the lucrative parts of public services more savage cuts will be the result of a Tory victory on 9 June.
That is the warning Sid Platt, West Midlands district organisation officer of NÅLGO gave to the Peoples March at its reception in Stafford on Speaking the steps of Stafford LOWn Hall he called on the marchers people of Stafford to defend the support NALGO's tional campaign to 'Put People First' and not the 'part-time gangsters who for service to the public NALGO's one million pound campaign was launched in May to fight both cuts and privatisation. Itsstated aims to win public support for the public service sector and to boost morale amonest Il own members and trade unionists in general.
In Birmingham, council workers themselves tendered a bid for a contract for rubbish collechaving suggested a LOl. £3.3 million cut in costs in the workforce. Job loss, a poorer service and weakening organisation the results.
No doubt encouraged by this sacrifice Birmincham's lory controled social services committee is trying to $2.5 million was made in the sociat ser. vices department last year and management consut. ants, Price Waterhouse Associate. engaged to carry out an 'efficiency scrutinv'.
Their report, published in January, recommended the scrapping of 198 jobs. Action, co-ordinated Rate for the job?
COMPANY boards have found a new way to combat slumping profits and declining production.
They are handing out hefty paj rises to boost morale. Now before you dash off to your firm's pay office I had better explain the rises ai C restricted to those who run the company and got the firm into that position.
Sir Campbell Fraser of Dunlops has just beer over a coe • cent In crease although his firm fits of seven million pounds.
Sir Campbell is also president Confederation of British In dustries the body that keeps sayin‹ Wast crease not exceed three or four DCi Cell At Bowaters the highest paid director got 31 per cent increase which 'nearly equals the £34 million drop in their pre-tax profits. Now all this might seem a bit funny to you but there is a logic behind it all. Each of the too firms above 12000 as stewards committee, prevented the implementa tion of these measures so far.
Sid Platt has said that NALGO's national cam. paign, involving extensive advertising national MADIO RAO RECHAT petition, the commission. ing of three new videos and a campaign balloon is , an alterativi to 'traditional forms of action'.
Local stewards more sceptical. Only outcome of disputes like those in Birmingham demonstrate NALGO's real capacity to 'Put People First'.
Sir Campbell Fraser there does help finance the directors' increases And as one director explained: "The worse a company's prospects the better salary you have io pay favourite candidate Your entice So if you are thinking of applying for a job or the track at British Leyland should point out that the pro spects for British cars look lousy so you need a least £50,000 a year for Compiled by BOB PENT INGTON.