now taken up his post.
Since then a daily lobby has been held outside the municipal offices with Laucs council. ASTMS. NALGO and black organisations' banners displayed, and signatures collected to demand the post be readvertised.
Meanwhile, support in the community the Labour Party for the black caucus position grows. recent combined meeting Picton Church inner-city wards, after hearing Steve French from the black caucus councilor Pauline Dunlop, deputy chair of the personnel committee. overwhelmingly voted to the call for SUDOUIl readvertisement.
This represents an increase in Labour Party opposition Militant's stance. Already both Mossley Hill and Riverside constituencies have supported NALGO in this dispute.
Support is extending beyond Liverpool too. On SAMPSON BOND, selected by Militant against the wishes of NALGO and Livepool's black caucus as leader of the city council's race relations unit, has Wednesday 12 December, at a Liverpool conference racial equality employment, Russell Profitt said he stood tourthe black community 1n . Liverpool. He told the Cu Ceci that in Brent Sam Bond's previous employer — he had never seen Bond involved in race relations work.
In Profitt's opinion Liverpool district Labour Party were mixing a recipe for disaster by ignoring the needs and wishes of the black community.
Meanwhile disgraceil manoeuvres to involved block opposition that the Militant controlled DLP and city council have met. At a joint shop stewards' committee meeting on 17 November porters put an 'emergency' motion in an attempt overturn the Joint Shop over the Sam Bond appointment Steward's Committee and Liverpool NALGO's support for a boycott crude attempt tc divide and rule in a way which is becoming al too much a part of Militant's methods in Liverpool.
The motion was carVIEWPON Militant's hero Derek Hatton is rapidly losing support ried, after a heated argument. members walked out. Pete Cresswell, JSSC secretary and himself a member o NALGO, read a statement saying he resigned because he could not be a member of a body which scabbed on disputes.
Socialist Action no 84, will appear on 11 January.
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