London Labour Briefing no. 91

92 - APRIL 1

Lawson subsidises the rich;

STOP

LONDON BLEEDING!

Twenty-four hours after Lawson’s budget speech, Bloomsbury District Health Authority met to consider a new package of panic motivated cuts.

Closure of the busy accident unit at Stanmore Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and a halt to all admissions from the country’s longest hospital waiting list (14,000 strong) were on the table.

By MARK SEATON

Bloomsbury expects to overspend on its £140m 1987/88 budget by £2million. The new package of cuts, designed to stop the overspend, would come on top of another round of cuts needed to meet the expected £5.3 million shortfall for next year.

This cuts package includes:

@closure of the Royal Ear Hospital (to reduce numbers treated and ‘'save” £800,000 a year);

@closure of Soho Hospital for Women (cutting gynaecological inpatient services by 20% and “‘saving” £500,000 a year);

‘@ closure of four wards at Middlesex Hospital (reducing numbers treated and ‘‘saving” £750,000 a year};

relocation of urology and nephrology from St Peter’s Hospital Group (‘‘saving” up to £2 million);

ecuts in family planning services

admissions (‘‘saving' ‘© and the possible barring of all non-emergency cases from outside the District ("saving" up to £2.5 million a year). The source of the crisis is, of course, government underfunding. The costs of inflation especially the

TUC Healthworkers’ demo, ¥

soaring NHS drugs bill) numbers have not been

In Bloomsbury, admissions were up by 12% last year, despite bed reductions; this improved performance brought extra costs for drugs, dressings, tests, X-rays, and catering, and a massively increased bill for agency staff (up by over £3 million) due to the chronic shortage of nurses.

These desperate decisions were postponed by the DHA for another month. Local health chiefs are hoping for some relief when the North East Thames Regional Health Authority announces cash limits for the District in the coming weBks. But with Lewisham, West Lambeth, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Paddington,

2 continual rise in patient

Riverside and other London DHAs all f crises, and Lawson's refusal to fork out their hopes are bound to be disappointed. Lawson boasts of a booming Briti

xtra

economy,

1s to impose a “care rationing’

of a Polish supermarket, in which ever-longer queues form in ever-more forlorn hopes of ever-more limited treatment.

Unlike Bloomsbury's beleaguered health administrators, we will not be waiting for the extra cash from the Regional Health Author will be building in our unions and communities for local, regional, and national action to save the NHS.

LABOUR— TAKE THE POWER!

London Labour Briefing No. 91 Murch 22nd-April 12th 1988 page 2

Woolwich fights closure plans

Despite miserable weather, nearly 3.000 By Mike Phipps people marched from Woolwich CLP ‘the Brook Hospital in

South East London to then a jesked document

ween anarchists and libertarian

Council evicted 200 “ite gominant _ anarchis

‘the centre of Woolwich — showed that there was a plan squatters from Stamford grouping, Direct Action Movefon March 14th to de- io shut it after a This woud Hill Estate in an action — ment. is. part of the Interna-

funding for the NHS. Kent, and would leave Green- ‘Several prlaas ae 0 ie een

The demonstration was wich as. the ony general ; wellattended by nurses hospital in the oreo, to, secure evictions “had hgh pubic prof, ake aid

ani snment “Greenwich Hospitel_has railed. ot paetcanly rd local government This operation proceeded Tepreseuative

amount of work. Six beds paramiliairy police tactics Hackney

called for mare action. not ave been lost on every one of és words, to defend the NHS. the surgical wards and some very dishonest Reports of fascist ification

iefing spoke to Sue Ball, 3 “It is now normal for the 2 = unorthodox procedures bY sonear vague and large! dressed the rally Sue explain, reopened, and joined on to violent! saul on Bromley aparehim which provides the inthe MNS folowing the vic. ‘ealisclaton. Meals ond aun. | Hackney Council, as part Aithe Counc meeting thai te. “Within the movement tory of Manchester nurses in dry have been cut too. Nurses | Of its cuts package, of- By Dave Keane evening. itself, the socialists believe that January. The hed acted os ate leaung in sroves, and oo | ficially closed three Hackney aoe MST fet th Weal ae hae ral pro beenhardhit by te cuts, with "* Pleading with the Tones | Schools project loams ser- HE 75 "Tantack have been | and need 1 gig should be allocated through Bexley Hospital facing immi- for more funding won't have | vice on March.12th. taney Seats 1 squatting movement ing process of self-oreanisation of nent closure. A secret plan to. any effect: they only listen to | The closmn tee | wenn Goma Hackney isa well-organised and groups af individuals, closure of ‘We have organised a number heer sroup. < incavered. 24-he i strike of Oagst 8 leaves.on- of evenis in the library along | tment which has drawn disillu shethe ii DHA, they Genes tat thore ther Tores beck down on tus | Local people, library ssmputhetic individuals. These | Fje""ig to. ir through heir housing allocation systems was a closure plan,”’ said Sue. issue. workers, teachers, etc., hvac — sont” te desperation for housing; hous- where these are ignoring the

