This Union notes: 1) The press briefing issued by Labours shadow immigration minister, Chris Bryant, ahead of a speech

on Monday 12 August, in which he criticised Tesco for recruiting immigrants from Eastern Europe on wages lower than British-born employees. 2) That Bryants speech followed attempts by the Tories to pander to racism by sending advertising vans round areas of London telling immigrants to Go home or face arrest and a number of high profile raids by UK Border Agency officers on transport hubs in London. 3) That the recent period has seen the rise of UKIP, which took 25 percent of the vote in county council elections on the back of a campaign largely based on anti-immigrant scapegoating. 4) That far right and fascist groups such as the British National Party and English Defence League have also sought to benefit from the racist arguments of mainstream political parties. This Union believes: 1) The problem is not Eastern European workers undercutting the wages of British works, but that bosses have used the economic crisis to drive down the wages of all workers and to attack conditions. 2) That pandering to anti-immigrant arguments by the Labour Party does not undermine racism, but instead normalises it, helping further fuel the growth of right wing political forces. This Union resolves: 1) To resist slogans such as British jobs for British workers which are divisive and undermine attempts to encourage and organise workers for a fight back of all workers to defend their wages and conditions. 2) To produce material for members exposing right-wing myths about immigration. 3) To support broad-based organisations campaigning against racism and the scapegoating of immigrants. 4) To lobby Labour politicians locally to defend immigrants and reject racism.

5) To support mobilisations by Unite Against Fascism against the English Defence Leagues racist marches.