London Labour Briefing no. 96

ST ‘OP PRESS: Labour Party Org Sub intervenes to veto Mandy’s

selection, & block Campaign Programme (below).

Support needed.

LET’S FIGHT Ge

—AND

NO APOLOGI

On Wednesday June ist | was selected to fight Bernie Grant’s former seat, Bruce Grove, in a Haringey Council by-election.

Given that | am facing disciplinary action from the NCC, and that | have been vilified and harassed by the gutter press, even comrades on the left might find this surprising. So why am I

standing?

‘The struggles around local government are so Important that no one can afford to abstain. Socialists must fight not only to defend jobs and services, but — in the face of the ‘GERBill and Housing Bill — for the right to have state services run by democratically elected representatives.

The right wing and many former lefts have followed the national Leadership’s ‘‘new realist” retreat from xi politics and callously made their

so far can give us any con-

y fead campaigns of noncompliance against the GERBill, the Housing Bill, the Poll Tax, tion 28 , where they would charge and disqualification for defending the interests of those who elected them.

Some on the left say that the constraints on socialists in local government are so great that we should get out. This is rubbish. Fightback campaigns everywhere have been a focus for local opposition.

By Mandy Mudd

Prospective Council Candidate, Bruce Grove ward, Tottenham CLP

‘Small victories have been won because of mass mobilisations.

In Haringey, parents, teachers, and anti-cuts Councillors united to scupper plans for the amalgamation of 15 Junior and Infant schools. The anti-cuts Councillors gave voice in the Council Chamber and Committees to the massive campaign outside.

‘Our experiences show that a nationwide campaign around needs-based budgets, demanding the resources to provide decent homes and good quality education, would be popular.

‘The current Labour Leadership are not prepared to fight. Nor will they allow others to lead these struggles.

1 am already being witch-hunted for my activities in Haringey Fights Back! Neil Kinnock felt so threatened by my possible selection that he had a ‘‘quiet word” with Bernie Grant to ask him not to resign from the Council!

Why? If the politics that Briefing represents were

ight ©

NOW!

ee what would it matter if a Briefing supporter contested a local. by-election? It is precisely because the politics we represent can win widespread support and show up the Labour Leadership’s complicity with capitalism that they want to deny us a platform.

‘The campaign in Bruce Grove raises the same issues as the challenge to the Leadership by Tony Benn and Eric Heffer. We are both part of the same struggle to in ‘that the Labour Party defends the working class and fights for socialism.

My selection is also an assertion of my democratic rights as a Labour Party member nd a refusal to be intimidated by the NCC. The threat of disciplinary action cannot be allowed to silence socialists who argue for the rights of women, lesbians and gay men against Labour Councils who renege on Manifesto commitments.

The Sun’s attacks were a further attempt to intimidate and isolate me by seeking to discredit me as a feminist and socialist and ridicule me as a fat woman. The more people back away in the face of such virulence the easier it is for our enemies to get away with it.

I refuse to be intimidated. The by-election campaign is a welcome opportunity to expose the hypocrisy and double standards of the Sum and Tory Party.

Bruce Grove is one of the most deprived wards in Tottenham — with the highest unemployment rate in the Borough, no Council funded play ,roup, or com-

LABOUR-— TAKE THE POWER!

aia as al os ean eee

London Labour Briefing No. 96 June 8th-2ist 1988 page 2

| By-election —

At a meeting of Kens- housing adviser. and fought

ington CLP to sslect = 150"Cnstaency oe mony prospective candidate Ys" dis cuventy Cho of

for the forthcoming byelection (caused by the death of Tory MP Brandon Rhys-Williams) Ben Bousquet lost a close contest. to Anne Holmes.

Many comrades in Kens ington ragret that they will not now be able to back a block Candidate forthe thed time running

‘anne Holmes’ selecton was inikionced by her strong por formance at the selection testing, and wes supported By many women comrades.

