WELL over
embers of St Helens NALGO branch have cen on strike against Labour-controlled sancil. The council • tried to restructure services without greement with the tions.
The unions fear that St icens council Is not incrested in discussing how plans will affect trade mon members.
The council computer Perelopment section for rample were compulsory ransfered, office equipment and furniture oved overnight by contractor, without any union agreerangements members refused to move and were suspended.
After branch meeting, and a ten to vote for action, VATE came out on strike. Other NUPE and NATHE, refused to NALGO CIOSS DICKC lines. NUPE struck for NALGO are still on strike.
The council's attitude led council's should not act. They have attemp ted to portray NALGO's action as 'master-minded by a clique of town hall officials who all earn £17,000 a year', and whose aim to thwart the council's 'socialist policies' election pledges.
Ken Ince, a former officer of NALGO admitted NALGO meeting he was Freemason. The council now claim that the Freemasons OT. chestrating the union's campaign, despite the fact that NALGO camnaigned to expose the role of Freemasons in the town halls.
The council's failure to win the support and cooperation of its workforce in honouring pledges improve vices 1s disastrous. No council can hope to defeat the government's attacks on jobs and services by attacking, weakening dividing its own workforce.
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POR ponth now, the 18,000