government workers union, are attempting to stab in the back the only major force fighting for the London Weighting claim.
Last week's meeting of the morgoncy Committee-called to review the strategy of the struck decided that Islington, the only large local government branch out on total strike, should go back to work. This is the reality behind the bereaucrats' meal: mouthed promises to escalate" action.
Instead ol coleum and extendine the strike to includo more of the London ted a policy which will isolate and splar up those in strugale, This means asking all branches if they have ong or twu key sections which can be pulled out- while at the same time sending Blington Back to PLEAS REJECTED However, Islington indicated at it branch meeting on Monday that it wasn't The hranch membership rejected pleas from the union's general secretary, GoofFour Universities in ScotlandStrathclyde, Glasgow, Stirling and Aberdeen -are digging in for a confrontation with the white-collar union ASTMS in a dispute over computer statis grading Now in its third week, this dispute has led to occupations in two of the Universities:
Workers' Press, paper of the Workers" Revolutionary Party (WRP), carried electively uh over London.
This is a conuderable setback for the union executive's plank, and provides -basis fair taking the campaigs forwand apa, ORGANISING FOCUS It is quite cicar why the burcaucrats have adopted this policy, While Blington 701710 R0 10 127 11 330135 001 gathered aroand if this could start to really challenge the 'official kadership of The fact that the marches and nickers brainised by Banglon Strike Commulles have pathored together loeal government and vectric workers from all over London bears thin out TE 15 the unwine now ant inability to load of this cringing Ole Kadunshin that lies behind the biest moves, and their claim that Islinpton branch is costing too much to keep out.
must be woen in that hebt The cumputer staff are trying to get by linking them with the strongly organis ed ASTMS membership amongst University lochnical staff, They are also claiming a SuCH sum In back pay A court order has been used to eject Ahendeen opcrators who were occupying The plant room, alter sub oncratoni wurked the machines, Strathclyde operators faced an aftempt to starve them out when the University refused to allow in relief shifts. However, the Janitors union bis autood Hot to implement this order and the weekend shift has been strengthened and additional food supplies laid on.
Two discoveries made last weck show was the meersites have constionsh planned this confrontation When the unanns mot with the DepartTeachers in over 100 private language schook all across Britain have decided pay and unsatisfactory conditions.
The first action was taken at Herlitz, Mice walkang connors are altocicus 64p per lesson (the students pay 14 or moral), no guarantood wage, no sick pay and holidays hased on the number of But of canne Their initiat confrontation with the management was quite unsuccaful, but after discussion with te Working Women's Chanter Group in London, they decided to approach MATSA (the white-collar section of G&WED The four Herite schooly in London, with a total shout the leadership, which are not to domands not just for the London to cut social spending.
May. Ring 226 5441 for delails by claims relating to computer staff to resist re-structuring vis the manual', staffscules with the rochnicians salary scales, who ace assisting on picket lines and we support More of the same is neoded to boost this strike.
JOHN BALL completely unionised and negoliations with the management bogin next week.
mecting about 140 reschees from 25 school if Erndon, Oktord, Cambridg Jom MATSA, in a ware of enthusiasm for the new movement on at a large number of schools and on & June there is to bo: rescotitives at which a charter or de mands will he drawn up.
mot. The Hertits struggle will be a testcase and mast receive the support of all Teachers. pointed out by WRI memher) ive action in London can beseer from the NALGO's 20% national pey claim while actian is going alicad in London. Hy this means they hope to split the unson and bring prossure to bear apeest the Lundon campaign from the brancbes patside TRIGGER The only way to dolcat this manoguvno is to develop action in London tied dicety Allowance hut also for the national claim. This could not only trigger off a much wider national strugele over local govern ment and offor services pay, but could Also provide the basis for Linkenatsonally throughout the public secree, and pose an effective challenge to any statutory or voluntary" incomes policy and areats stigion Strike Committer is orgarist 1 packer of NAI.GO House on Fraday 24 ment of Employment concihation pfficer, announded that the Upiversity body which had been discussing with the unions for Seven montle had no power to negoriere"
The second discovery care in the foren of an enternal circular rom the liniersin Committee for Non-Teaching Stuff, reforting to a rocent settlement at Bristol. This circular advised Universities confronted ne regrading as technical staff, and not to allow identification of local computer Socil Contract' by students at Strathelyde and Glasgow On the Saturday following the Berlit spending. and several South Coast towns voted to At the mament waionisation is going At Berlitz there is now strong support for strike action if their demands are not Clearly stated Mass meeting called by islington branch a fow weeks ago-these strikers ha acted as an organising focus for the struggle as a whole
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