whilst their right to • The Socialist Caucus will shortly be holding a national conference of it's supporters, for further information and a copy of the Caucus Newslette write to the Secretary, 15/ Crescent Road, Londor EI3 OLU. Error with Parkin week's issue. Rent increases 0j 18 per cent were not in. cluded in the budget pro. posed and then passed by right-wing. Saving will be made in the staff ing budget but it is not proposed to mare milton in suas ° mediate cuts two Postal sevices.
The BT board nounced last year that the first phase of their job cutting excercise was completed: 30.000 workers had left the industry since 1982. In the next they wish to accellerate this wastage.
BT manacement have announced their intention to cut exchange statt by yi per cent by 1990 postal engineers by 50 per cent in the next two years. In many areas management have declared suplus staff to meet the budget requirements. Since the end of the miners' strike up their attacks workforce test the THIS YEARS National Communications Union (NCU) conference is being held under the shadow o! the newly Privatised British Telecoms and vicious government preparations for the privatisation of strength of the union. This has included naming surplus worker changing long established work practices without consulting the Where the local union has responded with industrial management has climbed DIFE situation is fast coming to a head.
Strikes overtime bans in Swansea, factories Bournemouth, British Internationa and Glasgow have shown membership prepared to fight over jot losses. What is needed is a national leadership capable and prepared to lead that fight.
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