London Labour Briefing no. 98

The King’s Cross inquiry has come to an end — providing clear evidence of a serious breakdown in safety standards on London’s underground.

On the face of it, the 91 days of testimony should have resulted in the immediate sacking of the entire London Regional Transport (LRT) Board and its key representatives on London Underground Ltd (LUL).

In fact, the inquiry, whilst opening a door into LRT’s corridors of power, has largely reinforced the popular view of the fire as a “natural disaster” — a one-off combination of random events.

Now, with the inquiry finished, the door has been slammed shut again, and getting at the truth will be more difficult than ever.

By DAVE WELSH Tubewatch

The “natural disaster” theory neatly suits LUL’s present policies. The tube bosses have tention of reversing the corporate policies which have resulted in job losses across the whole underground system since 1984. latest plans signal a grim deterjon to carry on cutting staff — through the Underground Ticketing System and even more one-person-operated trains.

‘The strategy can be summed up as “let it rip”. This is confirmed by LRT’s latest three year plan which points to massive passenger congestion for years to come. LUL clearly has no idea how to cope with the increased passenger demand — an increase of some 70% since 1982. Their only response is to raise fares to discourage people from using

the tubes! In the foreseeable future, conditions on the

Underground will only get worse, exacerbated by the tidal wave of the South East rail/Channel Tunnel boom which will hit London in the 1990s.

Instead of planning with major government investment and subsidy for a radical expansion and redesign of the system, LUL chiefs can only stand speechless at the “‘success” of the pathetic Docklands Light Railway — a lego system which is about as revolutionary as the teabag.

The fire inquiry has concentrated almost exclusi ding the

Devastation atter the Oxterd Circus fire: the lessons were ignored

staff cuts were the key factor. The inquiry The “inquiry” must go on — but it will need was beginning to attract press criticism for to take a radically new path. Tubewatch has lasting over five months. been calling for a campaign linking transport

Government ministers have clearly not workers and users since before the inquiry relished the sight of their LRT quango being opened. Now is the time to start pulling hammered and the Railway Inspectorate be- together the component parts of that cam-

‘exposed as less a watchdog of public paign. It really is a matter of life or death.

safety and more of vernment poodle!

KE THE POWER

London Labour Briefing No. 98 July 6th 1988 page 2

The early summer is traditionally a quiet time in local government.

‘The budget has been set for the coming year, Group elections are out the way, the next round of government attacks are still wending their way through Parliament, the summer recess

ception to that rule.

But this year the quiet is deceptive. The budget is set — ‘but it hasn't been implemented Group elections have been held w "put mone of those elected won an overall majority

Lambeth is ina. siate of phoney war. Hostlties have been declared, a warning sh hhas been fired, but the reat bat He has yet to begin.

“The story 50 far: after pushing through £60 million uts, Linda Bellos and her allies Miscovered that local Party ‘members weren't 100 keen on them, s0 they withdrew from the Group elections.

"The more cynical saw this as a tactic to get the Party to reject the other candidates and plead for them to come back. This backfired, and Bellos’s clique abstained” in the Group elec tions, first to get the Party's nominees voted ‘down and then to let the LOC take over.

“Theic first task was to put fr. ward committee memberships Here, ‘the left and the centre united to remind the LC thes were a minority administration

The Chief Whip's proposals were overturned by a proposal by Linda Bellos — seconded by myself — which removed the Fight/LCC from every place on the major Committees except for the Chaic and Vice Chair land the ex-officio places.

"The Left and Centre took all the places, although no. Com- ‘mittee has an absolute anticuts majority if everyone turns up fand the Tories vote with the ight wing.

‘AS a consequence of these spoiling’ and. ""misehevious tactics" (as the LCC described it in their bulletin), noone can predict the outcome of any parNeular Committee or Group siccting.

