Photo: G.M. COOKSON (Socialist Challenge limited service only, and other low-paid council workers are alsotakingaction.
Around the borough, are beginning a day CES picketing and organising.
HQ prefabricated hut set grounds OI the transport depot in Arlington Road - is in ine eye or uc SLOTHI Through here, dozens people pass every hour, with queries, problems and suggestions. The single phone line is in constant use At the desk in the office sits John Suddaby, secretary Camden NUPE general branch and member of International Marxist Group The strike HQ is a good place to get idea of involved in an all-out strike by 2,500 local authority workers in one borough. This is a day in its A call from Sandra Wilson, an strik- on the phone, the first of their of many calls today. They want to know what progress has been a tiny made in deciding in the cover for helps and meals on wheels. can't say pointing out that such cover WIll De exceedingly of unless the council provides the strike with premises and more than one phone.
The Holmes Road transport depot has only one picket duty. The drivers coming in to receive their final week's pay at 3.30pm so John the Devitt, the branch chairperson, is asked to make sure he's there to organise them into picket is 8.36am A nursery nurse phones: "Am I supposed to be on strike? she's told, because she is in the NUPE officers' branch, NUPEgeneral.
Later she'll ring to say that her two helpers aren't in any union and John will send off A NUPE member complain that h allowed to stari didn't know he v and doesn't want t •Did you come for sure, Then. No, on Tue John. difficult meetings. ' Well ti The Thames programme phon to talk to a strik worker to put the on At last the cou will be day centres and risk arrives. It how to arrang cover can really be 9.00 al Everyone is rushi strike committe Camden Labou No, the phone won't Someone call union injury be union business despite the strike
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OUIDA HASLAL, deputy catering supervisor, ( town hall: "1 voted against the strike. I don't see t) of going without pay, but you have to go along The union is right to take action. The wages f majorty, so here I am picketing. 8.45ar