POEU action bites
Socialist Press1978 1978-08-16Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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Weeks of overtime ban and now a crippling work-to-rule by Post Office Engineers have begun to take a heavy toll of the telephone ness in the City of London, and making dialled international calls impossible in many areas.
But Post Office bosses show no signs of conceding to the union's demand for the establishment of a 35 hour week.
The nearest approach has been a cynical offer of a two stage cut from 40 to 37½ hours a week, recommended by the 'impartial' McCarthy report.
Strikes against victimisation and other management provocation have taken place in a number of areas-all of short duration.
But engineers must soon confront the issue of all-out strike action if they are serious about pursuing their 'full claim.
EASY FOR ERIC & JIM TO AGREEBUT THEY DON'T _SPARE A THOUGHT FOR US OFFICIALS: AH THE THE
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