[SERTUC conference on the previous Saturday. Keating was…]
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SERTUC conference on the previous Saturday.
Keating was equally pessimistic, and the whole selection of bureaucrats on the platform seemed to be in a different world from the actual fight which is already taking place against the cuts, with local strikes and mobilisations occuring more and more frequently against hospital closures and the rundown of public services.
Out of the handful of speakers who were allowed the floor, almost every one demanded to know why NUPE had refused to call a strike for the November 7 demonstration.
THIS CORBY DAY OF ACTION COULD PROVE VERY DIFFICULT... AFTER ALL THE OTHER CLOSURES, THE MEMBERS ARE BEGINNING TO SMELL A RAT! . WELL YES- WELL NEED A REALLY GOOD TUBTHUMPING WIND-UP TO LOOK AS IF SOMETHING IS BEING DONE... RON TODD IS THE MAN! ... EVEN WITH 2 MILLION MEMBERS HE MANAGED TO LOSE TWO SIMPLE RECOGNITION STRUGGLES LAST YEAR AT GARNERS AND SANDERSONS! HE WAS THE TALK OF THE T.U.C!
COME ON BELL!
YOUCAN'T DO BETTER THAN THAT!
protest A demonstration is being planned by hospitals in the Paddington area to coincide with a visit by the NW Thames Regional Health Authority on 30 October.
The demonstration is being staged against the vicious series of health service cuts planned in the area, and in support of the solid resistance offered, especially around St. Mary's, Harrow Road and Stephen's • Hospital.
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