‘The. centre's strategy had been for a. “legal. balanced budget” come what may. Many ‘of the cuts in their budget have Yet to be Implemented — and the Centre are suddenly finding Feasons, why, eeriain cuts shouldn't go ahead.

‘Without a coherent political strategy now they are out of office, there is little to hold them together. Although Linda Bellos has continued om her trajectory

ein A aie eos

started

to the right, others occasionally vote withthe left to Block some Of the cuts and closures.

Local community pressure ia defence of services, has suc cessfully Blocked the closure of two lidos, a one o'clock lub, fand most of the social services” Closures, particularly old people's homes in Committee, But this is a stay of execution — not fa reversal of the cuts

‘The main instrument of mak ing cuts was a vacancy freeze, 10 reluce staff im post by 1,000 by March 1989. So rapid has been the haemorrhage of staff — drive out by low morale caused by lack of job security, lack of Promotion” prospects, and Pressure of overwork “due’ to Staff shortages — that this target ‘has already been met, nine months early

By Cllr Joan Twelves Lambeth

‘The LCC used to criticise Lin da Bellos for banding coatrol Over to the officers. ‘They have one one step further!

‘At the Group elections they argued that resources should be Concentrated on front line Blue collar workers — not officers in the centre. Inthe short time they have beea in office, what litle they have done is exactly what Officers have pushed them to do = things even Linda Bellos rejected,

‘So far, they have agreed (0 pay the Chief Executive an extra £5,000 a year, given chief officers a backdated regrading ‘costing £40,000, whereas they hhave cut "£7.50 from the gardeners’ wages. So much for the front line workers.

‘Other workers “have been treated less harshly than the fadencs, but ceraily not ery

iy. Social Services aff Sosred te beers Sling es their jobs were being “deleted” ‘on paper with “Lambeth SerVices, ‘Well Worth Defending” Printed on it?

The LCC make great play of the “need to. restructure’ the Council using long words like “perestroika™! But the restracturing taking place is that sec ia ‘motion by Bellos & Co. as part Of their panic cuts. “And the ECC has not changed any of it — just speeded it up.

‘The LGC fas passed motions censoring the Group and maia-

full support for CounGry Apeed te Cre

‘Although Party members are furious at being ignored, the LCC's contemptuous behaviour dias also driven Council business Off the Party's agenda. Why pass. motion demanding = Leadership you don't support does, something you know they ‘won't?

‘The LCC's strategy now is t0 keep their heads down and ty 10 fast {0 the summer Break ‘without to much hassle. They can overturn committee dect Sions at Policy & Resources (ade up of all che right wing ‘committee Chairs), and they can ignore Group decisions. “It is clear that, despite all their talk, their polidea) strategy i non

They are incapable of developing any strateay (0 Fight Poll Tax or the housing legislation

‘They argued publicly for nonJimplementation of the Poll Tax —it was the one thing on which they would consider illegality, they said. It i national Party

‘policy to “take no action to 3ppoint community charge ‘registration staf.” Yet with the Support of Lindas Bellos they are allowing | officers to negotiate with the government ‘om extra funding to employ Poll Tax officers

‘They are already having aif Aeulty grappling with the io plications of the Council taking Over education,

terms of ability, we've got the third reserve team in charge.”

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“London Day of Action, March 8th: workers march past Lambeth Town Hall on their way t0 allLondon rally

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extra duties resulting from seven “deleted” posts or they'd get suspended. They refused, worked to their existing job descriptions,

Women unite

Voluntary sector playworkers in Haringey are celebrating 2 significant victory in the battle against the cuts in the

Borough.

