THIS YEAR'S conference of the Union of Communication Workers (UCW) proved to be a fairly low key affair.
The executive council (EC) continued its obsession with 'avoiding confrontation' with the Post Office. So there was no serious discussion on privatisation.
Resolutions on Greenham Common and bank nationalisation were pushed off the end of the agenda.
highpoint ot conference was the vote of no Postal workers let down by union leaders in battle against job loss and privatisation. confidence in the postal services commutied of the EC, following its failure to follow UCW policy to defend the overseas postal This was not just an isolated issue.
UCW, Chesterfield PFD, personal capacity reflected delegates' anger with icadersnip which puts its cosy relationship with the employer before its members' interests.
Ene postlive side, voted to withdraw UCW cooperation with the introduction ot new technology. wun it has been estimated could destroy nearly 60,000 jobs in ten years.
The election for the EC saw change, reflecting a stalemate between right and lett in the union.
General secretary Alan Tuttin told conference he 'was prepared to fight on the right issue' UCW members will ask themselves, just what the 'right issue' , if it is not Post Offices' plans for tightening the productivity victimisation of militants? We can't afford to wait for Tuffin. Our fight starts now THE HIVING-OFF of probably thought the election had something to do with politics. Bruce George the candidate for Walsall South suffers from no such illusions.
He knows politics can voters. George won't even wear a Labour rosette because is too One explals. As he says he wants to repre sent all his constituents.
I see his point. He can hardly get some racist who wants to bring back hang and flagsi public service sector and to Bruce George Keep politics out? to vote for him if he tells him Labour does not agree with that.
Bruce George has got it right. politics out and be nice to ad you too could be si ting ou the back meer one dog and a 38 per cent reduction the NALGO social services
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WORM'S EYE VIEW No politics here - I'm