NALGO social workers Fighting divide and rule in the union

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now been joined by two thousand.

writes PETE CRESSWELL, workers' strike committee in Liverpool.

workers face three-pronged attack from the the Government union, NALGO.

Over the past few weeks the employers have shown signs of weakening on the demand to replace national negotiations with local ones. But now they are being whipped into line by the national employers" organisallOl A secret letter, sent to all CIDIUYCIS. said that negotiations must be resisted, they would be used to maintain a constant upward movement throughout SOCIAL WORKERS on strike for pay regrading have colleagues in Rochdale and Manchester, bringing the total on strike to well over But the social workers, some of whom have been on strike for over five months, face a difficult new year, secretary of the social country"

In other words they would lead to higher WAV Ene workers want them!

This letter also reveals thai the Government is the saying that the regrading will nave o come our o mey pay claim. It accepted, would mean that no deal could De bale oul uni next Even then it would have to local COmIC •UNC allocated for the overall claim for all members the As well as clinging to the suidelines, this would tend to remnants of the 5 divide other NALGO members Social workers have pointed our unar ums is merew me u sign of the wt il become ast sign of what attack on NALGO's 1979 pay claim next summer the wages nanonal strike in its nistory then there can be little hope of wing more tana per cent in the summer. now ENCOURAGING Although some of the letter this mace gloomy strikers, there was plenty to July. encourage them too.

The letter is clearly a last ditch attempt to hold the line against local negotiations, and NALGO torcia o te problems or une growing number of authorities subjected to militant cent wOrkers home its advantage.

Unfortunately become an effective can't win this strike pay.

first major force the rejected November!

reading for Deen them to support the workers at the meeting.

planned for 26 January.

The employers are feeling the pinch and this should be the ideal time for NALGO to ram NALGO's leaders do not agree. rirsus they forced Liverpool social workers to abandon their mos picket lines threatening to withdraw all Now they are pushing ahead with a special local government group meeting on 26 January.

At this meeting they hope to workers accept a slightly dressed up offer they the CHu The striking social workers have responded by organising against this sell-out. A letter sent out -LO NALGO branches calling on A lobby and rally are also THE nalgo OFFICIAL A PICKET Normansfield