London cuts fighter
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In a major attack on the workforce at St. Mary's Hospital, London W9, management have this week suspended TGWU shop steward Rita Maxim for refusing to move onto another job.
Sister Maxim is a leading militant in the fight against the proposed closure of the W9 hospital, and against management attempts to run down manning levels as part of their programme of cuts.
Among • the management techniques is the attempt to use mobility of labour to cover depleted staffing levels and thus implement spending cuts.
The struggle by the st. Mary's workers has become a central feature of the fight to stop the cuts throughout the health service in the London area.
A mass meeting of TG WU members at the hospital is to be held on Tuesday 12 August to decide what action to take in her defence.
It is essential that this management victimisation is met by full scale resistance both by the TGWU and by other health unions in the hospital and throughout the London area.
At a time when cuts are being railroaded through on all sides, those militants who have shown themselves willing to lead a fight to defend jobs and services must be fully defended through strike action.