‘anne’ is 42, works. 8 @

Governors at Holland "Park ‘School. {Her son John is cur rontly playing @ lead role in TV's Grange Hi

By Kensington Briefing supporters

Help is needed! Though at the time of going to press the Tories have not yet moved the by-election weit, it is expected any day,

Phone 01 228 6259 to fing ‘out how you an help or turn

adbroke

6 x SOWETO x ’88

Anti-racist Day June 25th

‘The Azanian/Namibia Forum and ACAVA are to hold ‘an all day open air anti-racist festival on Saturday June 25th. The event will commemorate the 121 anniversary of the 1976 youth and student uprising in Soweto and also seek to highlight the growing problem of racism in Britain today. Proceeds from the event will be donated to a number of children’s projects in Azania/South Africa and also towards a proposed speaking tour of Britain by Azanian/South African trade unionists.

Afternoon 1-4pm

Live music from The Jacket Potatoes (trad.{contemporary Irish music]; Batucada Mandela (Samba group).

Childrens ents: Carib Theatre Co. (for under 5s), Common Lore (Storytellers), Workshops, Infiatables. Plus West & South African food, Bar. Stalls, Speakers, and much more!

Entrance FREE for afternoon session

Evening Session 7pm to midnight

Live music from: Taxi Pata Pata, Dudu Pukwana with Fast Colour, Well Red, Red Bush.

‘Support from: Pitika Ntull (poet), Jenny Lecoat (comedienne).

Plus Special Guests, speakers from AZAPO, Black Consciousness Movement, PAC and ANC invited. Food, late Bar and Fireworks display at midnight

The Hetley Studios, Hetley Road, Shepherds Bush, London W12 Tickets for evening event: Limited capacity of 350. Tickets £4/£2 cones. In advance from ACAVA, at above address. Cheques/POs payable to Azania/Nai Forum INFO: Steve Lloyd, Rosie Farr:

749 0484

“Bread Not Death Squads” for El Salvador

Public meeting to launch Bread Not Death Squads Trade Union support fund for El Salvador Wednesday June 15th, 7.30pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1

Speaker: Marco Tulio Lima Leader, UNTS {El Salvadorean Trade Union Movement) Jeremy Corbyn MP

Marco Tullo Lima will speak about attacks on the Trade Union movement in El Salvador, including sackings, tortures, and assassinations. He himself has received public death threats from the Army High Command On April 30th 1988, the UNTS HO was destroyed by a bomb attack. On May 1st 60,000 El Salvadoreans demonstrated against government repression

Evening includes the inaugural showing of Winning Democracy — a video about the mass struggle in

El Salvador A collection will be taken to launch the fund

Academics accept

divide and rule direction of the cuts

London students have dispersal of valuable collec-

By Paula Watson

twice organised sit-ins at : ‘tp ots, And the central adthe Senate House Hbrary Westminster South CLP initration set for of Leeiias Unisessty Ser 45 taailly a0 pael> |The reaction, “of Lathe:

recent weeks to protest

buy books at today’s in- academic profession to. all

against a proposal {0 fated prices and suffer from _ this has been typical. Driven make the library the excess of demand over ~ by fear, colleges have turned reference only. supply which affects most on the institutes, refusing all

‘The threat is part of the latest round of government cuts in higher “education, ‘h could lead to 40% t0 ‘50% redundancies in library and administrative staff and the amalgamation or closure of many of the smaller institutes.

college libraries. ibraries

support while they try to protect themselves, and both have deserted the central administrative staff.

Union

Few local libraries, excellent as many of them are, can afford the extensive specialist collections students need. If the fending section of Senate House is

‘Their union, if you can call it that, the Association of University Teachers,

Undataeded closed it will be the poorer ‘non political” affai

+ undergraduates who will be largely ‘run by _ tim This side of the university hardest hit. establishment - orientat hhas been underfunded for But the library is only one liberals, who have con-

some time and an increase in government grant for the ‘current year of only 3.4% represents a cut in real

tinuously failed to organise an effective struggle against the government's policies by joining with the other unions involved, the NUS, NATFHE, NUPE and NALGO,

of the university institutions under threat. Many-of the smaller research institutes, like Latin American Studies, much used by refugees from Pinochet's Chile, could be ‘ularly Heavily facing the axe, with the con- in a principled fight against undergraduates, sequent loss of jobs and the all cuts and closures.