been outraged. Protesting !mtersational Women's Day | ingwhich, by any other method, legitimate demands of par

palen of letereriting, peti The occupation ‘haz three | Complen, Bet bond speterre; fhe sue lesimate igh 10

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concessions: just one branch ing its private contractors. to

The problem of suspended library has been temporarily take out all the books, shelving,

Constituency Labour Parties. BY Dave Mitchelmore | reprieved. ‘e., from the libraries and 1 J in Southwark has aver- Peckham CLP "Three scparate delegations link up with other groups of Shadencd the ets beme spoke tos Council mecting workers also faced with cuts

recently and handed in 23.000 The

made by Soutiwarh Counc Pst pov THe fan et | Set ean Houck Goldie Ros: Howat Road make up af45m zap ba. omens owas onisan | HeaMes POD mec ie Sad Somaton Gare wean

ween ome and Gependent on social services, | proceedings so thal sympathetic the bear of Council eates and

expenditure. eirene absence OF ear | Councilors were not cven Serve many elderly people and

The divisions of the Laboor direction from’ the Labowr Schoo! children. The Counai’s clear that the Gaim that will provide. LJ

Group. largely. based on per. Group. officers have usurped

Sonaly probleme, have meant GoeP'at time and taker tore | Council’ were oot prepared to mobile service — a very poor

iat Councillor opposed tocuts [rol over decisions that should | Usten. to reasoned: arguments subwitute — has been met by havebad difficulty im organising be made ‘by those’ lected to | andseaise the damage their cuts disbelie, a5. the Council has | On Wednesday March eho allocations system is @ around priceipled positions. office ‘would do to the working class neither the vehicles nor thestaff | Qth, Hackney Council nightmare (for. exemple, an Southwark Councilor Mark —° “The leadership is striving to | community, | the NALGO to run such a service. ordered riot police to in- ele" person living on their Howarth says the Count acheive a legal budget bya mix. | Members i the library depan- In addition, by closing the ‘own ina two or three bedroom tment decided o go abead with a referencé libraries and. the | vade Stamford Hill fist cannot get a transfer toa

“has limped along since ture of Fent increases ({9 over Trying (0 avoid three years), 200 job losses and | Previously agreed occupation — Schools project loans service the | estate Council” is. further attacking

single bedroom flat-if they

Fatecapping, ince then the esate has want tol;

making real decisions about a recruitment {reece and work-in.

fo See Beene yh [can teeiey Meck ig: eentgepeerape a etegeat ‘armoje répaks oF imorove

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eo s, Sipurton’ Since that'dmes the Cibrarian, wil fsther women | harassed and asked foriD paruetled, Of making. te

Sater cmbd cemenot we oan seit doricns, | okie ing te shut a rammber Of Ares

fe eb aie toes oat ioe meee a inthe past, Hackney Coun- Gases end eu large number

aietimereiasts lee ie cee camer, tee el = ‘their record of brutality and only deepen the housing crisis icke peri Sn Stee we eats By-election ‘Why throw 250 people and anger of those on the Goal 0 Ge eae Totten h am Folio meee emai oftary Concer | Senge eens {’sale - of - the cemetries’’) Hartley, 2 by-election has streest when there are ove fon tao inthe fitherta-aate Tory ward of 1008S popersesn The Coumel, shoul sta

Magistrates |=." ees ies ieee olling day is April and the campaign opens on | Pletley empty? than. to. central govemment ee re Pi vthe Council is so. and the District Auditor

