THE ANGER of Post Office Engineering Union members found voice last weekend, when a special Executive Council members who voted to call off industrial action against Mercury. Their votes gave a majority to the NEC's right wing, and led to the recent conference decision not to fight the injunction.
As speakers lially pointed out, this has the National Graphical Association stands alone LIU V fighting Tebbit's anti-union laws. The meeting sent a message of support to the NGA, and called or • al POEU branches to do likewise. The next NEC meeting will be considering a similar resolution.
The result of the Broad Left vote surprised many supporters. Such a deci sion has never been taken before. In previous years, debates on election slates have centred on whether not to include nonBroad Left people, and attempts to mandate NEC members have always floundered.
This time, arguments against names found little favour. Scapegoating hunting were the main threats used against the decision. But they cut no ice against the fact that the NEC had fallen at the first fence because of the four waverers.
'We have fought a long time in change the leadership of this union,' said speaker after speaker. 'How can NOTTINGHAM F TRADES COUNCIL SUPPORTS SOCIAL WORKERS JUST CLAIT out strike bv residential workers other NALGO members.
Without support from th est of NALGO, the soci workers can be isolated and more easily defeated.
Although Labour Party branches and constimuencies nave given sup: port to the residential social wOrkers. NOSI Labour authorities have kept their heads down or been openly hostile. This is incredibly short sighted. If this dispute is successful it can only strengthen the local authorities' fight against privatisation and Ine Cuts • The 52 arrested will appear at Horseferry Road magistrates court at 10am on 4 January. Support for the picket outside welcomed.
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SUCH AN IDEA NEVER CROSSED HIS MIND.
we go back this time round and argue to support such people! Many speakers pointed regardless of the slate, their branch NICHOCT. would not be renominating the four next year.
The decision to call off the Mercury action has led directly to an ignominou: defeat for the action Already, half the 2,000-odd engineers have returned to work. The rest WORKERS NOW! VOW nalgo 15000 NALGO members on last Wednesday's Welsh Grunwick SINCE main!! women worhers have been pickering the Letray factors herberg in South Wales. They were loched ont after i one-clay srike for trade union recognition. The increasingly bitter dispute and even families as seah hase cone on working The workers, member mass pichels leading 16 police number of arrests. 11: DO FORGIVE ME! | I-HAVE MALIGNED THE IS THE NAME OF HIS GAME!
will follow this week, under an agreement which allows management to re tain the technology introduced during the lockout, and to redeploy Ene engineers • at will Important lessons have been learned Broad tion of selective action as a vinning strategy has bee settled. The Broar Left decision represents a big step forward. In future there. will oe a cicart understanding among miltants or tie mcang o electing a slate committed to carrying out a fighting programme for the union. I HALGO public meeting lad Thrus cany Terr president The south Wales full support of the miners The ІГОЛ Letray will be grateful for any messages of support of financial contributions.
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meeting of the POEU Broad Left voted 77-23 to remove from its slate the four Broad Left National
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