ficers.
Sle netiative. ficials arose from the ice. Two hundred telephonists from eight overseas exchanges in Central Lundon picketed the headquarters of the Union of Post Of fice Worker on 16 September in protest at the suspension of teo of their branch-ofDisciplinary action had heen taken apsie- the full allowance, and that no changes l so the chairmen and socretary ef Overseas Telephones No 2 Branch because they had called on the membership to take industrial action, which cootravenes the PR'S. splendidly democratb: rule book significan challenge to the right-wing on an leadership since the aftermach of the post workers strike is 1971. has since heen Tollowed up hy contacts with orher branches designed to outlaw any possible rank and CALLS BLACKED The dispute which sparked off chis clash began on 10 August, when No 3 branch voted to black all overscas calls to and from the Brighton and in response 1o a local deal negotiated by a senior LIN official: This aslowed untrained Brightan operators to handle foreign language calis without rocking the 13 4k weekly allow ance psid to London telephonists, a move precipitated hy the socie staff shortages Such deals hove alroady been attempted at international exchanees in Glasgoa and Leicester, and are regarded by the London telephonists as the thin end of a large scale The suspension of the two branch of cfasal of the Loo don members to lift their blacking during the Farnbarongh Air Show Is interven hon of the unien bureaucracy persuaded decision then lo extend the blackin to the tils now and Lelcester exchanges, causing sev. ete disruption to the overseas phane servSECRECY Sh union disciplinary committee consist ing entirely of fell-time officials is to exam ine the case, and the burcaucracy is refusing te reveal either the bames of the jodses on when the cominitter will cieet.
whethe: or not the sespension is lifted. The Lendon Ilephoniss and demanding that all linguist operators must receive the approvs of the workers therasches JACK SANDERS