One of Haringey Couneil's ts” was the slashing of “clearing up time”” rmioney from yoluntary sector playworkers? wages

This was a particularly savage cut affecting 98 parttime, low paid women workers — many from the Black and Ethnic Minority communities,

By Cath Roff Voluntary Sector Convenor, Haringey NALGO

‘As a result, more than 508% Jost employment protection due to reduction in hours and workers lost an average one nth of their take-home pay. Since ‘April, when the cut was implemented, three women have been forced to seek alternative work Because they could not afford to carry the loss in income. I was” a cynical and calculated cut on the part of the Council —alimed at a section of the workforce which is dispersed in nature, poorly organised ‘and under-unionised. Te was Inicative of the Council's regard for women workers and the low eiority it gives childcare as a political issue — probably bankIng on the women involved not ‘organising to fight back! Fortunately, they were wrong. Workers and playgroup Users were not prepared 10 ac: ‘cep this cut without a fight. A Parents “Action Group was

Wakeham (Chair of Staff), ‘amd Ken Hulme (fulltime LOC Secretary), toured Tenants Associations at the end of June, asking that they deal irecity with managers scab: ing in the building department.

‘Although this. attempt. to break the strike is unikely 10 Succeed. it underlines their <Setermination to smash union ‘organisation, sacrificing con- {Y0| over the budget and their all important “legal budget” in the process.

‘Meanwhile the Manifesto Counciiors’” response has been to come down to the picket line!

‘The new realist NALGO bureaucracy perceive the issue of strike Ballots as more important than the very agree: ‘ment they ‘ely on. Camden NALGO's leadership has failed to challenge this

‘Although the outcome of the dispute is in the balance, the “ight for other Labour Authorities is just’ about to

defeat the c

euaraaess

Formed, as has been reported in a previous Briefing, and Dressure began to mount from all sides: playworkers, parents, NALGO, and the Labour Party ‘Women’s "Sections all contributed.

This collective political action cluminated in three delegations in a week: to Social Services Committee, Women's Commit. tee and finaly, Majority Group, ‘on June 30th,

‘Aided by a motion from anticuts Councillor Roger Harris, the Labour Group were shamed into voting for’ the £31,500 necessary to restore playworkers’ wages to their previous level.

It is-a major victory for the

Tory Hou Fight Landlo Chart

Part of the attacks on the working class by the Tory Government is the Housing Bill.

‘Most of the criticism of this Tory legisiation hi come ‘from housing Professionals.

Tenants’ views, both i the private and public sectors, have been ignored by Tory and Labour politicians alike.

‘According to pres Kinnock is now

reports

myth thet by forcing Counc {o'sell Council homes you will somehow. increas

choice, contro

no way, under the Bill Council’ tenants can “pick their own landlord”. Private landiords can and no doubt will — pick their own tenants ‘and, more important, the Tenants" homes.

“This will Not increase the amount of private tenants, but ‘will merely add to the problem of homelessness. Private set for landlords will not. buy ‘Council homes 10 let them to the former ‘Council. tenants. ‘They will, however, get rid of tho tenants, and sell the homes at 2 huge profit.

Does not comrade _ Nell ‘realise that you cannot reform 2 Bill which is all about giving Fights to private landlords and property speculators and deny

cluntary sector _playworkers nd the users of Haringey's 33 laygroups. Although I gave as uch support as possible in my ale as. Voluntary Sector Conenor, the main union did not o as much as I believe it could Solidarity came from ALGO. Women's ‘Group but imately the main credit goes those workers and playgroup bes whe gut orpimiscd, go ngry and got results!

‘This small political victory nows the success of unity bet een workers and users of ouneil services in confronting consequences of right wing

y Catriona nd Scott Reeve 7e-Convenors, South jornsey Tenants ssociation

oth public and private ants! the few rights they ve? The injection of private joney merely means that nants will have to pay huge mounts of interest” in thelr {fo Maggie's, and perhaps bw Neil's, new found rich iends in the City. Yes, Labour m aw and radi licies but ones which will enefit and therefore appeal to fants and not landlords @Tenants should be given 2 right 9 control their own omes and estates, with rents nly paying for building and ®A national public building janisation which will build lions of homes for rent jory. year must. be lished. @All landlords should be ade to do repairs within fict time limits. I they. do x tenants. will immediately ve the power to claim rent edits until the fault is satifac: ly repaired, ellarassment and the innidation of tenants ‘should fe'a criminal offence. In addition the government ould fund, in every rea, ants legal centres who Ould be able to take legal ac: an against landlords.

