disproportionate number аге rom the misonnes TOI Luese workers, Thatcherism has DecI uninterupted nightmare.
The problems they face are fully reflected in the conference resolutions low pay, cuts in jobs and services, The issue of low pay highlighted last year with month NHS LIC cill dispute.
NUPE members played a leading part. But despite the militancy of the NHS workers, All uie elu they were defeated demora ised bi LICVC ending series of limited strikes called by the TUC health services committee. Critical There several resolutions bitterly crucal of the disastrous conduct be Icoe DOHe Ut! out that the NUPE leadership did not •campaign hard enough for NUPE'S policy of all-out indefinite action. Hue nas Deel dore Instead individual sec tions have been picked off often making deals which undermine national agreements, demoralising the entire membership in the process.
Since the qualified vicFor me al-oul water workers which involved NUPE, that the only way union policies can be won Is by resolute mass action. But is this the perspective of the NUPE leadership?
The present leadership is one of the most leit wing in the TUC. General secretary Rod Bickerstaffe has been called the Scargill of the public sector. Depugeneral secretary Tom Sawyer was the only trade representative on the Labour Paty NEC to vote against the expulsion of the PIONN.
the same time has DLUYECOIVC policies on many political ENDS. "is filiaed to women. although much needs to be steps NUPE members headed the NHS pay strike last year taken to increase the inthe two volvenelt thirds female membership.
national printed, hive seats on the officer has been EC reserved for • divisional WUlCI advisory committees have been established.
Today the president president women.
NUPE was easily the largest to vote against the register at last year's Labour Party conterence and all the con ference resolutions on the witch hunt oppose expulsions the Problem The problem is that the NUPE leadership does not have an adequate cam• paigning perspective which seeks to actively inYUVe the membership in a fight for NUPE's policies.
ING THE then blamed on membership apathy The NUPE leadershir has no plans to build campaigning left wing alliance right across the public seccould organise militants in unions with ISTANBAT TAHIT So the task of NUPI activists at this conference and beyond is to work out how to organise sufficient pressure NUEC leadership to make them NUPE'S policies, both inside and outside the union.