SoCi andsupported by London NAI.GO. About 2,000 sicial workers marched through London on 27 September in support of the campaign for improved gradings. A one das strike was called hy the all-London social workers action group NALGO Staff Committee|At a feeling of should ne a tarmily.
PREDICTABLE May. replied September.
begotiate locally. OVER 300 Liverpool local authority social workers will almost certainly London and Newcastle over regrading, writes PETE CRESSWELL [Liverpool NALGO Social Services packed meeting Inst weck, the social workers voted by a majority of over six to one for an indefinile strike front Monday 9 October. They now social workers have to be balloted before they can come out — but given the the members, that settlernent.
We put in our claim on 22 the council only properly Predictably [bey claimed that they could not heen given It seems that the council is to such rises it meat year!
this will While. be joining those on strike in banking on a national deal. But utterly pathetic - they offer nothing What little there is also has to he taken out of nex year's pay le's just altempt to divide us from the rest of our colleagues in the Local Goversment Officers Association.
isconfusing a lot of people. The breach the pay guidelines, as it sed is hased on extra duties we have But the employers stabborn bess shows the impossibility of getting even the kind of pay rise under the - present pas policy. They say we're coticled -TITUT BEI get a rise we will have to pay for MAJORITY The political signiticance 0f not be lost op the majority of social workers JOHN MARSION adds: The social workers strike in Tower Hamlets is really berinning co Postal workers are refusing lo cross pickets pulside the town bail, which means that all council busiess has to be carried out by phone. Outside contraciors are also being which could affect the supply of heating ou to council premises.
CORRECTION *In lust week's report the malion barren ar Dave Bunn Islington NALGO and not by Dick Chariton, a representative iF the Tower Hamiets strike evidence to the TUE inquiry into the Special Puirol Group [which largely handled the eviction] and the Special Brunch.
There will be a mass picket when the trial of the 14 starts al Marylebone Court at 10am on 4 December. Details OF th campaign. speakers and video film from: HSDC, c/m Cumden Law Centre, Kentish Town Road. London NW! or phone 01-267 1456-