Attack the Tories, not the socialists!

On May 19th a wellattended public_meeting organised by Haringey Against the Witch-hunt Defend Mandy Mudd, and sponsored by Tot.

tenham CLP, heard Sharon Atkin, Bernie Grant MP," Mandy

Mudd, and Jeremy Cor-

byn MP speak out in opposition to the growing witch-hunt ‘against Socialists in the Labour Party.

PHOTO: Leese Her

By an Land Seg HAWHDMMC Aer Mis, wating to spect at Horsey Vile Wate ae

Sharon Atkin, who was

removed as PPC for Not- should be “recruiting people electoralism.

ingkam East by the NEC in, 0 argue for socialism, “She rebutted Bernie two weeks before the rather than chucking Grant's criticism of her General Election campaign socialists our.” Se not aM for" the began last year, said Bernie Grant MP com- Labour Party to make cuts reference to the NCC that it plained about the “yup- {0 stay in office

was the only time in her piefication” of party The positive side of the memory that the Labour policies in its undemocratic witch-hunt was the oppor

so-called “policy review He attacked the “disgraceful decision” of the PLP to sus: pend Ron Brown,

Party was setting up commitiees to expel socialists rather than (o recruit new members.

unity to use the publicity to argue for socialist policies She recommended the LAW ‘model resolution for Annual

the NCC had collapsed © Mandy Mudd was wrongto The witch-hunt. must be of the Walworth. Road opposing the cuts by Har- Jeremy Corbyn MP labellbureaucracy ingey Council, he “sup- ed the witch-hunt along with For example, Larry Whit- ported her right to remain 2 the treatment of Ron Brown

ty, the General Secretary, member of the Labour by the PLP asa “huge diver work and campaign for tacking the Tints rather

Support for Benn-Helfer as an alter- than kicking socialists out of

er ‘the best Op} prance! a ey This very successful

Mudd as an individual but

‘our policies and views. in mation about he HAW or their” campaign 10. put what she represents the LAW. conlerens motion, socialism back on the It revealed the political contact lan Lund, Secretary, agenda."” bankruptcy of the Labour HAWDMMC, 23 Farlsmead

Finally, she’ demanded Party Leadership which was Road, London NIS 4DA. O1 that the Labour Party “a most cynical form of §85 3286,

October 1984,

i Rajah wi brutally attacked by a gang of racist youths in the GLC’s Thamesmead estate in Greenwich,

Unconscious, he taken by ambulance Brook Hospital. Though badly injured and bleeding, X-rays taken revealed no broken bones.

While he was still semiconscious and trying to clean blood from his face, two police officers entered the hospital and dragged him out into a waiting police van,

Mr Rajah said that one police officer then Geliberately kicked him very hard on his shoulder and he became unconscious, He was taken to Woolwich

to

Police Station where he was again assaulted.

Charged

He was told that he was going to be charged with being drunk and disorderly at

Black people who stand up for side of the British establish

launched a campaign to put Kuo Tories were looking for revenge

psign against Kuomba. In had come to national promine of the Black communities head of St Paul's Development ‘The government withdrew p: ths after seeing how well Kuo changed the rules giving themsel appointments in the Black volun On his birthday, twa months

st attack in Greenwich stice for Rajah!

the hospital. A doctor who saw him at the station said he was in need of immediate medical attention and ordered him to be taken back to Brook Hospital

There he was denied treatment, despite being in great pain. He said that the staff were abusive and threatened to call the police.

He was forced to make his

assault and false imprisonment. He is also suing the Regional Health Authority For negligence,

A local campaign has been set up to seek answers to several questions:

@ Why were the police officers called {0 Brook Hospital in the first place? Why did they try to arrest a vietim of racist violence,

by the police, even though he was badly injured and in seat pain?

Why has _the ‘Thamesmead Housing Trust (which has taken over from the GLC) not taken any action against the thugs, of. fered any support or rehoused Mr Rajah?

