MEMBERS OF the local government union NALGO are on strike in Kent to defend a victimised worker. A striker • explains the On August, John Kirkpatrick, senior NALGO shop steward was asked to transfer a child to home hired by Kent County Council which employs non-union labour.
Since June, NALGO dispute with KCC who refuse to negotiate a pay claim for workers in similar family centres.
An official NALGO instruction was issued that members should undermine the claim by admitting children to these homes.
For refusing to scab on his union, John was sacked. Fellow workers in Canterbury Gillincham promptly walked out have been strike ever since.
An emergency mass meeting of social workers the next day voted by 400 to come out in support of Picketting of social services escalated and a 24-hour picket is set at KCC supplies in West Malling This is proving extremely effective.
Demonstrations of 300 to 400 people have marched through Chatham and Thatcher vandalises public services. This postcard is from 'Wish you were here' — an exhibition of postcards and posters at the Labour Party Conference. Maidstone strikers lobbied the TUC at Blackpool for support.
Talks with the Arbitration Conciliation and Advisory Service ACAS — KCC refused to discuss John's reinstatement.
Lord McCarthy has been called in to arbitrate.
We do not see this as a deliberate attempt by the County Council to smash our unions.
On 6 August, a NUPE
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