EGA on the brink Workeni at the Elzabeth Garselt Andersan haspital ane polsed to take action agninse the closure of this women's hospiAllbough Harbars Castle promiseo that the EGA would not he clased unles it could he rebousdl aso arizon on alternatie site, the DUSS and the Ares Healch Autharity CAHA) bave been sy stematically running down the hospital This was the last straw, and an ungry meeting of FCrA worken ind many ather local people lest week planned out a courso ef ac tion to combat the Urcal af closuce, The COHSE branch at Ucit vessity College Hospital nas atread: plodged strike action in support of the EGA workers and the AllA joint sop stewards comnitlee agreed last Taursiay to carmpaien for strike action amongat wilh no replacemient in sicht. Thak latest more was to close down the matomily wing of the EGA with absolutely no waro£312 With just a week left do thie end of June we need E312 to complete the E1,000 Red Weekly Fighting Fund. So far we've only had Eb in response to our appeal Tast week - and E1 of that came from a supporter who is being made redundunt.
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Subscribe Fhote: ANDREW WIARD (Report) their members -not only to keep the EGA open, but also to demand that ail services at the EGA are fully restored, that the paivate heds be used lar NUS patients, and that an enquiry be beld by trade unionists in the arca as to che exset state of the EGA and the necesuri requircisants for its upgrading.
The EGA workers clearly cannot strike themsebves as this would give the AHA an opportunity to clase tie huspital Immedistely. Sume kand of occupation soms likely to be the musl eHoctive. Form of action, providing a focus lor a campaies trouchout the area A lot is at scake. I Be EGA a kept open thrnagh militanit action, this witl be a bacon to the many ather camipaig.s that have been launclied against hosp ta) closures, li the Ligit is Jost, houeees: 11-15 sot jest another cut' as a wonica's Gospital started by women, the closuce af the EGA would mark vet another stage in the Labour Government's attack Bi Te Tnt oL aoU needed!