Mr Rajah is not the only person who has been attack

own way to another rather than the thugs whoat. ed by racist thugs, or beaten hospital, Greenwich tacked him? by the police, or suffered District, where he was because of racism in the

treated properly

Further X-rays were taken which showed that he had a broken collar bone on top of

health service.

His story is one of state racism, of racist violence, of police brutality. But itis also

By Rashid Mopla with information from Justice for Rajah

‘bis other injuries. The Campaign leaflet the story of black people

previous X-ray showed no “= fighting injustice, brutality Fracture if Mr Rajah was drunk and racism.

3 and disorderly, why wasn't The Justice for Rajah

Injuries he charged? Campaign are asking you to

‘@Can the Woolwich potice tell us why one X-ray (taken before the police arrived) showed no broken bones but the second one, taken after Mr Rajah had been in police

send resolutions of support from Labour Party meetings, trade unions and community organisations. They also_urgently need funds for the campaign.

Mr Rajah’s injuries have affected his life since that night. However, he is determined to win justice and to See that those responsible are

punished, custody, showed 2 broken Contact: Justice for Rajah He has issued a writ one? Campaign, c/o GACARA, against the Metropolitan _-@ Why did Brook Hospital 78 Sandy Hill Road, London

Police Commissioner for allow him to be taken away SEIS, 01 855 4343.

re fighting back

want to put Kuomba behind har ike they have the Brondwater Farm Threo. We mast unite tatoo eon

Kuomba Balogun Defence Campaign, c/o Rupert Deniel, 635 Ashley Road, Montpelier, Bristol,

‘Drop the charges now!

STOP STATE

(Home Office, Police & Police-backed thugs)

VICTIMISATION of KUOMBA BALOGUN

‘and other Black community activists

PICKET

inner-London Crown Court Newington Causeway Elephant & Castle, London SE1 Monday June 27th 1988, 9.30am

rd and John Patten gang 10 orchestrate a hate cam: te the Bristol activist who swith his outspoken defence

than six mon: did the job. Then they ‘a veto overall such future ‘sector.

the Ireland

act finding’ purge on Black mat popular Mozarts wi

d to stop harassment of the

Hither Green Organise solidarity with the strikers!

As action is stepped up once and for all, the agree: in the strike against the ment with the 'CPSA Na.

ne tional Executive 10 now fascist Malcolm Skeggs, step up the strike to polars tep up the strike to the

employed rest of the South London Green DHSS, the CPSA manineire eae

branch in the first instance members there have

needs to be carried out been boosted by news The Hither Green strikers

By DAN CARTER

Labour Party and other CPSA members. They recognise that his applica: tion for transfer is a victory for their determination and

of his application for 2'8 committed to coming need. your support. The wanafed: out again themselves in picket is from aie Support of any new branch 7.30:9.30em" at 303

On May 26th, DHSS offices and many other Civil Service workplaces were closed throughout London

taking action at whatever place Skeggs is transferred to,

Hither Green Lane, London SE13 and the strike HO is at Lewisham Labour Club,

‘and hundreds rallied T° Push Skeggs out Limes Grove, SE13 6DA, against Skeggs. No ordinary racist,

‘Skeggs was well known as a nasty piece of work to Ray Hill, the mole who infiltrated' far right goups in the early to mid 1980s, and he features in Hill's book The Other Face of

Housing Assistants Unions go for

e<= rez all-out action

management's attempt to grade individuals — not jobs.

Management claim they want to recruit housing assistants on a lower grade than existing staff ~ in order to attract inexperienced applicants, including black and ethnic minority people.

But the result would be staff doing the same job for different rates of pay = especially in the absence of any training programme at the Housing Asso«

Support is ny Contact Aniekan Umore

the usual three year requirement and grant it in order to save face and stop the escalation of action.

His first interview came at the end of CPSA Con. ference week, where strike leader Kaz received a stan: ding ovation.

Hither Green office manager Vivien Steer is quoted on Skeggs’ transfer as saying “Obviously he hasn't been working in 3 pleasant environment for the last few weeks.”

