an interim one from this October until next May.
Already BOC International is claiming that profits are because. of militancy in the Gases division in the UK.
There is no doubt that out of the £14.3 million profit BOC national made in the first quarter of the year a large chunk has been channelled into the bosses' fund.
BOC International is preparing for a fight, there is no reason believe the workers are not ready to take them on.
At the national meeting formulated the claim all the biggest and most militant depots were all represented.
LEAMINGTON's civic centre is the latest venue selected by the National Front for annual expected to be held in October. This follows the successful campaign persuade Great Yarmouth council to deny the Front civic facilities.
Leamington's anti-fascist mittee learned NF'S application last week, ately launched s campaign. include pickets of the Tory-controlled _ council meetings application will be considered.
The campaign already has the support of the local trades council, constituency Labour Parties, Asian organisations. are to be visited to gain signatures for a mass petition.
Sead letters urging the refusal of the application to: Cllr Leo Howlett, chairperson, Warwick Conscil, Town Hall, Worcs.
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conference, to said that the NALGO, bit as bitter' latest Industrial Relations Act. and immedi- But This will 'constitutional' which the emergency and Housing estates against redundancies.
District Leamington, committed dominated the NALGO conference at Balckpool this year, although the Tories had already made their intentions clear as far local government was concerned by almouncis a compiele Ireeze on new appointments within days of coming this The Budget was bound to mean more cuts. The only question was how bad they would be, and the response of the NALGO leadership. The latter was predictable: heavy on General secretary Geoffrey Drain including would be mounting the 'strongest possible' resistance 'every against the resistance would be the majority of people had elected this government and we would have to live with it.
For the national executive, this meant no action against the cuts. Its the cuts limited the practical proposals to a declaration of support for any branch which decides to take industrial action Since a freeze on new appointments doesn't involve redundancies but a loss of several tens to jobs • WILOUI non-replacement, the executive is not to a fight against this But the left at the conference had Drain's policies. The Broad Left, based on the Scottish and Metropolitan (London) districts and dominated politically by the CP, was not willing to organise any opposition to the leadership stage, in the interest of maximum unity of the trade union movement against the Tories the executive's the tron Metropolitan district, calling for a national demonstration against the cuts, was withdrawn.
Supporters of the NALGO Action Group were alone in organising any national opposition to the leadership, and attracted 60 delegates to their nightly meetings. They also held a meeting the impact of teamtology on NALGO members, which attracted almost a hundred delegates.
year NAG should forward alternative resolutions on all the key economic debates.
democratically-run national conference of NAG should decide on the policies to confront the executive, and attract the large number of Broad Left supporters who are looking for a way to fight the Tories. Support has be organised for any branches which launch a struggle against cuts or on Day The left at the conference was able the An the Defence Campaign, London NWI. Tel 01-701 5691 put to win a comprenensive poncy on maternity and paternity provisions, and through a National Campaign meeting attended by delegates was. able Lo prevent the supporters of a motion calling on NALGO to withdraw from NAC from getting their resolution heard The executive felt obliged to make statement vigorously NAC, reeling, no doubt, battering received
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