Hackney Hackney Central CLP THE Greater London Regional Council of the Labour Party will De nolding les sata annuat conference on 3/4 March. Standing outside on opening day will be a lobby called by Battersea Wandsworth Council support committee to back the public SCLEUE workers' But inside the conference hall the prospects discussion on the strike are not promising. Only a handful of CLPs have submitted emergency resolutions on the public sector claim.
Hackney South & Shoreditch has an emergency resolution backing the full claim, while Hackney North & Stoke Newington calls for all London councils to grant the minimum and 35-hour week.
Even such resolutions are taken they fail to take into account how the full claim would be financed. Last year's conference agreed to mount a campaign against interest payments and central government to шаке available for local government's capital grammes. Unfortunately much has been heard of this campaign since.
messages of strike action in support of North Somerset. The determination of North Somerset and other areas not to be split by allowing emergency and clinic ambulance drivers to take different actions, happens when 'on emergencies only , was an important tacoor in forcing the NUPE executive to reject the pay offer that same the and Swansea full By J Barker TGWU SWANSEA's local authority full branch of the rejected national offer at a 700-strong meeting on Wednesday of last week.
Missing at the meeting was the union's regional secretary, George Wright. busy hobnobbing WATER Callaghan and Len who were speaking in Swansea £60 HERe SaTe Creng pro-devolution rally.
The rally itself was picketed by 50 public sector workers organised by the Campaign for Action in NUPE.
An especially lively response was offered when the platform for talked about the usefulness of the devolution measures extending democracy. pro- than a few members audience pointed out that the new concordat is totally against Labour Party and concretec censions Murray, action in pursuit of conference rhetoric.
for More has come a cropper.
The NUPE unanimous rejection of the offer reflects the disgust of the rank and file at the offer Fisher is still trying to sell.
In that selling he has been joined by Len Murray, the TUC, Minister of Health David Ennais, and Labour government.
But the rush to Fisher's side is not a strength. In fact it shows how frightened he is.
Bristol. As Socialist Challenge went to press the South London, North East, Merseyside and Scottish regions of NUPE had all voted to reject the offer.
The two London regions of of Transport the General Workers Union rejection, regions had also called for the reconvening national industrial council — a demand quickly turned down Basnett.
Alan Fisher will still fight to deflate the militancy of his rank EVERY year NUPE general secretary Alan Fisher mounts his white charger at the union's conference and delivers militant speeches against low pay.
But when the actual claim is lodged, Fisher limits the recommends a deal which bears no resemblance to his In the past NUPE's leader has managed to ride these two horses at once quite satisfactorily. But this year he and file.
executive's in all-out escalating; without an the entire eventually drift back.
reflection of to selectivity.
Wales, every union in dispute.
District, strike and Municipal ordinate the had moved London GMWU of selectivity leadership is promoting.
general secretary David the claim and eventually He has sent out circulars to branches involved action instructing them either to go back to work For return to selective action.