Sneaking in before 7am to work with 2 bunch of scabs obviously isn't his

MSF members held a shop-wide ballot for allout indefinite strike action in support of 15 housing assistants employed by the New Islington and Hackney Housing Association.

By MARK SEATON

Union members vote yes — by 23 to 13. The ‘strike action will ‘commence on Monday June 13th — unless, of couse, management see sense in the meantime. This unprecedented

cup of teal Filme mpegs 123 Kingsland High The strikers have receiv’ gusing associations has Street, London E8, 01 ea support from An. Rousing associat 38a 1272

Fascist Action, the local

Safety on the tubes LUL bosses say: It’s negotiable

4 have to publish a strongly The King’s Cross fireen- By DAVE WELCH critical report, it will also to Sd Beg IR el some extent provide a

demonstrated that safe-

clean bill of health for safe. ty is negotiable on Lon.

present such plans as a

Fesponse to the King's ty on the tubes. don‘s Underground. Gross fire. In fact. it will "Such a seal of aproval Managing Director of mean that some 2,500 would be needed to attract

London Underground Ltd (LUL), Tony Ridley. whilst

more jobs will be at risk Workers will have to ap

private money into running the system. as the present

admitting gross déficien- ply for their own jobs anda cuts policy pei -< to the cies on safety. has now new hhire-and-fire” government's option of sanctioned the loss of 717 management will take _largescale privatisation

jobs in essential backup over. Like the NUS, the unions

He has also said that the £370 million needed for the removal of all inflammable material on the ‘tubes is too high a price to Pay

This news comes on top of a massive programme of productivity and “‘flexibi ty” measures which the tube bosses are trying to impose on train drivers, | guards, and station staff

LUL's latest strategy has

been determined by the im pact of the King's Cross fire — not reversing its previous corporate policies but throwing the crisis onto the workforce

The latest plan for job loss is based on the view that safety on the tubes is runner-up to cost.

Workers in carriage clean:

ing, signal_maintenance. and train repair cannot be removed on any proper safety criteria.

Two serious tires show why. Both took place on board trains on the Picadil ly and Metropolitan tines and. reveal in the first in- ‘stance a serious flaw in fire evacuation measures, and in the second instance plainly contradicting management's claim that fires on trains are not a bit hazard. The intense he:

must prepare for a cam paign of industrial action to reverse all jobs cuts, pro: ductivity, and "flexibility

deals, LUL hasn’t changed its name, though it has cer. tainly adopted the strategy of PRO following the Zeebrugge ferry disaster

‘Subscribe to Tubewatch

One year (12 issue:

Thie"Secounts for the from the fre coused a cor. £10 lorgantaatons Eiaffing of ‘stations slong. ai £2 (unemployed) exible” fines starting "The King’s Cross in Send name, address and with 2 13-station pilot qury. despite its remittance to Tubewatch Scheme | on the Sons. hes carefuily avoid. PO Box 22, 136. Metropolitan ine fe the political issues sur. Kingsland High St Giossy "action sta rounding the present and London E8 (cheques

payable to "Transport Resources”).

future of the Underground. Though the Inquiry will

Bons”. PR style brochures have been used in a bid to

London Labour Briefing No. 96 June 8th-2Ist 1988 page 4

Let’s fight!

Continued from front page centre; and. severely understaffed social

Ward Councillors Martha Qsamor and Vince lesepie have led the fight for more resources and against cuts, and have ong been involved in struggle for the liberation of black people and lesbians and gay men. | will be proud to work with them.

The Bruce Grove by-election will not be an easy campaign. We will face hostility from the media, the Labour Leadership and right wingers in the local Party. ‘The comrades in Bruce Grove have shown they are prepared for this challenge by selecting me.

The Campaign will give us the platform to argue xfor the defence of local government, * for support for the seafarers, for the right to self-organisation of black people in the Labour Party, + against Section 28, + for the withdrawal of British troops from the 6 counties, # against racist immigration laws — and through these to build support for Benn and Heffer... all in a media spotlight.

It is a challenge we must not shirk. We will need help from Briefing supporters all over. Come and canvass and fight for socialist policies!

The campaign starts on June 13th.

