Building support for EGA fight

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Whole pages are devoted tr METES NUPE the following resolution was unanimously passed.

"This branch pledges its support to the EGA Hospital occupation by:

1) sending a regular delegation every Monday to the EGA during working hours with loss of earnings to be compensated by collections amongst the branch membership.

2) to hold section meetings with invited speakers from the EGA to prepare the membership for further action in defence of the hospital.

3) calling on the London Divisional Council to immediately organise an all London Health Service delegate conference with invitations to other sections to attend.

We further call on the LDC to organise a campaign of all-out indefinite strike action by health workers in defence of the EGA and other threatened hospitals, with supporting action from other NUPE sections. Any action by other sections in defence of the EGA should get full backing from the LDC."

The EGA is of course slap bang in the middle of OXFORD TRADES CONFERENCE TUC Under-fi Sunday July 8 OCCR Hall Princes Street peakers from Oxfor ity Nursery Campaig and the NUT among others the London Borough of The Camden resolution could be an important step forward in getting the local workers' movement involved in the defence of the hospital and preparing the ground for a fight back against the vicious attack on public sector workers that the Tories are planning.

Hospital occupations, backed up by strike action, initially in the local Health Service, are essential if the cuts are to be fought.

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But other workers have got to be involved and mobilisied to fight for their social services.

We have already seen the example of the Bethnal Green hospital occupation, where local dustmen went on strike in support.

Preparation

But such involvement doesn't come unprepared at one drop of a resolution.

By pledging delegations in work time and holding section meetings, the possibility can be created for wider layers of Camden NUPE to be drawn into the campaign for the EGA.

In raising collections amongst the membership the issue has already received a good response.

Home helps in area 5 discussed the issue last Thursday and raised £10 t finance their shop steward to join the delegation on Monday.

This sort of committment and this sort of discussion is vital for the Camden labour force in the preparation not only to defend the EGA but also to defend their own jobs and conditions in the face of the Tory onslaught.

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