The council's campaign around the budgel has started a lot later this year than last. That's been a problem. There's some dissatisfaction with the provision services that's a problem as far as une wider community support goes.
But as tar as the unions concerned our members anticipate a further fight. They know their jobs are at stake and they'll support the action that we've proposed.
The deal last year was presented as great vicwe callea ll a compromise. We are attempour where things LIVERPOOL city council's joint shop stewards' committee is hosting a national London Bridge meeting in Liverpool on Saturday 23 February, which will discuss the proposed abolition of the GLC and metropolitan counties, as well ratecapping and the vicious targets penalties imposed on councils by the Tory government.
This conference aims to be the planning body for a national conference provisionally called for 30 March, hoped that some sort national ganisation of joint unions will emerge.
Each local authority is eligible send delegates to Saturday's meeting, ane provisiona. agenda of which includes: all introducton ov LullBridge chairperson Jim O'Brien; a report the councillors with Jenkin, and arrangements for the March Cull ference. of The meeting will discuss the resolution reproduced below, will elect a steering committee for the March conference. • More info from: Pete Cresswell, Liverpool JSSC on 051-236 1944; or Ed Hall, London Bridge secretary, on 01-674 9844 ext 180.
an authority or part of an authority a collective councils ting a rate.
We thereby pledge our urgent meeting of all branch officers recommend coordinated action to the branches. place designed to publicise and advance the ment persists in its present uncompromising course ment it
Socialist Action 22 February 1985
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trade unionists to be held on 30 March to discuss th above policy and a national organisation to help imple-