Dn the two major issues facin; he union, a third phase of th Social Contract and the cuts in the health service, general secreLUTS manoeuvre the majority of the delegates into accepting the execBut the conferenoe was not without its scares and defeats for the COHSE leadership. The exscutive's emergency motion Ta vour of another round of the Socia Contract submited BE che last minute, was coo much even the silent majority COHSE delegates to swallow.
However, anotber string to its bow in the form of a bureaucrant compasste of all the motions that supported dose This called for 'the orderly return AUEW Broad Left ALBERT SPANSWICK will travel back to his office in Banstead with a sense of relief after his week's work at the Confederation of Health Service Employees conference. COLIN SMITH reports to Tree Collective bargaining torether with a shoopine list of half-nucasures.
Although the majority of deleBates who spoke were araist this proposal, Spanswick was able to play on delegates fears of losing out in what he called 'the jungle of free collective bargaining A similar scenario was played ou ou cuts in beath socode.
The platform successfully sup Por oposition te te d oppostion lo the cols bs secking to reduce unemployment among qualified nursing staff at the CAOLHE OL workers such as nursing auxiliaIt also advocated wastage', and accepted cuts if there were some increase to supervise dinners or cover far called General Secretary Albert. Spans wick: infuriered overcalling of saft oppos/rion menting which is exactly what the De partment of Health says! 'natural However, the bureaucracy was delcaled on two important moions which indicate a growin villingness of the rank and file t class colaborationist policies in sectarian bureaueracy to their intimidared by