SS 1979 style A SMALL pointer to life under the Tories. An unemployed reader who went to claim social security benetits in North London was told that in addition to his rent book he would need a letter from his landlord in order for SS to cover his rent.
The reader, surprised demand, explained that his landlord wasn't at all forthcoming providing this kind of evidence. fact, it was extremely difficult even to get a rent book out of him.
The officer was Finally, the reader suggested that a visitor should be sent to his flat to confirm the facts about his claim. The officer went off for advice, and came back to say: 'Sorry, but the cuts have meant that we're short of visitors.' All of which suggests that should oppose the Civil Service cuts, but it would help if the Civil Service unions took up a fight for claimants' rights.
OXFORDSHIRE county council is not finding it so easy to carry out its policy of closing all nurseries in the area.
A lobby of the council's education committee last Thursday was joined by teachers, after Oxford city NUT had voted unanimously for a half-day strike in opposition to the In Burford and Witney, the NUT has voted support for the campaign and will have a half-day strike on 13 November, meeting of the county council, when the decision on education cuts will be taken.
supporting the campaign.
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The CPSA in Oxford is, also facilities As well as lobbying the meetings mentioned above, the campaign has in defence Oxford Trades Council held a public meeting on the cuts and has called . way. demonstration for next Sunday.
SW London staged
one-day strike on Tuesday against the conversion of the general hospital to exclusively treating old people, as part of the area health authority's plan to lan Scott, a full-time official for NUPE, says: 'Management's propos are completely illogical.
Bolingbroke has no specialised geriatrics and carrying out important surgical work for the community.
"The area health authority should people's lives in such an irresponsible Nottingham lobby Brian Simister, vice-president, Nottingham Trades Counci LOCAL authority union officials in Nottingham who went to see the Tory county council about its proposed cuts were not entirely happy outcome of the discussions.
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