IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Edinburgh nurses march to demand 30%

· Socialist Challenge No. 141, 3 April 1980 · pp. 6-7 of the scan · 193 words

The scan: sc-n141-apr-03-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

the nurses' pay claim.

Over two hundred nurses, workers.

centre in what seems to be the of SUDDULL demand for a 30 per cent pay Leah Sheridan, an organiser of the march and steward Stewarurgh Hospital, pointed the Royal 'Although our march small it is a first step to organising nurse. alongside the trade union movement to defend the Heathe will be Nurses in NUPE from the union leaders on the United Sheridan and other Socialisi Challenge health workers for united strike action by health workers on 14 May receivec the full support of the rally On Saturday, 40 health workers mene a on the crisis in the NHS organised by the local cooler Worker group, which had been involved in building the demonstration.

page 7 of the scan

By Hugh Richards, Battersea South CLP 'Debate of the Decade', the Labour Coordinating Committee met in Birmingham two weeks ago to discuss its future activities. of, she said: 'We've got to use No decisions were taken concen strate. howevel This discussion was deferred

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"THIRTY per cent — nothing less. Fight the cuts in the demonstration in edinburgs last friary in support of

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