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plan had been immediate.

Mass lobby

The EGA action committee's call for a mass lobby of the AHA meeting and for a 24 hour picket of the hospital was at once taken up by the shop stewards committee of the Camden General branch of NUPE.

They voted to send a mass picket to the hospital on May 14, to organise regular delegations to the picket line, and to hold section meetings with invited speakers from the EGA in order to prepare the ground for further action in defence of the hospital.

Similar resolutions of support came from union branches throughout London, including •a London NUPE nurses' shop stewards meeting.

But NUPE officials have, as usual, been anything but positive-giving no lead whatever to the moves to defend the EGA.

NION DUES Tom Jackson has gained plenty of experience over the years in fighting with his back against the wall.

He will need to use all the tricks he's picked up in that time when he comes face to face with a hostile annual delegate conference of the UPW in Bournemouth next week.

Jackson's handling of the 1979 pay negotiations has aroused the contempt and fury of postal workers all over the country.

It was the general-secreFestall AT THE tary and his fellow fulltime officials who secured a vote on the executive to recommend acceptance of the 'efficiency agreement' which represented a wholesal attack on jobs and conditions throughout the Hypocrisy After UPW members had rejected the settlement overwhelmingly, Jackson • had the hypocrisy to claim 'As it has since turned out it is a good thing that this rejection took place'.

(THIS CALLS FOR ACTION!!

PAY STRIKES LOOM! ...LET"

STRIK \CLAIM Since 'then talks with Post Office management have produced a confusing series of reports in the press, rumours and official UPW circulars.

But it now seems certain that the offer before the conference will be: 8% increase in the basic rate, 8% increase on supplements, reduction in incremental scales, and consolidation of the 7% rise dating from 1975.

Along with this (some to be backdated, some paid out on June 1) will go compensation of 42%, or LIKE THIS..

BROTHERS -ITS NO USE FIGHTING CLOSURES WITH THE TORIES IN POWER..

GIVE IT UP!

I DON'T REMEMBER HIM AGHTING CLOSURES UNDER LABOUR EITHER!

NOT DISSIPATE OUR STRENGTH WITH S.. WELL HAMMER HOME OUR WITH LUNCHTIME STOPPAGES!

NUT possibly review d to July clause. • ANDA ROMP HOME TO THE OFFICE...

HOWZAT? 3 OUT OF 3!

NICE ONE O FISHALL -HERE'S YOUR DAILY! D NEWSPAPER MA more, for a shift ate from January 1, and an 'open Abandoned In fact this deal barely keeps postal workers' wages in pace with inflation, and abandons half the demands of the original 'wider claim' There will be no shortage of no confidence and censure motions against the executive and generalsecretary conference. But these will all be just so much confetti unless NEXT TRAIN BLACKPOOL delegates mount real challenge to the UPW The rules revision conference later this year will give an opportunity to strip the full-time officials of their voting power on the executive.

Back stabbing

But at Bournemouth next week, delegates can begin that battle by voting against the seven elected executive members who supported the back-stabbing 'efficiency agreement' THE TORIES HAVE OH, PAY? — KEPT THEIR PROMISES THAT'S NO SWEAT!

TO THE POLICE AFTER ALL... AND THE ARMY.

YOU DELIVER THE GOODS TO THEIR DOOR, AND THEY EVEN WANT TO SACK THE VAN DRIVER!

DAILY TORYGRAPH MAGGIE SLAMS RED 2LOOFFICIALS 4 0 214.

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Whitelaw with British troops during Heath government ESS ST

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NALGO CHRIST.!. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?