estimated at £200 million.
So why doesn'i thie Labour Government meet the firefighters claim in full? After all, insurance companies profits for the first nine months of this years soared 89 per cent above last year's profits, will be STELAC Firemen know only too well what their strike means for the wealthy. They constantly risk their lives not just to save other people's lives, They know that the s SCot 100.
There StrOng sentiment among the firefighters that, with a solid strike. Callaghan will back down, despite thescabs.
This sentiment was reflected Losses due to fire in 1976 were £231 million. Losses due to fire on Wednesday, 16 November 1977 alone were Cost of FBU claim per year would be £48 million.
it Bank and bie breans daily strike news which said, "If YUDE RESS WARLICIOUS like fireman is. "Tilbury". The fire at Tilbury power station in Essex was L THOSE ASSET HONOR BEAL financial loss caused So why isn't Roes giving in?
Because the Labour ment is not just concerned with insurance companies. It has the nots oral the canta ist class at heart, So the incomes policy comes first. 11 Kees cannot impose the 10 per cent in the public sector, then there will be no chance of imposing further cuts in real wages in the private sector. He himself said that the dangers resulting from a breach of the 10 Der cent Dorm wowd De greater for the community (sic) as a whole' than the dangers of the firemen' sstrike, the necessary starting point. But in itself it is not enough. The just tell them OUR MOST LOOSE 0E strike will now be given a lead that will organise to not just staff the picket line, but lead a by the CUTE B support of other unionists in a Terry Parry Union says:
FBU as being the spearhead of millions of particalarly That is the TUC's right. But if the TUC failsto give that lead, then leadership must be prepared 1o massive interest free loans and Tar the A solid strike is essential. It is organise that WIL active General Sec- Meanwhile Fire Brigades *We don't see the for the TUC unionists, job'. Exactly the fireren's Firstly, that the unions make mass action needed.
ised.
Militants in public workers put in "wait and sec" actitude Govermnent is paymaster; Claim • No to the Cut • For Union Demoenac Tal: 0705 817707 donations to keep the strike solid over Xmas. Secondly, that SUDDOIT 8 national demonstration in supportof tbestrike and against the 10 per cent limit. The FBU leadership must go abead and yard. demonstration With the present massive support for their strike demonstration the size of the years 1971 Industrial Relations Act demonstration could be built. every since.
ORGANISE other trade unionists should not wait elber to cease treachery of for Parry to stop engaging in endiess neogitations when no new offer is being made by the Governmeat, and get on winning the strike. which is We must organise through local support committees, in conjunction with rank and file FBU members, to build the order date.
*That to facilitate this process settlement dates be synchronservice unions have argued for years that the public service should unite their claims, instead of the present system where manual November, hospital ancillaries TELECT MISSES HIDI and so on. But this is to unite action to win the claim, not to workers Satuday 10 December 11:30am NUFTO Hall, Jocheys Inn Fields London WC1. cent. * Fight for Action on the Pay from Ron Pearson, Portsmouth.
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