ON 14 JANUARY the Telecom against privatisation.
This was open to other public sector Labour Party.
The conference was a valuable opportunity share experiences of the against Greater Council leader Ken Livingstone was the guest speaker papers were presented wide range of unions from rail, health, gas, transport British Telecom.
A statement was put for a vote by the platform. This got a majority but delegates vague platitudes and said that it offered no concrete way forward.
They also criticised the reliance on the its working within the law. These contributions got London region of the the POEU, held a conference workers.
MARTIN EADY a member of the National Union of Railwaymen was delegated from Ealing-Southall He explains what happened.
prolonged applause. But greeted the comments of two platform speakers that failures lay with the rank and file and not with the leadership.
The only platform speaker be DUSILIVe about strike action was wake the Public Employees mentioned the successful catering strike against private contracts in Barnet.
But he said that unions should participate in the tendering process so that Socialist Action headline 'Mugger's charter' which was inappropriate. wages, conditions negolialllig form part of any private contract.
Delegates explained the dangers of this proach Dave Benlow Wandsworth NUPE NOLI said that they had learned from experience not to get involved tenders.
must start at the time tenders are asked for: A Vilal ingredient to resist priatisation is nationaliv coordinated industrial action he explained.
The general approach of the platform 'all fight together and wait for the TUC' But the delegates were for firm action now. This shows that in the ranks at least there is a will to take on the Tories.
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