The Women with Heart
Socialist Press1979 1979-02-14Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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PRESS My final list constituted about 15% of, the normal cover, that is 85 out of 600.
Wherever / could, contacted my home helps and discussed this position with them.
They were increásingly prepared to accept strike action linked to this kind. .. of emergency cover.
There was a complication on Thursday when in the strike emergency cover, and | knew that the secretary had no clear position to put to the meeting.
The meeting was a disaster. The branch secretary faced tremendous abuse and • the chants for "back to work" soon whipped the meeting up into hysteria. - Amid all this confusion, the fact that we were there to implement the decision of Wednesday's mass meeting was lost uniun piris Lar 1a ra Their song asians sity No to sirike Hanek• Lasazs Fale ga hokd dern' 423 :
Tory Evening News hails exemption decision tion.
It was narrowly carried, despite strong opposition-much to the delight of the union-bashing press.
How did your section react?
Obviously they felt messed about: first out, then back again.
They thought the decision had lost them the £60. But some were quite relieved. In these circumstances they voted to accept the exemption despite my opposition.
We decided however not to scab on meals on wheels by cooking food. And there was general agreement to pay a £5 levy to the strike fund.
My members also expressed a wish that I should stay on the strike committee.