from Hamza Alavi
The Campaign Against Racial Discrimination issued a memo to all: T,U.C. delegates, The following is the texts:
“The General Council Report, para 238, does not deal adequately with the attitude of the the trade wnion movement on the issue of racialism and immigration,
"Coloured immigrants are primarily workers and it is as workers that they will integrate in our society, It is vital that the trade union movement should declare its solidarity with coloured workers,
"CARD would urge that in the discussion of para 238 of the General Council's report the following points be mades
"1, That Congress should recognise and welcome the contribution of those immigrant workers who are playing an active role in the trade union movement,
"2, That Congress should express appreciation of the contribution of immigrant workers to the growth of the British economy.
“3 That Congress should reiterate rejection of all forms of racial prejudice and discrimination and declare that the growth of racialism threat= ens the ideals as well as the interests of the British people in a multiracial world,
"4. That Congress should reject the use of immigration debate to obscure the real issues underlying deeprooted social problems such as housings
"5, That Congress should use its great influence on the jabour movement to reverse the dangerous trend in present Government policies as .. reflected by the Race Relations Bill, the Education Circular and, above all, by the White Paper on Immigration from the Commonwealth,
"6, That Congress should urge upon affiliated unions that they should take positive steps to establish the closest contacts with immigrant workers and encourage them to play their full part in the movement,
"CARD recognises the vital role of the trade union movement in the fight against racialism and.in promoting integation, The immigrant is, above all, a worker, It is a worker that he will establish solidafiity with the British worker and resist racialism attempts to divide them. We call upon trade unionists to play their full part in this aspect of our fight for a better society.
"We invite trade unions to affiliate to CARD,
"We invite trade unionists to become individual members of CARD,
"For information contact CARD at 23, St. George's House, Gunthorpe Stred, London E,l, Telephone Bishopgate 5581,"
CARD organised an extremely successful meeting on the Sunday evening before Congress began, Daivd Pitt was the main speaker and W. Lindley of the Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union was the chairman,