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UPW accepts Phase Four

Socialist Challenge No. 49, 8 June 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 423 words

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TWO ISSUES dominated the Union of Post Office Workers wages policy and the esecutive council victimisation of the Cricklewood sorters whe boycotted mail to Grunwick.

-The debate around mees revealed the estreme PERDONE E UNO MTE UPW, wItH DENNIS BYRNE On wagn by the 1977 conference. These included: "No loss of and 'An escalat Stave sor nes remotely achieved inder Phase Three, yet the recative felt noCHIERIS nent in putting forward motion which in LUILLI recommended acceptance Phase Four before it is even negobated! It was carried by JFLI the conference.

we heard some double-talk which would have impressed even a British army press officer in Northern Ireland! No mention from the executive of how the action by Crickiewood sorters had nearly brought George Ward to his Ol the insairation this provided the Grunwick strikers; or of how trade action of this kind could have won the strike in a few days.

INFILTRATION The executive congratulared isell on bow il had nrevented a national confrontation with the made up the super annualion contributions of tbe Cricklewood workers.

But there is a silver Lining to the doud: the executive continuing its campaign THE ATTEMPT defend the right of workete to strike. around Grumwicks would only jcopardise this Allamendment bitterly conderning the leadership's handling of Grunwicks was both only just defented 96949033.

And this was only achieved UHET CP. member Stagg, who handled the affair, of name of "chivalry".

handbags' at the bar.

Last Friday, Tilly fearless the regulars.

was withdrawn from the firing line, and Tom Jackson made an impassioned appeal. campaigo! Two motions requiring the executive to investigate infiltration of the union were Anti-Nazi League Nonnan successful fringe meeting with over 100 delegates present EL VINO's wine bar in Fleet Street, an old favourite haunt of the most reaciionary gentlemen of the press, refuses to serve women at the bar, writes JUDE WOODWARD. When a woman journalist complained on the basis of the Sex Discrimination Act, El Vino's won its case in the The clientele were also fearful of the consequances of allowing women to jostle their Jeen a pleasant occasion if it hadn't been for the jostling of brief cases, rudeness, and libing o And, of course, the fact that the manager swore blind we wore women, refused to serve us, and eventually called the police. The bays in blue lold us we weren't welcome, and closed the bar.

while yet.

exist at the moment held in persons decided to have a lunchtime drink in the bar. Il would hav

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