APRIL 25..APRIL 25.. ISLINGTON NAC BENEFT with West londor neatre workshop's new play on women plus musid and a mim. rn zo March. 1.30pm. Old Rea Lion bub st Jonas st to tAngel tuber Bob Stern, the AUEW convenor at Ford's of a meeting on NHS cuts in the town last nurses' wage claim).
The meeting was set up as a result of STEWARDS ported previous strikes at the Morriston (readers may remember the strike by local miners in support of the last An initial meeting backed by car workers, miners, local government workers and students decided to launch a call for a full labour movement meeting. This was endorsed by Swansea Trades Council and local NUPE officials.
And just to show how seriously the Morriston healthworkers took their light. they immediatelv made the worker who proposed this move a shop steward and Trades Council delegate!
At the meeting Janet Maguire of the National Co-ordinating Committee (NCC) outlined the devastating attack now takine place on me his and tne need to draw together the initiatives being taken arouna tae country. Anoter speakel was local NUPE official Stewart Hastings, who detailed the cuts proposed in a Area Health Authority consultative plan.
A resolution proposed by the Morriston stewards was passed unanimously, calling for the reconvening of the lue and Labour Party conferences to discuss policies opposing cutbacks in the welfare state, supporting the 25 April demonstration in London called:ov the NCO and setting up a local committee to lead and co-ordinate a vigorous campaign throughout West Glamorgan.
The enthusiasm with which the meeting took up the proposals to fight the cuts, and the offers which came forward to distribute leatlets and bulletins in workplaces. indi cate that Swansea workers are building схасту une sort or united iront which can lead a real fight against the cuts both locally and nationally.
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