IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Union conferences NALGO: Left needs a total rethink

· Socialist Challenge No. 3, 23 June 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 391 words

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orgatised to The n B D meet the future crisis. Ite failure to win more than third-rate victories, the separatiam displayed Conference and the colapse militants before the Broad Lell's indeuvre to divert the oppe a to the Social Contrar INTERSE ON rACICHEI welfare Keynsianism, means that NALGO risks Tenor a demon Unes there is a drastic reappraisal on the lelt.

On Today the Camera Sec retary, Geoffrey Drain, visited London for a meeting of the TUC Economic Committee. The next day the National Executive Colnel out ao Ineir second line speakers against the oppositior from the floor to win itse If a fret Icadership has deciared itself bound by policies which chibose the state of the economy to protece the low paid, resolve JOm01EO pay bility, strengthen price controls, Government Officers Association ended last week leaving members of the largest white-collar union exposed to a further year of job cuts and assaults on living standards.

TENTES - дост поутепь, тетол: Pate the economy directy. Th pending cuts and stim EC a year ago, with an cair amme was proposed by t unsurprising lack of sucpess repeated the Govern meni's coonomic policy to the conference, and made it clear that the cuts would continue with both limits on public sector sention in local goetimine 10005gainst the NEC and Sbo e left seemed to prese arguments of subetance. was in sharp contrast to last year's Conference when the delegates at least preferred to hear spoeches, mandated TUC delegates vated This is not surprising. Indusoverwhelming decision to call oft memhership had disobeyed the continuing This gate from Essex and NALGO'B Contract Council, In a personal capacity]Decision of the January Specia conference to impose the ban in with an droves.

Sabotaged by the national who incited their branches to union fiasco of the County member Eastem District the base disobedience, the ban was ended with a hundfull of votes agnins.

ASLCNMABLHHHTES SAIL last week, the action against the cuts has beem unsuocessful befought in branch after branch separately, against the employers the Government by the whole The NEC now has a free hand to accept the continued rundown of the public service. Individual fight individually, bur after the overlite ban, The NALDO Action Group NAL.GO, appears now an SWP the focus of the left DAVE WHITELY, General Secretary of the DAVID WHITELEY

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