New Support Group formed

lecvions must be maintained South East London =! poe

The South East London Sup- in the labour movement must port Group for P&O Seafarers be made. Was launched on June 30th at We propose to hold a street ‘2 meeting in Deptford Town collection on Seturday July = Sth, 10.30. at Deptford Market, near the Albany. The need 16 bring other seafarers i Cate ‘Out on strike again and reise the profile of the dispute inthe The meeting heard from two labour movement was Strong: NUS" members based in ly expressed. Southwark. Dsily pickets of _” The meeting agreed to build 500 are being maintained in fof a larger public meeting to Dover, ‘with supporters, par- support the strikers on July ticularly miners, swelling this 28th, 8pm, Deptford Town

‘number at the weekend. Hall. August 6th has been set Discussion at the meeting for 8 trip to the Dover picket centred on the need tomain. fine with transport

tain the strike finan

provided,

CPSA workers push fascist

_Skeggs out!

1g CPSA members Wood. Surrey office (part er 'iher Green DHSS. othecseuatael tee te have scored a historic victory for anti-fascists

and anti-racists in the i reported to be belloung on trade union movement. ion sais Steg. and eee By DAN CARTER other sections, have protnlaed full support

British National Party "The strike ‘shows. that member Malcolm Skeggs political victories ‘can ‘be Recuencnainretbinct wor by Wess Semonaescet the iter Grown office. — even in Thatcher's Er Gut for three months, tain, 1988 — and gives 8 and backed by London. boost to those campaign tide one-day strke action, ing for the removal of a: the CPSA. members, won tonal Front member Past thelr demand for “the Nesh from Tottenham

Temoval of "Skeggs (se DHSS. Previous Briefing reportsi, London-wide action Management saved face against thest fascist by not sacking "Skeggs organisers is needed. to outright and transferring take the SS out of the

himinstead tothe inchley DHSS!

London Labour Briefing No. 98 July 6th-19th 1988 page 3

Healthworkers roll back the cuts!

‘A diopute at the Maudsley Psychiatric Hospital has ended after a seven and 2 half week overtime ban and work to rule — with management conceding to all the union's demands.

It is hoped that this will see a final conclusion to a dispute which has been drag. ging on for two years.

In 1986, the Special Health Authority” ‘covering the Maudsley and the Bethlem Royal hospitals had a bude isis. The Authority was overs ent by £400,000, and was on target for further annual overspending of half a million pounds.

‘COHSE fought the cuts which were pul forward 10 bridge the gap. At frst it seemed as if they had been suc fessful. The cuts were halted Government approval for the ‘overspend was obtained — and the authorities began 10 talk about “underfunding”. not “overspending”"!

By January 1988, however, the overspend was gone — and the Authority's books were balanced oa the original budget figures! This had been achieved Dy official prevarication on fill. img. vacancies. Falling staff gumbers had ied to overwork for remaining staff: lower morale had pushed more bealthworkers ‘out of "the nospital

The crunch had “come. Inspired, as were many other healthworkers, by the nurses’

action in Manchester, COHSE horses took 24 hour strike action in February — the day before the London-wide Day of Action.

By CHRISTINE FRASER

Despite this warning shot and further 24 hour strikes coin iding with NHS Days of Ac tioa,. the Authority was. not moved. Healthworkers were on Strike everywhere: they dida need t0 take any initiative 10 Sop the action at Maudsley? COHSE's. answer was realise the “managers something "to ‘lose — reputation as skilled managers ho. had” “'saved"" "money Without making cuts. COHSE

demands were that minimum staff levels be set for cach ward, and that ward staff conduct their own recruitment Jn the meantime, to minimise Tisks to staff and patients, se. ‘ices should be reduced.

