IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Ambulance workers sound pay siren POSTEE

Socialist Challenge No. 23, 24 November 1977 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 548 words

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Sulisbury St., Hull It will abso have to take a firm viihin 1 own ranks by Jelius Gould. AUT asks the Couneil ta Hte. motion from from Hull CHIOTEMEOUDE TEEOELUTE instructs the Executive 'to remain attents, ho ie wake of the unions report, to exercise political cenover ceaching, in the masta o appoina orl other aspects of University ad- tion The Times (14 Nov) reported tbat: 'A candidate for a recent Oxford relecteo woeu ar was maseosere that his book hed bees published , • publishing house sasocialed will the SocialThis information, on top of the anti-marxist campaigds ap ainst the Open University and the the Birmingham Centre lor Cultural maKc acuan Dy l pur of the among untiversity academics is divided and ineffec Live. The Council for Academic Freedom and Democracy does a useful job in documenting issues Gould is in vehicle for broud-based action buT5 TECHE their cinims. ASMs, wee stil contains a longer, barrage small number of left-wing acn wiversities.

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*Activises in Hull wueld wel- Their basic over the issues raised Shaw, 67 The strike action comes CrOCTHEHY 18,000 ambulance workers subutitted a claim last week for a 'suhsrantia."

proofing wages The claim follows a aieslar submission by 240,000 NHS ancillary workers last month setulemens usualy tolow lead of the million local povero manual workers aiso due to sellle in Decomhe But the whole future of che pay negotiations curus on wherher the fire fighrers can smash tirough Government's intention co "bold the line" on the 10 per Dent limit in the public sector. This c price tlb Liberal arty demanded, and Callagha willingly gave. for keeping Labour in power The same ferocious response will nimed these vorkers if they go into action fo INE SAMUEOT abour strike acrion endangering lives will be used to jusify scabbing.

For the ambulance drivers and attendents the fire fighrers" strike has come as a massive boost pay ranges berweer E32 го L40.52 far a 40-hour week Bocause all these ware claimus are so tighily bound togerher the TEL TOUY SLUDIL SOITHBISA among public service workers organi sing suppert behind any section pf workers taking action is becoming more und mare urgeni So has the need for the trade union leaders to call national scrike action behiod the claim Delegaticais Lo Lhe 23 November Lobby of Parlament on the cuts will talkers NUPE take a lead, and organise national ac ion to follow the lead of locn groups HUHECES HINCE Merseyside drivers - Advertisement -Saturday 18 December 11.30am NUFTO Hall, Jockers Inn Fialds London wo * Fight for Action on the Pay Clai m!

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 Noverber 1977, pago E JOHN BANGS (Workers League]

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AMBULANCE DRIVERS in West Glamorgan discussed backing the firelighters with strike action last Sunday. Other drivers in Merseyside are belloting for a 48-hour strike this week in support of s 20 per cent pay claim.

like Minn Paher oft

CAMPAIGN in NUPE National Conference

← Lecturers lobby for 35 per cent A 'genteel' protestSocialist Unit y meets in London 'One of the best things on the left for some time' →

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