the Edinburgh South Hospitals HACKNEY branch of NUPE, is just one of London disappointed in the limited action proposed by the supports full-time officials. He says that demands for unofficial action can be expecled unless his Labour branch membership is involved Sweeney Labour pledge.
interest financiers? locally.
The can't be left THE POLICY of hitting key sectors in the health service has Avon area to sentatives'.
The that the large majority of health workers are not effectively involved in the Management's strategy has been to try to wear us down propaganda, council in East has Labour members out of 60. It officially the public sector workers' claim but it won't agree to pay it now.
councillor John explained Socialist Challenge meeting last week that this is because the wing Oitalt group: "They see tee themselves as employers, local managers. Their role is to do the government's dirty work And they will certainly make working people pay for any of wage increase by raising both rates and council rents - in defiance of their manifesto about withholding charge SEHE Sweeney didn't think this was on, because the officers wouldn't allow it and the majority of councillors would back them up'. Yet these interest charges account for more than £15m - about half the revenue the council raises Treasury has also dictated that by next year all council borrowing must be for a minimum of seven years, so as disturb the capital market. For Hackney this will mean an extra f1 ½m in interest charges - enough to finance six new nurseries, tor crampic This is clearly an issue which to the Labour group but must be taken out to the mass of working people whose interests are being sold out by their so-called reprethe By Stewart Madewell NUPE member THERE have been problems with strike action among home helps and meals on wheels staff in ower Hamlets as well as Camden. So it was agreed to make special exemptions for the social services departments at the mass meeting where the decision to go on all-out strike was taken.
The shop stewards commitsubsequently made two decisions: to exempt the meals on wheels but not to service the vehicles; sub-commiltee to examine each and lo ser up the homes and make decisions on what should be done in every case The sub-committee has the power to pull people out on the spot atter investigating a home The rule of thumb is incontinents need help and are therefore treated as emergency cases, whilst other cases are In all situations it is the trade union representatives rathei than management who decide agencies allowed to do normally done by council staff