DON'T Pay too much attention to 'official' statements from the executive of the FBU. Remember they against strike action. It is far better to establish contact with the rank and file firefighters - it was they who voted for the action.
DON'T Forget the importance of the FBL strike. They are fighting against the 10 percent limit, and that fight is one that is necessary to ensure the health and safety people. A fighters will he defeat for the entire Government strategy of insisting on another year of wage cuts.
voted of working victory for the firepublic sector workers. The Birmingham 'Public Sector Pay Action Committee" was set up from a conference of over 150 stewards in October. It was formed out of the realisation that public sector workers face a common enemy in the fight to defend their living standards — the governments cash limits and 10 per cent pay guidelines.
In Birmingham they knew that any group of workers, like the firelighters which challenged the 10 per cent timit, would face a battle with the Government, their supporters in the union Icaderships, and theattacks of the press.
So to pursue a common fight against the cash limits, they have decided to hold a one day strike on 23 November of all Birmingham With the FBU now in the front line, the Action Committee is turning all its resources behind them. The 23 November demonstration will be a massive show of solidarity with the FBU, so strengthening the fight of all public sector workers. 15,000 copies of the Action Committee Broadsheet building for the 23 will be supplemented by at least two further bulletins.
The first is being written by firefighters to strengthen morale and organisation within LACE BRUTESS Teams of firefighters and members of the Pay Action Committee will tour hospitals, local government and water services depots in Birmingham to build support for the demo Broader solidarity with the strike will be discussed at the next meeting of the Pay Action Committee on 16 November.
SUSASECHA November 1977 papa 10