Doctors challenge pay rule Hospital occupations defy health cuts

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TWO CHALLENGES to the crisis in the National Health Service are currently on display.

One is that being offered by the doctors of the British Medical Association. week in Glasgow the BMA's conference voted to threaten one-day strike action in sup port of an interim 15 per cent Second are the current ocupations of the Elizabeth Carrett Hounslow and the Plaistow Maternity bospitals London.

The doctors call for strike ation descres the stinoon at the atire labour movement They re challenging the 12-month rule aor hospital doctors in partiar are over-worked and underOCCUPATIONS Those occupying the London JI JANETMAGUIRE, a member of the South-east London Medicul branca or me Associaon Salaried, Technical and ManGuys Hospital, espluins why she has got her trade union branch lo call a conference on women's Photo: ANGELA PHILLIPS (IFL)

A number of the women workers in my department have become aware of the obstacies which prevent an effective fight on women's issues, The Social Contract, the cuts in public expenditure and galloping inflation all hit the workforce. But they have a particularty harsh effect on working women.

Women de not work for pin money. They take jobs because they and their families need the money.

after a day's work they go home bousework, Most of their luschtime gers used up shoppine. lf they have a young Tamily, they have to pet up earls and take the children to the muriery — if they are lucky enough to have one.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Because of the high ployment they are made to feel that they are taking jobs from encouraged by some male trace the public sector, where a sery high proportion of the workers are women 70 per cent in the Nabona Heatl Service - then are in the front line of the attack O TODA E COS Tbe Equal Pay Act has made socie diftercoce bur women still average only 57 per pent of men's NAT Brea the date when closure available.

conie, Insofar as ugh and has a well equipped they have reached today.

TALH ancillary staff are resisting the attempt lo close the hospital, and are demanding that it stay open The participation of doctors in such work-ins ts especially wel willing to put their skills at the Che best portante that the NHE Faded and extended both tha the colmmunity are and that wages am conditions of all bealth workers rise from the miserable depths pert of a Stadents.

itlee. As Imposed.

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