Conference on UnemployLondon and the South-East Saterday, 23 June, 10am-4pm Porchester Hall, Porchester Rd, London W2. Tube, Royal Speakers: Tony Bean; Ron TGWU: Arthur Latham: Bob Wright, AUEW. Chairpersons: Lomas, London Co-op: Jack Dunn, Kent miners London TGWU, London trades councils, Shipbuilding and Defails, creleuilals etc from: Conferenc Unemployment, c/o Loadon Co-op Political Committee, 116 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 2RR. REMEMBER the Standing Commission on Comparability? Set up by Cullaghun, it was to have been the low-puid workers in the public sector.
Ome of Thatcher's first election pledges was that the Tories would honour any recommendations from the commission's benevolent chairperson, Hugh Clegg the commission which persuaded muny workers to accept offers of around 9 per cent over the past few months, week account" to tide them over until the commission was due to report.
Well, surprise, surprise, One group of workers at least might end up even more out of pocket than they'd expected. According to NALGO, the report on murses and midwives will be delayed beyond the 1 August deadline when the El on accoont expires!
Earlier this week, the Office of Manpower Ecocomics. houses the Cleer could mat say whether this delay would upply to all groups referred lo il.
It seems that the commission would like to revert to its original terms of reference - providing material for negotiations rather than making specific recommendations. This arrangement would greater Rexibility in applying its wages policy.
Mesawhile the teachers' pay daim is the latest to be relerred to the commission, on which basis NUT leaders will be recommenoffer amounting to only 10.8 per cent.
The Tories gave some indications this week of the shape 0l pay 10 Increases have heen agreed for those top doctors. dentists, judges, ranking army officers, and senior commission, civil servants.
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