Canvassing is from 7pm Monday to Friday; and from 11am on Sunday, starting from 113 St Loys Road, N17; 10 minutes walk from Seven Sisters tube, 5 minutes walk from Bruce Grove BR, buses 123, 171, 243, 159, 279. Call Isabel Handovsky 808 2542 for details

London Area Contacts

Brent Mick Woods 624 1931 Camden Gill Entwhistle 387 8557

Ealing Oliver New 571 5019

Greenwich Alan Freeman 858 5865

Hackney Jim Thain 809 1384

Haringey Mike Marqusee 341 9203

Hounslow Cath Larrissey

Islington Nik Barstow 226 1234 x7470 (days) Lewisham Nick Doran 318 6018

Leyton Joe Ukernenham 588 7012

Newham John Lang 74 Kingsland Rd, £13

North North London Ken Livingstone 440 3668 ‘South East London Andrew Yunge-Gordon 854 9521 South West London Pete Cooper 228 7000 ‘Westminster/Kensington Paula Watson 638 5308

Tony Benn

June 21st, 7.30pm Woolwich Town, Hall, SE18

Public Meeting Additional Speakers: Diane Abbott, Audrey Wise, NUS

Access details: Ramp to ground floor venue; disabled toilet, ground floor; some disabled car parking at venue Creche: register children for creche in advance, please, with Eve Oldham, 858 6865 South East London Benn-Heffer Campaign: contact Andrew Yunge Gordon, 204 Elmley Street, Plumstead, SE18 7NL, 854 9521 (evenings)

‘SOUTH WEST LONDON PUBLIC MEETING

The Case for Socialism

Tony Benn MP Eric Heffer MP Sharon Atkin

(surcharged ex-Councitlor)

NUS STRIKER Joan Twelves

{GLLP Regional Executive — personal capacity)

Weds. July 6th, 7.30pm

Battersea Town Hall Theatre Street, SW11

ender Hill

off 5 minutes walk from Clapham Junetion BR)

For further details: ring 228 7000

Solidarity

with P&O

Organise in solidarity with

the strikers!

Around 40 people listen- the P&O strikers were camed to rank and file P&O _ paigning centrally on health Saat chority after Sam snd. safety. sues, rather Saat er aiied eff than “more important issues the metional action to re- S00h, 2° Pay and, conde main within the law. Snswer tothe strategic pro-

ine mecciine See Se Mer s facing the seafarers 17th, and had been called by —ppears to be the plea for Tocooreetia & Fethaeg” Spe bee Pet Trades Council. “« Pe

For the left there are some ‘The mood among strikers serious problems to grapple

at Dover and Deal was with, First, there is the “despondent” after Me- necessary battle (0 raise ‘Cluskie's sell-out, according enough funds to keep the toSimon Groombridge from strikers out_on strike. The Deal. collection of over £500 from

a small mecting proves that this can be done. Cash in itself, though, clearly is not enough. The speeches of Skinner and Loydon in many ways were examples of lack of direction from the Leaders of the left ‘Skinner, for example, recalling the events of 1972, said that the call for a 24 Loydon went on t0 say hour General Srike was “not that “unions cannot fight 2 slogan” However, until without offending the law" sections of the labour moveut that the seamen could ment can see the Campaign not win without the support Group of MPs and others of the entire movement begin to organise people The fact that Kinnock was around such a demand it will witch-hunting Ron Brown at not become a reality either. the time of the P&O dispute was a “disgrace” according to Dennis Skinner. The real ‘meaning of Kinnock’s “New Realism" was the plan by Hammond and Jordan to

By Steve Lloyd Hammersmith & Fulham Briefing

According to Eddie Loydon MP, the trade union movement How stood at a point similar to that before the unions were legalised.

‘Supporters

Briefing supporters spoke about the links between the Benn-Heffer Campaign and

split the TUC. the P&O fight, paricularly

‘Alan Norman from the how it was an’ opportunity NUR outlined the for rank and file militants to similarities between the fer- challenge the likes of Mefies and London Cluskie. and other union Underground. In the same bureaucrats tied to Kinnock

Briefing supporters. also raised the problem of a Broad Left for the NUS. Bearing in mind, though, the

way that cuts led to the Zeebruage disaster, Norman blamed LRT for the King’s Cross tragedy.

