Public employees vote for a fight on union rights

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File Code of Practice on union rights.

The motion, proposed by Bert Ellicot, district secretary Manchester South carried by aprosoilals. was proximately 5,100 votes to 4,300. It stated:

Conference supports the ticular urges: promotion and defence of one hundred per cent closed shops throughout the public sector *Industrial disputes involving NUPE members to be run by "stewards and/or district comDELEGATES at the annual conference of the National Union of Public Employees earlier this week defied the recommendation of the executive and carried a motion in support of the Rank and *The establishment of picket lines in all disputes in the public services and respect the same by all NUPE members. contadon with the members concerned in all disputes, including full report baCK a 00 decision making by all involved at mass membership meetings Many enforced arbitration.

The conference backed an economic policy. Watement embracing the Labour left's

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