Government

March 24th sonperts for fats’ wny a's "No sseuaters. shouldbe Prospective canvassers {especially Entryphone evicted people’ om inthe need for a property, fet hes experts!) are asked to get in touch via (01) 286 9692 | Summer stil not occupied (for actually been let or work is Sxmle on ire Repemecdsbgut to start Sarosny eat rc eden cere

Do iuaeiey Gr th, wiles tos nesnult easarntt iRjust doesn't make sense, should be given access 10

four people gon tialin ed eties, women sd | Azania/Namibla Forum | «ssiivsnnsucmaces focano wich i woul

frurmgey for offences trade unionists fhe amount of money spent on

llegedh ‘Among the defendants the Storford Hil eviction tell coming Tory eget ps SEINE arohrig“eopporters Benefi' Sver £300,000 "on "court onslaught, abolition of ILEA, seen” mocting cr tne Mike Marqusee and Craig Costs, tae! doors, ote, pol tax, ete, we. should be th meeting of | the aia housing cries i about Uniting to put assure onthe Local Government Com: Siewin, Hengey. fights Saturday 26th March rare ten eve of sn goverment a nde 3 Gaecanme en teen Pay pee est one vic Centre. Court fon Lordship. Lane, onto the estate, contary to Tha Council leadership lacks Confronted with pas- N17) from 9.30 to 10.30 ene Enea eette aby abaiersipet) the Counci's policy of making confidence in. the abilty of sionate opposition to their am on the first day of the Broadway, next to Clarendon pub them two offers on dttrent local seople ond workers to PE ae en ae (atten sind tah Tey Somo Somo ine towing Advice Centre they themselves acknowledge jacal Labour right set the April Sth Housing wl police on Labour Party Expenses for barristers The Mystery Girls sf) Dealing Lone: ti B80 oe eae members, Councilors end and "possible fines are Jenako Black Writers Workshop the orders ofthe new Director "(Extacted fom an open et ouncll workers, mounting up. ST Housi. vane! jones Also torto the Hackney Gounectors OF course, the police, in donations "to Haringey ib es Shee ie “the' “comied and Labour Portes fom this case. ine Terttorial Fights Back Defence Fund, first act 8.45 pm! Imismanagement of Counsel Hackney Housing Action is p

Support Group isuccessor, cio Peter Doble, 27 White bropertes: Group! to the SPGI.were only too Hart Lane, London N22 Tickets £4/£2 cones. p

Squatters and the housing crisis

ig and

balance the rights and needs of sonflicting interest groups com: peting fora very” scarce

“There is nowhere near enough public sector housing 0. £0 Found ; and any set of priorities Imposed can never take account ofall possible circumstances. In practice, people simply do not fall into ready categories dreamdup by housing allocators

The mistake currently being ‘made by Labour Councils i 10 believe that they can effectively set these priorities, and then justly them by. setting one sroup of people in need against Another: “we have to. evict squatters, 10 house homeless amates,

‘As demand for housing grows, young single people Simply get edged out of the equation altogether. The reaons for this ate party historical

“The 1977 Homeless Persons ‘Act, a progressive piece of legislation, established housing as a right to households. with children or people over 60: and Wwas seen as the precursor to the Fight to housing for everyone,

Cnfortunately.a long period of very reactionary Tory government “has followed in ‘which the supply of public sec {oe sock has been grossly ‘iminished. The Act has vome fo mean not that “priority” groups have “an additional Statutory righe to be housed, but that only priocty groups have a Fight to be housed,

The _ housing allocation polices of capitulatory budgess, futthermore, see homeless peo pleas a financial ability

‘Over the last ten years, the ef fect of these policies has been sradually to. change the nature ‘of inner city Young people are f heir home arc to squat and are ‘rimminalised,

The only legitimate route to housing isto have. children Consequently, estate com= munities have become artificaly Structured 40 they only. contain ‘ld people and households with ohildren

(On Stamford'4il, the tenanes association was opposed to the fvietious and indieidual tenants inerviewed by’ the local paper Were. also overwhelmingly opposed. The injection of young people back into. their “com Rrumity is something most fenants sielcome.

Fe forced sequently

Couneil

It is this social engincering role of Local Authorities in the sities whieh Councils have con sistently fled take Into ac count” in thele allocation policies. We have a responsibil {§ to house all sections of the ‘community

Tf we do not, explosions of anger" and frustration such as those Seen on Stamford Hill Estate will become all too commonplace.