In this way, COHSE members could oversee the pro (est of recruitment — and make sure it happened quickly, unlike the managers, who had been trying secretly to hold it up Also, any threat that manage ment would step in and close services allogether, using the Safl shortages to justify "tem porary" closures, was avoided.

The overtime ban tock some time to take effect. It coincided with & seasonal recruitment of student nurses, which lessened

the impact of the action.

‘As the ban began to take ef fect, some beds had 10 close This brought other medical stalf round behind the action, and Further pressure was brougt 10 bear on management

‘The crunch came when the COHSE Branch threatened to escalate the overtime ban to in definite strike action, Just two days later, management had

‘Theit victory has greatly im proved morale at he Maudsley No one’s pretending that That cher will throw up her hands in horror at COHSE’s success in ‘one hospital and resigns but the action has shown that Tory fovernment policy on the NHS fan be reversed if industrial ac tion is taken

Now. we. must tell other healtheworkers about the vietory at the Maudsley. If only the health union Leaderships would give a lead, and if the TUC and ther unions would back them Up, we could take the kind of peneral industrial action that ‘sould defeat the Tory plots on the NHS once and for all.

‘Unuil that happens, and while wwe can all keep up the pressure for it to happen, healthworkers in cach NHS nit will have to take confidence that they have the power to save the part of the NHS where they work

Link wp! Join the London Healthworkers Co-ordinating

‘Commit Contact Andy Philips, Union Office, Royal Free, 794 0500 x4146

‘Join the vigil at St Stephens!

Police were summoned to

disperse a “demonst tion’ outside St Stephen's Hospital last week by irate hospital management only. to find that the “demonstration” was a patient in a wheelchair and two seven year old girls. The three have been holding 2 vigil outside St Stephen's Since the North West Thames

Thay belong to a patients: Jorganisation who freemcrmg, praia

fing such ‘St Stephen's Patient Ser vice Manager. Lynn

needed dealing with. The police told the patient and the Tite girls thot they were within” their rights to. stay there, and refused to move them.

‘The vigil continues every day and-wil be joined by other patients and members of staf Future activities include 2 lob by.of Parliament on July 12th,

“The patient on vigil is called Barbara, and can be reached after 6.30pm on 01 634 0173.

For further details of the Campaign for the Defence of Riverside (CamDOR) contact Naomi Hilman, 01 602 2840 evenings), 748 2040 ext 2211 (days)

London Labour Briefing No. 98 July 6th-19th 1988 pase #

death?

‘The mass immigration of and the break up of the the Shire Lords and Ladies democratic structures of local hhas ended the speculation government

‘The services will be

that ILEA might possibly : survive Thatcher's third term, in some form. Where do we go now? PAUL : FOLEY of the SOCIALIST

Tory consensus.

reconstructed in a way that will materially benefit a signific

Section of the inner city popula tion and draw it in to the new

Es TEACHERS’ ALLIANCE The key services are housing

looks at the issues. and education. The. multiple

provisions of GERBIL — op

Why are the Tories. sone ou local management

keen to dismantle ILEA? (ow! simculur; | maucnst

‘The funding of ILEA is the ality of LEAs to cetermine redistributive | in that education policy

Westminster and the City Under the GERBIL ar

(Wey eh ory London) are rangement ti ry fica fo

Tet contributors of £400m to foresee any. political function

| Tes mate Rete see cat Soon

ibis sale “unpopular schools”. Not only

tion servi Labour London.

For example, Hackney con tributes £J6m but consumes nearly £100m of the budget.

