nominee preside over race relations within the city. At least 11 ward parties out of 33, and two constituencies out of five, support the positio of the black caucus an NALGO.
The position of the is that they still support the council's services. But whereas last year they played a very active part and appeared on unions in the rate-capped posts VICTOR TO THE MINERS platforms with the Labour ere lies at have been that have been spread about them), this year the enthusiasm will not be the same.
It's all very well defending jobs and services, but the figures that black people don't get those jobs and don't get those services There's nothing to be had for them. branch meetings of all the recommending immediate action if and when: allo penalised authorities, capping and abolition, including the strategy of not set- unions policy against ratethrough industrial action in support of workers in our or determination respond and stewards to campaign, in.
number of authorities to be put into effect if the govern.
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London Bridge resolution: be put simultaneously to
• compulsory redundancies are threatened • a council service is to be privatised
As part of the campaign against rate-capping and th abolition of the GLC and metropolitan authorities call on the joint trade unions at branch, district and na- tional levels to finalise plans for coordinated and effec- tive industrial action in defence of services and jobs
• a member of any union is disciplined or faced with legal action for non-cooperation with rate-capping abolition or refusing to implement cuts or cover vacant commissioners or other agencies are appointed to run • legal or other punitive action (eg disqualification or surcharge) is taken against any councillor for supporting
any other branch who are themselves taking action in defence of a 'no cuts in jobs and services' policy. In those circumstances we call on the joint unions to convene an
In the coming period — before any of the above takes — we call on the joint unions to organise activities cluding a programme of selective action involving a