LEADERS of the public sector NALGO, have tied themselves in knots over the NGA dispute and fuelled a growing revolt among rank file members.
NALGO was one of the first unions to declare unanimous support for the NGA in its fight against the Stockport Messenger Group and its defiance of the government's anti-union laws. Yet no sooner test at the critical vote of the TUC General Council, then the four-person NALGO delegation was split down the middle.
New NALGO General Secretary, JOnT Daly, voted against the NGA. So did Ada Maddocks, union's national organising officer for health staff who occupies one of the wonders General Council.
TRIDENT 1S coming sooner than many may imThree hundred and fifty million pounds OI more will have been spent on Trident by mid-1904.
There is speculation that at least three under-ground nuclear tests have already been carried USA, as part of the British Trident programme.
This means there's no campaigning time to be lost: a feeling reflected at the AGM of the AntiTheir action provoked angry invasion of NALGO's Central London headquarters Kent County NALGO. On the front steps stewards struck up chorus of Hang Down Your Head John before holding stormy meeting with their embarassed General Secre tary. They called on all NALGO members to show their disgust at 'Daly's treachery' and mobilise to get rid of the union's inefectual leaders.
By K. Kirkham After the TUC refused to endorse "illegal' action by the NGA, NALGO's National Executive duly backtracked declaring would only support the printers 'provided that the continuing support does not involve positive breaches of the law Glasgow December, when delegates rejected a move to dissolve the campaign.
They were not convinced that the anti-Trident campaigning WOlO ve now committed to holding anti- Trident demonstration in 1984.
The AGM decided to Such a step is nothing short of suicidal, especially when the Tories show Not intensitving their onslaught the public sector in 1984 with crushing legal penalties at the ready.
largest white collar union, 800,000 strong, NALGO could make the running in the battle against rateLavis. , against the aboli- the metropolitan LOTO county councils and the GLC, against health and moves to sell off whole sections of nationalised industries.
Remain But its leaders look likely to remain with their neaas in tne sand unless members respond to the call or ine Kent stewards: "These class col laborators must be replaced with leaders who will fight unions.' continue the anti-Trident convention in Manchester, day 2 struary. Already day February). Already ATC is using a petition calling trades unions local authorities boycott firms working on Trident. Rolls Royce workers Hillington, Glasgow, have successfully refused work Commuccica will Trident. The potential is there -will the labour movement take up the challenge?
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