IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Sparks fly into action over NHS pay

Socialist Challenge No. 51, 22 June 1978 · p. 4 of the scan · 355 words

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Wing in the NHS are likely to continue their work to rule for parity with contract labour despite the fact that their national executive will urge them work normally. TONY BROWNE reports.

The dispute Is over the fallELECTRICIANS work- | to implement the proposals o the band op Rest, ken quiry set sp by Joseph, which recommended that electricions in the employ as those employed on contract MOTh The executive of the electricians' union, EETPU, called a meeting of all its shop stewards This meeting decided on strike une of the Labour Government district and area level.

With the postponement of the strikes the stewards orgamised the work to rule. In London this involves a first wave of 1l hospituls followed by a further wave of another houndinks 1 Social Services Secretary David Ennals does not agree to the electricians demands.

A steward at the Royal Free Hosplint told Socialist Chal lenge that despite the obvious attempts of the EETPU leadership to sabotage the action the 090028552812 -C70AS Enancial primarily as a political act based on the very principles of toolmakers support which will be vitils Union's ünportant for the strike they are plannieg in October.

There is no bosses, the AUEW pincialdom, or the Government will accept the toolroom warkers' demands without 3 massive struggle, SCHISEUS tripartite withhold Leyland toolroom shop stewards, the AUEW officizis and Levland management put ibe skids under the whole corporate bandit bot-s n Leyland, And management and the bureaucracy are deeply com troops are used LINKS this dispute has forged Fences of lose the risked sacking then the desads for way Leyland al E20 per week for between TUTE rank-and-file ALEW would AUEW burcaucrats the the union is not forthcoming. and nurses and junior doctors The NUPE branch will strike If The solidity of the elecir cians is strong and they are determined pat only towin their claim for E9 (15 per cent hut to maintain the links that especially the national confereleciricians" shep WOMEN" stewards in the bealth service. FITS MS ITSABUSHI CONVINCE THE HEAD ON THE COMFORT OF TROUSERS FOR THE GAMES INSRUCTER TRYING TO

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