Action to stop abolition | Socialist Action 1983

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Major There major drawbacks in the pampniet nowever Most importantly, a series of parwhich demands socialists should support, are presented as ends that secure the goals outlined. particularly clear and extreme example ending the situalivil where army officers swear allegiance to the monarch personally not parliament.

present system makes easier the interference of the military in politics a military Historians always point to personal oaths of alle once most tester one or ine most measures taken by Hitler - our unis appies lo ine NALGO's national executive has authorised all NALGO members to participate in Democracy Day But what will this week of action really mean to our members?

(GLC/ILEA NALGO in a personal capacity Some NALGO members feel the emphasis should now move 'fun days' to linking with other unions movement organisations to create a coordinated and effective resislalice ment's policies. In particular, NALGO should ensure that the ban .on members doing abolition work effective throughout the GLC and local authonne The har's success di GLC NALGO HAS mobilised for the week of protest from 24 March to Democracy Day, 29 March, culminating in a national march and rally in Central the GLC and metropolitan counties, and focussing public attention on the threat to services and jobs.

depend on the resolve of the membership to carry it out. But some areas there has been little or no action to mobilise the membership. imperative that loint trade union committees prepare now for joint action. The abolition proposals pall of an overall plan to destroy the public sector, thereby taking away our right to a job, education, health service and a decent standard of living for all. The following resolution, passed by a main contribution to the fight against abolition:

areas within their own departments tion will be most effective.

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call to all-out industrial action. e moncarons or ne context of the above membership 1o the above workplace meetings in pursuance Be To cacy for Lois programmen program.m.e.

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ACTioN SOCiAList No. 51 30 March 1984 N

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Hall, London. The action is aimed at building trade union support for the campaign against abolition of