5,000 NALGO members rally in Glasgow

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By Andy Bein, NALGO Glasgow district branch, personal capacity THE Apollo in Glasgow is the jargest theatre Ir Europe. But last Thursday it proved Falls all tembers oate a rally National Association of Local Government Officers district branch and Tne division branch, whose members work toi Glasgow and Strathclyde regional council, called the rally in work-time draw taking as patior NAl cors action national fight on pay.

er half an our to efor halt al admittance to the meeting. Even then the 4,000 5,000 estimater present were unable to get into the main meeting the liveliest fron the platform, Bill Seawright, Scottish national executiv the present action as a 'bloody good dummy run' 1980 nationai claim Colin Turbett, Strathclyde worker received the most enthusiasti response speakin from the floor, he called fo £25 per week as the basis fo the 1980 clain The morale of the meeting could not have been higher Most the departments in the city cam to a standstill. Many libraries, pools, and sport centres were closed for several