links between the Vietnam War and the problems faced by British trade unionists, such as wage-freeze and antitrade union legislation; activity to obstruct the American war effort; solidarity linking of British and Vietnamese workers on a regional and industrial basis. The conference is hoping to involve the broad union movement by working on a local level between now and December - forexample: visiting of branch secretaries, shop stewards' convenors and other militants in particular localities; publication of local leaflets relating Vietnam to local trade union problems; arranging for speakers to visit trade union branches; holding of local preliminary meetings. Preliminary plans to publicise the conference include a public meeting to be held at Brighton during the 7.U.C. Conference to be held there September 4th = 8th and a pamphlet specially addressed to trade unionists. Anyone who wants to help or who wants further information, should contact
IAN BIRCHALL