Ever since the days of Keith Joseph, the Tories have sta their wish to reduce ILEA’s budget” by the £400m com: tributed by Westminster and the Gity. Their attempts to do this 5 have so far failed

in the early. 1980s, they withdrew Rate ‘Support’ Grant From ILEA and since 1985, hey have rate-capped the budget. Until dhs year, ILEA has avoid ed both a head-on confrontation and. a budgetary. crisis, through employing a variety of "ereative ‘accountancy”

“This strategy, popular since 1985, is 10 longer possible because the Tories have closed the loopholes and because it felied on the election of a Labour government which ‘would bale out ILEA.

Tn 1968 it was no longer poss bie to protect jobs and services from the. effets of ratecapping. The budget has been cut by £93m and 6,000 plus jobs ‘wll disappear

Nor is this year's budgetary crisis a one-off. Nicholas Ridley hhas made it very clear 10 the Inner’ London boroughs. that there will be a reduction of {£400 in the education budgets by 1993,

"This massive reduction will be necessary because of the Tory Z Commitment to Poll Tax and the

Unified Business Rate. The ef fect of this will be to shift the burden of local taxation from businesses to. domestic residents. "The government knows very well that under Poll Tax ar 5 Tangements i wil be impossible to maintain the current level of ‘Local “Authority. services, including education.

‘So the most important conse: quetice of the break-up of ILEA will be a massive reduction in the scope and range of educa tion services in Inner London. This reduction will not be uniform across all sectors, the biggest threat is posed 10 the on-statutory sector (under fives and 16 plus) much of ‘which ill simply disappear

However, the political motives for breaking up ILEA fre as important as the financial ones. Of ‘course. many Tories

LEAs disappear bi be a considerable ‘education provision.

young working

By Paul Foley STA

education. “sifted”

Those wil

‘ward social mobility

‘materially benefit. ‘What thea of the

senior officers Labour Group.

the first in 2 series

Tories. After all

‘vas impossible,

was the threat of

twas not forthcoming.

tine Tebbie abolition

simply ‘see red” at the very

a Ipettion OFILEA: to them ihe very symbol of plea and

. ducalonal practices wbich they der

Behind this single-minded hatred lies a very cea! political strategy. The Tories calculate that they could never win politcal control of ILEA and at the very best it would be an unwilling participant inthe privatisation projects which are the very foundation of Tory focal government policy “The danger for the Tories is that TLEA could provide a very potent focus of opposition to : both its education and. Tocal ‘government policies. "The inner cities, including London, ate a major focus for r the Tories. They ate now aiming to constrict an eletoral base in ; these areas, This involves both 3 massive reduction in services

have ‘Technical Colleges and aspira tions of promotion to a higher Social class. This will enable the “Tories to preserve the illusion of education as a vehicle for up-

vould ut

in this way the Tories hope to develop a sm significant working clas base in the inner city among those who

will the traditional functions of there will

It is very -doubeful ifthe Tories have any concern at all for the educational needs of class Goners, beyond: attempting to tse schools as a crude form of Social and ideological contro!

Loe:

However, a few will beable 10 take advantage of an. elitist tabelled

‘city

sponse 10 the Tories? At ILEA level, this tesponse has been made by the rather than

‘On the matier of budget cuts, they-hoped to persuade Baker 0 Spread the cuts over three years father than one. This was never Uikely to be successful because the cuts in this year’s budget are

in addition, the offer to make ‘cuts exposed the ILEA Leadership as accomplices of the ‘this, unified campalgn with studeats, parents and education workers

any

Having accepted the cuts, ILEA had no alternative But 10 attack the trade unions, ticular ILTA. The chosen tatic indefinite Suspension for unofficial in dustrial action. This, together with the_suspensioa/expulsion Df the ILTA Eight ruled out any ossibiliy of widespread unolficial action and official NUT sanction for industrial action

ar

Belatedly, ILEA woke up to the thecat posed by, the Hese Its response was not Sflicient to build a mass cam palgn to counter the threat

March 8th “Save ILEA” demo shows wide support for

education in London.

ILEA sought to sperate the

‘question of abolition Trom the posals for a Socialist Education

Guts, its line being that workers land students would have to bite the bullet and stand firm on the ‘abolition issue.

