NALGO delegate.
In debates on both the Phase 3 settlement and future pay policies, the executive support pay restraint. Consequearly NAIGO it now committed to rurace gover ment interference in pay negotiations.
11 was the Broad LeftCOBORICU Scottish which provided the main inadequate opposition to the executive. Two important motions maved by them were successful.
One forced the executive to rescind its decision to reinstate three strike brenkers; the oiner reaffirmed the supremacy of the conference, This followed the executive faction carber in the year when it over-ruled a conference decision by calling off a one day strike in Sentland Anolber successful motion called for the banning of the National Froot from municipal premises. BaUE nerhans the gees surprise was the viciory:
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 22 June 1978 page 4 conference agreed wOn NALOO SOONIO BOL USE DUTICI facilities in Scarborough while eroups such as the Campaign For Homosexual Equality were prevented from using them.
Yet there was little debate on montes's oppression, although district fringe meeting Women's Volce resulted in the likelibood of the calling conference on materity rights.
Such mixed results reflected the matemany tation of the Tell. The former of the lett, NALGO Action Group, is a shadow of its former self A NAC meeting defeated a proposal to attend a meeting with the bewly-emergent Bcoad Left-type NALGO Progressive Alliance.
The NPA Itself decided in favour of a democratic national conference, which if called and widely supported some way to rebuilding the left in the union.
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Government Officers Association, held last week in Brighton, displayed the inadequacy of the left in the union and the lack of politics on which to base a fightback, writes DIANNE DESMULIE, Harringey gained for guy rights when the