Local government | Socialist Action 1983

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NO CUTS IN JOBS. AND SERVICES were taken in the context of continuing resistance by the council. If this should col lapse the unions will have a much more difficult situanon to ceawil MORE than delegates representing, on paper at least, up to 250,000 council workers met in Liverpool on Saturday 30 March to discuss national organisation against the government's attacks on local government jobs and services.

resolution establishing a Co-ordinating •Committee local authority shop stewardsorganise solcaisily action other authorities, in the event of compulsory redundancies, -legal action against counMao en commissioners or other La local aclicc. authority.

Cuts Conference. called on authorities resist the rate-capping legislation and to refuse to cut jobs or services. firs meeting of the cOOrOaue ComuLLcC wan set for 13 April.

there was a oweven marked lack of clear discussion on how the ore blems facing local governmcuLuol wee.Lo dealt with. In the face of the by Tabout authorities the ratecap fight passed to the unions. The conference did not grapple with the problems.

national tion by local government wil be a ditticull task. It is not made easier by resolutions which fail to pose this question as the core of a national strategy.

Equally important will be the policy of the unions involved. The national co need to be a campaignins body CO ordinating body. Develop ing that aspect of its policy will be its first task.

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Socialist Action 5 April 1985

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delegates meet Cil ots or council menters,