"Another problem. was the ‘counterposing of industrial ac-

fion to parents’ action and the part of a more general attack on

limited nature of the later. Undoubiedly, ILEA’s Leadership view industrial ac-* tion 2s alienating parents.

"There is litle evidence of this lover the past decade, for Inner London teachers have always successfully mobilised parents ‘during that period.

in effect, the whole political strategy Of ILEA has proved 3 barrier against recreating the ILEA. teachers, parents alliance which has been so successful in previous “Save ILEA™

‘campaigns. "The final question remains: are the Tories irresistible? ‘There are many in the labour movement who would answer ‘ho. Indeed, the dominant “new fealist” current ‘would. argue {hat resistance is both futile and ‘undesirable. Yet Tory plans for Inner London's education are $0 horrendous that some form Of resistance is almost inevitable ‘An obvious starting point ‘must. be an alliance between ‘education workers and users. BY itself, this will not be enough. ‘Campaigns of resistance must be taken into the Labour Party ‘and not simply on the basis of ‘defending the status quo. A left rogramme for education msut

Education in London

Life after ILEA’s

‘litical generalised response will defeat

Kensington by-election July 14th

Phone 960 8990 for details

Bromley Benn-Hetfar Campaign: ‘SOCIALIST AGENDA

The Case For Benn & Heffer

Labour Leadership Election Monday July 11th, 7.30pm LG. Wells Centre, Bromley Labour Club, St Mark's Road, Bromley South

{off Masons Hill, 2 minutes walk from Bromely South ‘Station)

Speakers: Campaign Group MP Cllr Ron Huzzard Secretary, Labour Action for Peace personal capacity NUS Striker Black Sections Mark Cole Political Economist Steve Cowan International Policies for Socialism

STOP PRESS:

Saturday July 16th: Visit to support P&O Strikers, Dover

Meet 10.30am, 13-15 High Street, St Mary Cray.

All Welcome. Donations welcome: Money, Food,

Baby Products.

include positive demands, pro-

Policy.

‘and users for the Tory attack on ‘education in Inner London is

Local Authority services. Only a

them.

ILEA victimisation

PHOTO: Richard Howkin

Now lobby ILEA Labour Group!

Tony Marriott and the ILEA NALGO branch are still campaigning to ensure his reinstatement las_an WEA Careers Officer.

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By Jenny Fisher Bow & Poplar CLP

Model resolution "This CLP/GC/Ward: 1. deplores the sacking of a NALGO Shop Steward

6pm, County Hall. Pass the

Tony was sacked sud- model resolution below from the ILEA Careers Idenly. just before the end wherever youcan, andlob- Service Sf his probationary period, by all the ILEA Councillors 2. calls on the ILEA Labour far his work not being up you know — for example, members for this

by attending surgeries.

‘However, as much lobbying as possible must be done before July 18th, so don't wait for surgery dates before making contact if these are later.

Labour movement bodies which have passed the initial resolution will need to be mobilised for the lobby. They can also usefully look at what effect their policy is having on their ILEA members, and take follow up action where appropriate.

‘Send copies of resolutions passed to ILEA members, Greater London Labour Party Executive and GLS & ILEA NALGO. Tum up for the lobby, br inging delegations and ‘at banners.

ward/constituency to

a) utilise thelr authority to ensure the reinstatement of the steward and

'b) to set up a member level inquiry into the sacking of @ NALGO Shop Steward — which — will westigate:

‘abuses of ILEA Equal Opportunities Policy

i) flouting of the ACAS. Code of Practic

il) the ignoring of the Grievance Procedure within ILEA 3. resolves to support the lobby of the ILEA Labour Group at County Hall on Mondy July 18th from Spm.

Defend jobs and services in ILEA! Defend ILEA!

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jto scratch. Or, if you believe what Hooker, ILEA

18th,

inday July