IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

ASTMS Conference WONDERFUL CLIVE, BUT WHERE'S THE ACTION?

Socialist Challenge No. 47, 25 May 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 361 words

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The caecutive Staffs is against unempioy ment, opposed to wage control, Tavours equal tights women, wants a better NHS. and rejects racism.

But do not ger too excited. The umon lesdershin die not put forward one single practical these sentiments into practice.

ENCESNCTEAEN DUS office, we have had a resolution control. Every year we have finished up with the amount in our wage packet HUSSaOu boyetiacn decided we could have. Thix exception.

CORONARY Cieneral secretary Jenkins - hand on heart eposct ted te freee. Thiere pointed the consequences of confrosting the Government, saying how cas pecn ASTMS conference, reports on what happened. the bolated and smashed.

the members do not want to be smashcd or solated! But a public sector alliance based on an across-the-noard for increase inctation and heip to build a could break united fight back CYNICALLY McCusker, the assistant general cynically dismissed the struggle explaining sometimcs you have to go loa funeral'. Policies like occupaШ0ES, WOLE-SIAEIR loss of pay and strikes by out members in other industries were ignored.

The crecut герост mestily ears of the NHS! And to show MOWSCTOUSNCKES HEI Clive againse hosputal closures and leadership dire that for the third year running conferenice discuss any resolutions on the health service.

TaEC DOL wHoou soBe BgnuE spirit. Reg Bird, the officer responsible for the NHS,and a member of the Communist Party, launched unto a spirited atlack on the London Health Advisory Committee This is one of the union's committees involved in organising action against closures like the EGA -in the annual report.

Women's rights, a vital issue union's secretary. TITUC ARY CORE EBOL. ASTMS that that ers, pot its usual short shrift Last year the delegate from my branch moned back of the NEC report on this solidarity question.

CLOSED This Veur we could nat ever de that, because conference did agenda before the chairperson made sure CLLOCUETE япоспег усаг. unable The executive will continue along its present counie - long on thetoric, short on solutions.

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