SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

A national strike to save jobs

Socialist Action No. 104, 3 June 1985 · p. 11 of the scan · 324 words

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gave a green light to the ana newer Hackney and elsewhere. It Is Labour voters who wil pay the price. and PO workers.

called Job Security However it lacks the means to achieve them.

The NEC campaign on the Broad Strategy has SO far tated to mobilse the membership for a fight against the job losses imintroduction of new technology the pro. Ht anve the conDenon. British Telecom trying to avol a nattona controntation has cleverly used the uneven nature of profit centres etc to carry out its strategy of shedding jobs by taking on Branches piecemeal.

Ian Willer Watford Branch NCU This could leave the membership demoralised where the union does not fight, without achieving any concessions to the Broad Strategy. The Național Executive Council is danger of leading the Union into the same trap W di SCCI with campaign, THE THREAT to jobs hangs like a cloud over BT The NCU conference will be dominated by the debate on how to fight to save jobs. Until now the Union has put its faith in the so Agreement, Broad Strategy. The merit in the latter lies in its demands.

tion leaving those that are fighting isolated and eventually demoralised.

The must recognise the fight for jobs is being waged bu individual brancher throughout the country. A response is needed and it's the role of the National Executive Council to campaign within the union for solidarity with those branches in the front ressed in temas ber expressed financial support and also terms of action. This will undoubtedly mean an But the membership must not be ted alll ilusions that anything other than a national will defend those that fighting not only for their own jobs but everyones The NEC must build for the national strike that will be necessary to defend those branches that fighting now for jobs decisive fight now will la the basis for defending al jobs in the future.

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