despite a picket of over datied the mandate of bis are and voted for the deal. OVER 150 public sector shop stewards from Birminghom voted on Saturday to organise one-day strike action on 23 November.
The decision was taken at a conference sponsored by d Mamber of anion branches. district committers, and shop stewards committees in the Birmingham area.
DeICEHEeS Transport and Publie Emplosees LECTELS RCUILI HUERCIS union COHSE, the Ceneral and t productivity scheme was accepted by a ciose vote of 13 to 11 at the execufive meeting of the miners" unlor This scheme can do nothing other than put one pit against another, and cause delay around the £T30 a week The voting on the scheme was tipped in favour of the executive, thanks to the Midland's area delegate who Municipal Workers Union and WHENCES UCATT. Workers from the socia) services, the amhulance service, HOSTERS SEIL were among those present.
The conference voted for a pa claim biscu 00 8 E55 mmmm with automatic inflation proofing.
Phaws 1 and 2. and an increas annual Jeave Thursday 23 November day action as this is the date the National Co-ordinating ComitSCO SENSE COC COUS NO s00 angry miners. The minority votes represent 134,000 miners Hated by the kaderships of the public BETHSH chosen to lobby Parliament, Saturday's conference also de cided to bave a day of action on ence following strike The elected he the conference hope f consolidation of use 23 broadening support for their par entitlement. CIaLID, own unions, withie the movement. They aim to bring but ou ou blic
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 20 October, 1977 pago 6
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