Dear Colleagues,
The good news from the TGWU biannual conference reached us today. It was
so good to learn about the defeat of the position of the TGWU Executive.
The support of the TGWU including pressurizing the British Government to
intervene in the conflict plus international action will surely turn the
fight and bring justice and victory to the dockworkers of Liverpool. Our
position concerning international action is very clear: we are ready to
take action as soon as we know about a coordinated date. We need to know
about at least ten days before the actual day of action since we according
to Swedish law have to give a seven day notice. As we declared at the successful
Montreal conference our action must and will be directed directly towards
the Liverpool dispute, i.e. blockading ACL vessels, containers and so on.
Please call me immediately if there are significant developments. I will
then be able to organise supportive action here in Sweden and I am sure
that, even if the leadership of the Swedish Transportworkers Union seemed
to turn their backs on you in Miami, their rank and file members will support
our action.
Fraternally yours,
SWEDISH DOCKWORKERS UNION
Bjorn A. Borg
VICTORY TO THE LIVERPOOL DOCKERS
