on the result.
Not so squeamish was David Basnett, chairperson of the Marineral Mocke Vien No sooner had firefighters to go back to work. than he rushed into print with a plan which threatens to crush all mibtant action in the public:
Both men's unions are in the middle of negotiating wage claims on behalf of over a milion government manual worker and a quarter million hospital anciallary stall:
An offer for the manual workers bas already been made while next week health workers will be deciding in spocially convened meetings their attitude to an offer due to be THERE WAS an empty chair at the TUC meeting which decided to stab the firemen in the back. Alan Fisher of NUPE refused to turn up to fight for support for the fire brigades union despite knowing full well that the fate of his union's wage claims depend entirely publisbed bythe employers next The manual work offer has already been rejected by NUPE, "reluctandy" with no forthcoming from The employer's offer falls well short of the E50 minimum wage target decided by that conference. Their 10 per cent of a 13.90 and $4.50 a week. The offer is £7.50 short of target.
Other aspects of the claim like a 33 DOLE WECK. TEACE NICE pay and a system of threshold Mawments to compensate ton inflation are ignored or not DETCICO. accepled by the t tesponse ALAN FISHER the Instead, Fisher and Co. are dragging out the negotiations WILL A toward the firemen.
The Basnett plan published in the Sunday Times last weekend aims to stop any militant action berween In support of wages. Accepting that the public soctor will always be policed oy a wages policy, the G&M leader proposes: *That the recognised as *That review bodies tie public service workersto private sector workers' wages;