CUTS ANGER IN TYNESIDI | IMGpapers 1976

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October Council.

Novem oer. and day on Wednesday 3 which ine main soeake Autority. Other of a double protest "merge and cut closure of N led months.

Many Employees as jointly by NUPE, Bernard Dix of NUPE, Bro.

Social Contract. He correctly thaco on the march in Newcastle Thousands marched against the cuts last weekend in th most impressive demonstration seen in Tyneside fo The march was organised by th Divisional Council of the National Union of Publ part of the build up to the nation demonstration and lobby of Parlament on 17 November One person in ten is jobless in the area. Slogar opposing both cuts and unemployment echoed throug the streets of Newcastle. However, much of the potenti of the march was lost in the rally at the end, calle the National and Local Governme Officers Asociation, the Civil and Public Services A sociation, and the National Union of Teachers.

the main speaker, correct asserted that there is not simply a choice between tt economic policies of Callaghan/Healey and Thatcher Prior/ Heseltine. But the only alternative he put forwa was the economic policies of the Labour Party and TUC Dix also made a veiled attack on Jones an Scanion when referring to how the big unions ha bludgeoned some of the smaller ones into accepting th demanded that the b unions use their strength to fight the cuts, but didr mention the need to fight against the Social Contrac which is primarily responsible for the cuts.

It was left to Chairman Mike Atkinson from NUPE | mention the demo on 17 November but unfortunate there was no real organisation to make sure that could fiaht to bui

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6 REW WEEKLY 21 Ocaber 1976 from the rank and file of the workers movement.

These measures include: * 100 lira increase in the price of a litre of petrol. • 20% increase in car insurance. * 20% increase in postal charges. * 10% increase in rail fares. * increases of up tp 50% on basic goods and foodstuffs. * abolition of seven public holidays. * a freeze on wage increases for higher paid workers.

The economic strategy of the Christian Democratic Government is to reduce the traditional reliance on deficitfinancing by increasing tax revenues — hence the price increases - and cutting public spending, which means increased unemployment and a reduction in essential services.

Support The support of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) is necessary to carry attacks working class living standards. Christian Democrats are a minority government which is only maintained in power by the abstention of the large bloc of PCI deputies. The PCI has obliged by abstaining on every imporincluding a vote THE CAPITULATION OF THE ITALIAN COMMUNIST PARTY before Government's tough austerity package has met with a swift and militant response of Richard Carver