AA News October 1974
The October issue attacked the Labour Government’s decision to take part in naval manoeuvres with South Africa and called for an end to the Simonstown Agreement. It celebrated the imminent independence of Mozambique and Guinea Bissau. Hugh Bayley reviewed the NUS-AAM student campaign to pressure British universities to disinvest from South Africa. In a special feature, AA News reported on the growth of independent unions in South Africa. Leading trade unionists critiqued the report of the TUC’s South African delegation.
| Category: | 1970s |
| Copyright: | AAM Archives Committee |
| Holding Institution: | AAM Archive, Bodleian Library |
| Date/Year: | 1974 |
| Document history: |
The October issue attacked the Labour Government’s decision to take part in joint naval manoeuvres with South Africa and called for the termination of the Simonstown Agreement. It celebrated the imminent independence of Mozambique and Guinea Bissau. Hugh Bayley reviewed the NUS-AAM student campaign to fundraise for the liberation movements and pressure British universities to disinvest from South Africa. AA News reported on the growth of independent unions in South Africa. Leading trade unions critiqued the report of the TUC’s South African delegation. |