Lobby 22 March Conference | IMGpapers 1976

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The joint steering committee of public sector unions, set up for the 17 November demonstration to co-ordinate action gainst the cuts, decided to hold discussion conference on wage' March.

They are inviting each union to send a mere 25 delegates to it, and aim to use it to pressurise Government. which is prepstewards have called for a lobby of the conference, demanding that the union leaders name the date for national strike action which can seriously challenge the cuts.

The 'Right to Work' Campaign has already taken up this call, and Red Weekly asks its supporters to build this lobby to demand that left-talkers like Fisher act. It will be Central Hall, Westminster, 9.30am on 22

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1293 delegates, from 132 shop stewards committees, 34 union district committees, 61 trades councils, 4 union executive committees and 272 union branches, attended last Saturday's conference