NALGO supported Muhammad Idrish's campaign to remain in Britain.
place in London last Saturday. 'In We are Camden, where black workers brought together new peo.
ple who will begin to build workers groups.
Discussion at this first inevitably centered around the constitution and structure of the black workers group Various proposals were put forward. week in Blackpool, The results of the Golding, in-coming general secretary witch-finder general, London City Engineering (personal capacity) alreadv announced to the press that if he got a right wing NEC he would negotiating redundancy against union policy. Conference passed overwhelmingly composite proposi(CP) 5 from London City, Glasgow and Met South branches instructing branches to resist job cuts committing Lne NCU(E) to a campaign intion if necessary to prevent compulsory redundancies Socialist Action suphave consistently argued that nothing. less than national strike action will be adequale lo acienc our jobs. Now Glasgow, the branch which has far taken the brunt of British Telecoms staff cuts naigo Finally it was agreed that the present steering committee will continue until another conference is callca in six montis ume This is likely to be a allow all the issues to be fully debated. Last Saturday did not allow sufficient time for all discussions.
The issues at the conference included contact with all workers within through training within COME that the JUIC black workers group. has taken board within NALGO, especially on the deportation issue. has come to the same conclusion.
In a leatlet to delegates headed 'Why national acneeded Glasgow says: •We have negotiated We have had overtime bans. We have had (local) strikes and still the cuts keep coming.
"This branch has been involved in three major industrial battles in the last 15 months. We have mostbeen undermined through isolation. The main ressons of the last LWU years is the overwhelming need for united action.
This is the background passing The deciding factor now will be wileuier me oranches use t to campaign win the membelshp national strike action.
One of the best debates of conference so far concerned the the Delegates pointed out that allegations about rule breaking were not the point when wing break the rules nothing is done about it.
Many Deakers said that the witch-hunt takes won't stop at The right WELC