Despite the deliberately experience of “election prolonged inquiry into the machine” lefts in other fire, LRT were stil seeking unions, such a new left

grouping would need to be open and draw on. widespread rank and file support.

further cuts in safety and maintenance stafT.

From the floor, a speaker from the RCP lamented that

Victimisation at ILEA

3 = i 2

Pak

Solidarity demo in Dover

Support the Seafarers!

London Support Meeting

Monday June 13th, 7.30pm

Tolmer Square Community Centre {close to Warren St tube, corner Hampstead Road & Drummond Street)

These meetings will now be held fortnightly to promote and co-ordinate support work in London Representatives of Support Groups and individuals who want to get involved are invited to attend Ground floor meeting room, no steps

Ground fioor toilet, nat specifically for disabled use ‘Some carparking nearby; none reserved

Why are ILEA Councillors upholding draconian management victimisation?

On June 8th, ILEA NALGO members in County Hail will be on one-day strike.

‘On June 24th, they will be out again — and they be backing a lobby of the Education Committee.

They are fighting for the

Report compiled by Jenny Fisher Bow & Poplar CLP Tony's!

They agreed not to co: operate with the 8 and 16

wreek tenors given during the probationary periods, aiming

reinstatement of Tony {0 2 mutually agreed code of Mariore "a, sacked ‘shop P*9G8Ce.

steward. The NALGO ootrate with his 18 week leadership are backing the {enor “A. sacond ‘shop IKEA Councilors Salers cco for non

Tony started work for LEA fas 2 jobshore omy .

Despite his __non-co

November 1987. after s eration, Tony's 16. week ‘years previous experienc report was produced. His Goreers, Officer in Hanngey work was deemed "aot up 10 and in Essex. Just four and 9 the required standard’

Frail months later he was sack _ In contrast, 2 school where

ed under 2 it Tony worked produced a nian clause Statement that, far from tut Statt Code ing in. 3 poo! performance

m Febivaly the Careers Ser- he'd done al that was asked wee Shop Stewards con of hm and done well in 3 SGered 9 resolution on their School which. having 88% Conditions Bangiadeshis, needed 2

Sm months. probavios Tony, ang NALGO itself, ore

Tony was “elected shop steward in March 1988. He had. previously taken out 2 disciplinary as he felt he was being harassed for trade union setivities. He later took out 3 Second grievance, feeling that his probationary assessments were not taking into account that he was ajobshare, oF that he had seven years previous experience.

Tris not clear what LEA is doing using measures like the Clause under which Tony was socked JAS. This enables managers to dismiss staff dur sng the six month probationary

‘an extension of the probs Tlonsry period not a week's notice while the worker is on holiday!

Tony's fellow workers walk ed out when they heard the decision and turned to the inion branch Ata hearing with officers on the sacking, the managers upheld thelr decision and, a ah un drecedented move, refused an appeal to members

‘The branch is now balloting for a work to tule, and further strke action. The one-day Strike on June 24th, together wth the lobby of the Educa

period with ho nght of appeal ion Committee, is particularly ‘and no. obligation an important

managers to account for ther But also the branch is hop.

actons sng that Labour Party members

wall, Uhfough resolutions. at

Accord Ges. lobby their ILEA Coun:

Cilors. If the NALGO Leader

How does JAS fit into equal ship can accept that Tony

opmortunties policies? JAS Marriott has been victimised

doesn't even accord with the ACAS cade of practice, which te that the Distict OF

Branch ‘Secretary should. be slerted to the proposed sack

for trade union activity. and is Supporting his appeal to an industial Tobanal what are our ILEA Councilors. doing Gipholding such a management

ng of @ shop steward regime in 3 Labour Education But this. sction ie unusual Aurhooty

even for LEA A genuine case" Fot further details contact

of work nat up to requir A'GIS Branch Office: OT

Standard would usualy” fae

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