London Labour Briefing No. 91 March 22nd-April 12th 1988 pae 3

Smear tactics and force

Homeless people squ ting in Stamford estate, Hackn mounted i resistance to paramilitary mass evictions.

Councillors all over London were surprised at the scale of resistance — which ‘was backed by local tenants.

The lessons of Southwark Council's attempts at similar ‘operations almost 1wo years ‘ago had been lost on them.

These. reprehensible strong state moves against the ‘homeless, like artacks on the lv ing standards of tenants and Council workers are of course the inevitable result of Labour Councis’ compliance — with government cuts.

By Cllr Piers Corbyn Southwark

‘Would = Council fighting the government wage such a war ‘against the homeless? Of course pot! There would be joint action by the homeless, tenants, and the Council to use empty fats —and quate probably take over vacant private property too.

Tadeed, action such as that taken by the squatters may need to be taken by tenais agsinnt the handing over of blocks to profiteers under the new Hous ing Bil

“The usual deceitful and divisive scapegoating claims ‘were made about “needing” 10 cerict these people 10 make way for homeless families to come ut of Bed and Breakfast

Hackney

In. fact Hacknes, like other London boroughs,” has many more empty flats than’ the rumbers of people in BAB.

“The usual mealy-mouthed ‘waddle that the eviction was done in. the name ofthe (non}-housing ist was trotted fur. Homeless people. 30 desperate that they have to

ual, are told. they should

theie turn",

tice of discriminating against homeless people obliged 10 squat

‘@ Housing policies be adopted which recognise housing rights Tor af — not policies which Scapegost the most desperate

‘A disirurbine feature of the Hackney events is the insidious misinformation spread by cer

in Councillors and Searchlight suagazine, concerning the squat ters: politics

‘Searchlight siaied that fascists involved im the Direct

Action Movement_—_had__ Searchlight must know this. penetrated Hackney and other yet they publish as evidence” London squatters’ movements. picture of a Direct Action The truth is that DAM iva very Movement pamphlet which, well known anarcho-syndicalist when actually read, is totally groups (the sister organisation ant-Tascs.

{o the Spanish CNT) which has SO why is Searchlight siveara record of anti-fascism second ing the squatters? And at whose To none, reques.?

PHOTOS: Stamford Hill estate, before, after and during the evictions of squatters

North London Socialist Conference: Carry on Chesterfield!

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London Labour Briefing No, 91 March 22nd-April 12th 1988 page 4

March Sth!

Some 50,000 people took strike action in London ‘on March 8th to protest

By Davy Jones Secretary, London

against Tory attacks on Fights Back local government and Thenmith, Sombwark, Camden, education, and cuts in Lewisham, Lambeth and Har

). supported by five Direct

Jobs and services: it Organisations and two.

Ten thousand marched —NUPE branches protested from Kennington Park to a against Government and Coun. rally in Fubilee Gardens. cuts

It was the biggest London- 8.30.00 4 LEA ouorker wide action on local govern- {Rcd aginst wots in TLEA'S ment since the ratecapping budget and. the threat of campaign of 1985. abolition

‘A Londot-wide day of action" @$,000" teachers ook unof.

first agreed at the London fia strike action after the na

his Bick coaferense last tional union refused them a September. lt was endorsed by ballot. Many more schools were the London "Bridge shop closed on. the day by ILEA ewardy organisation, who sot NUPE ‘schoolkeepers. School the date Tor February 240, students” marched alongside Stbseduent liaison ‘with LEA manual workers and Town Hall

Protests were furious when ALBA Leader Neil Fletcher rose Speak trom a “Labour

Unions moved it to March 8th (@ Ten local borough NALGO branches (Hackney, Ealing Westmiosier, Islington, Ham” to

Listens” bus: here was the man who had imposed compulsory redeployment on teachers, and ‘who had piloted through 3 cats budget threatening thousands of ILEA workers" Jobs, speaking

He" was angrily shouted dows. Then Campagin Group MP Mildred Gordon delivered 2 blistering attack on Labour Councils making cuts; much (0 the annoyance of the main pla. orm speakers

‘Media ‘coverage was. appall ing. The day. was simply presented as af “anti-aboliion of ILEA™ affair, o¢ studiously ‘gnored. What do $0,000 people ‘on strike matter when you have 2 Royal avalanche to report?

