Presidential social workers. It is part of the council's continuing campaign to break the NALGO residenfial social workers dispute. But the uproar that has the Tory controlled council.
with national decisions 25 Bury NALGO residential workers took cone day strike action on 17 October. Ten attended the lobby, of the national negotiations in London.
most of senior DIUvided emergency cover during the one day action.
But in Bury the management replied by closing down three rescend homes.
The children from the homes were met after ment given their dothes bundled into plastic dustbin bags. They were then sent off to North Wales, Liverpool Southport without any notice being given to them, their parents or their social workers.
Most of the places the children were sent to were considered unsuitable by their social workers when they finally found out where the children were.
Some advice to Bury council?
closed esulted has turned into a major embarassment for Some of the children were so disturbed bv the management's action thạt thev lall away from their new 'homes'. Some phoned up asking to return to Bury. Several were moved than once. The JUIC whole operation didn't just hit the children but we residential workers Presidential workers who had been the strongest supporters of NALGO's official action.
Bury management's acul however also arow angle on the Tory a new angle on the controlled council's growing 'privatisation' drive.
Council management did not even bother to inform the councillors of wilal was gullig Ull. councillors denied knowledge of the detailed events on radio and televiSome of the children however were placed with Community Care profit-making private 'care organisation. Community Care is nationally Dance by NALGO. Rumours abound in Bury that the council management nave promisco community Care a contract although the council still denies it.
Action In response the council's acol NALGO residential WUIKCIS definite Bury NALGO branch asked for a meeting has lor a ballot to call for all Bury NALGO members mount a series of one day strikes. Bury North and Bury South CLPs have issued press releases support of the residential workers action.
The depth of local hostility to the management's actions was shown by the fact that in only five days a petition of 6,000 signatures was collected demanding an independent inquiry into the council management's actions.
• NALGO. members on the left in the North Wes are meeting on Sunday 13 November in Liverpool to start organising the fight back against the Tory attacks. The meeting will be Liverpool NALGO Alder St, SOCIOR Liverpool at 11.30 am. Not Chapple's final word ... unfortunately Do IN HAPPIS
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BURY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT has three children's homes and locked out twenty five