Nobody believes that 2 00: day strike will sop the cuts 0

Tocal govern

spent and education. But March Sth did demonstrate a groundswell of opposit

realist” stay - in - office -and fake - cuts line last autumn Now more than 100 Labour ‘Councillors have formed Coun Gillors Against the Cuts. Eleven boroughs have local Fighiback campaigns.

Most NALGO branches ‘across London are totally op posed to cuts, and there is ig ‘reasing disquiet among NUPE TOWU, and GMB_ members over their official London-wide Support for the ALA.

Fightback campaigns have also been set up in Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton and ‘Swindon,

‘Now Council and Fightback activists must mect sith comtunity and tenants groups 10 ‘sess how best 10 take forward the strugsle

‘London Fights Back has cal: ed a conference for Saturday Apel th ia Islington Town Hall to. organise this discussion. Make sure your organisation is

represented!

SWP blocks public sector action

On Tuesday March 8th i such a strike. Altera

50,000 local govern- jy" they argued that it would ment and education —"givert_ attention from. the workers went on strike Health Service’

in London in protest, Instead, they proposed to

focus on ‘a one-day strike on budget day, March 15th, This ‘was a double confusion, while Ro major sttike action hed been called for March 15th. the COHSE leadership had talled for action on the 14th

in the end, thousands of workers took’ action on the Jath, 9 lot mote than on the following day. which they SWP had Seen a5. the main focus

Why did the SWP plump for ithe 16th? The answer is ther Schematic insistence that everything should go. behind the NHS, and everything else

against government and Local Authority cuts and the abolition of ILEA.

30,000 ILEA workers came out, including at least 5,000 teachers.

By FRANK STEVENS

Tt was an important step in the Landon-wide fight against devastating cuts. “The Socialist Workers Party ‘opposed this action: worse, in many places actively block. (64 with the right against those

‘rguing for the strike. was 8 “diversion”. The NHS.

‘Just to compound the err, day of action should therefore the SWP created maximum ben the 16th — because the Confusion by opposing the call SWF said so

for'a 24-hour strike in support In ff the NHS on March 14th,

Given the lack of media coverage and sabotage by the Sareaveraey and Conmunist

prsctice the SWP were responsible, together with the fight wing, for getting the March 8th swike Called off twee NALGO branches —

Party, the figures for the Tower Hamlets, Brent. and March Stike ate Greenwich. In Camden, the fomarkable, So what exactly SWP. were responsible, id the SWP do, and why id togather with some members they do ic? fof the branch leadership, for

The SWP, loyal to ther overtuming thestrke decision theary of "downturn inthe Imade by 8 January. branch class struggle, aqued that meeting)” at the NALGO

“tne workers weren't ready" branch EC

determined the March 8th ac Off, but failed. In

branches, for

‘example in Hackney and Lambeth, the

just kept ther heads down,

TIRILTA the line of the SW! radiction to their cormades Glsewhere, some of thei teachers argued for action on March 8th; some even for 2c tion on March 14th.

‘Of course itis easy to get over-excited sbout tactical ait ferences, but some NALGO members have seen the ‘SWP’s actions 3s tantamount to scabbing. In those areas where SWP members carries ‘out their national line and op posed the action on March th, they did not just adopt 2 Reuttal of agnostic position: they fought actively against the strike

‘Why did the SWP call for 2c tion dn March 15th — budget Say — rather than the day before, which was chosen by CONSE “nationally and sup ported by dozens of shop Stewards” committees and trade umn branches. around the country? ft seems 10: be

another schema plucked Sat of thin air by the SWE leadership

‘On the giant March Sth NHS demain Londen SWP embers chanted “TUC don’ iay — calla strike on budgs Say!"” — somewhat confusing to those who were also being given leatlets caling for action Sate tain

"The SWP's theory says the working class aren't ready for

Seton — 20 down with the fects and. down with the strike action beng ‘called io

feal life. Blocking. with the fight wing is a very bad habit to get into and tends to have longlasting effects; itis sad to seo the SWP doing it

‘A bizarre footnote is that the Mach 12th sue of Socislist Worker appeared with the hesdiine “Fight Back” — and 2 picture of NHS Gemonstrators calling for Strike ‘action — "on March Vath!

‘The SWP are being thrown into confusion by the new up. surge of struggle. In the past the SWP has often made 8 fetsh of unofficial strike ac tion. Let's hope that ther ‘downturn’ theory won't lead them into making an opposite fetish ~ opposing large Groups of workers prepared 10 take action — a5 50,000 did in Londea oa March 8th,

COHSE Day of Action in North London

The March 14th Day of Action saw more hospital

By Terry Conway

workers taking action at the igton_ NALCO.

Whittington “Hospital in Sorters rom Shepherds Bah North London than in garage, the London Fire February. Brigade, Kings Cross ASLEF,

‘The most significant event six local government NALGO-

since February is thal a new branches, trade unionists Branch Secretary has been against Clause 28, SOAS ‘lected in place of the rightw- Students Union, and a latge inger who controlled the contingent from the Youth

COHSE branch for many years. Thus COHSE built for this

Trade Union Rights Campaign “The mood of the packed rally

Day of Action, siereas there at the friends Mesting. House was no official support the last Was epitomised by the chants of time. “The workers, united, will

‘Whittington hospital workers have been busy in recent weeks, building up trade union ‘organisation, including “links between unions and support for action within the hospital, and Speaking at many local Labour Party and trade union meetings.

"This bore fruit with strike ac-

never be defeated", which re: Sounded Tor several minutes before the meeting started. The Strike Committee had invited both Bickersaffe and McKenzie to attend, and while COHSE had’ sent Pete Marshall, there had been no response’ trom NUPE at all,

Pete Marshal was extremely

tion in. solidarity. by members of the local’ bus cttical of the exclusion of garage, Counc building health workers from the platWorkers, and the NALGO form oa March Sth and argued branch, ‘that trade union leaders should

listen 10 their members not to the courts, He pointed out that Health Workers could not win alone and asked the TUC to call action involving the whole

‘Other speakers included a russe from Charing Cross, ‘Tillury Docker, speakers form demonstration, organised bythe YTURC, the School. Students London Strike Committee of Union, Trade unionists against hospital workers drew around Clause 28, Shepherds Bush and 7.000. people. despite limited Holloway’ garages, and Kings publicity, lousy. weather, and Cross ASLEF.

‘Over 500 people joined a local demonstration at lunchtime and heard local MP Jeremy Corbyn and various trade unionists ad dress a rain-sodden rally before 4 large proportion of those pre Sent sent on 10 the demonstra tion in central London,

The central London

‘myriad local actions The events amply

Health workers from St demonstrated the mood. of George's Hospital, the EGA, milltaney amongst London's West" London Hospital, the health workers and the broad

support for their cause. Their nergy can be used to build Tor farther action ia the coming months,

Whittington, Riverside NUPE, Brent COHSE, ‘St Thomas's Charing Cross, the Roval Free ‘and many more were joined by

Sr arene PRR

A_march of over 300 health — workers from COHSE, NALGO and the GMB, and their supporters

By Glyn Rowlands Haringey NALGO

MB ena the supporters rare inion Gounall Northen Hospital to the Yerkes. trom NUPE, NALGO

Whittington Hospital, led

Delegations were also. pre by @ militant group of ss i

sent form Haringey. and Isl

nurses. ington CPSA, Haringey Their lead in a variety Gt NALGO end Islington Trades songs and chants enlivenedan Counell

impressive demonstration of workers’ determination 10 deTend the Health Service

‘They were joined by a broad cross section of workers, the largest contingent of which

London Fights Back!

ight Back Against the cuts and Tory Attacks on Local Government Saturday April 9th

10.00-4.30 Islington Town Hall, Upper St, London NL {Highbury & Islington tube)

A one-day Conference to discuss the next stage of the defence of local government and education jobs and services from the threat of Tory attacks and Council cuts

Sponsored by: Fightback Campaigns: Brent, Camden, Eali Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Waltham Forest and Birmingham Fightback 88, Brighton Fightback, Manchester Fightback, London Bridg.

Bus workers also took strike action and joined the march, Sfier a delegation from the Whittington ‘picket tine ad dressed a. mass mesting at Holloway Bus Garage.

Delegates encouraged £2 waged, £1 unwaged for delegates and observers For more details, or to affiliate to London Fights Back (£10 per organisation) write to London Fights

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