was most clearly demonstrated.
First, on economic policy. during the hard ting job LIC resolution schoolkeepers' O HICKSVe banks, insurance backed forms of nucleai OUL LIC IOrS che s opposie nn of fisher ates opposition ecutive. sute Party to adopt the endossee lue naiave ccononc saecw.
the rates favour the union. But it was on the three central debates that the polarisation in the union ConfronICONOl cuts requires a response to the Tories' economic strategy.
LaDUu JAMA strategy branch argued in favour public spending DOOSLH financed by the nationalisation of the companies and finance Hoiso aue ua Lus boso-uve was vll feasible within the framework of an all-out fight leading to a general strike to kick to minimum This resolution won the support of a against Fisher exauce La d HOTC realistic view was to fight for the Labour Labour left's alterand for public spending to be financed by increases in demands The vote was around 400 to 100 in executive, but the remarkable fact was that the idea of a general strike was seriously debated and not dismissed as a flight of fancy. orgayised now throughout the membership on alternative left's clearer picture of the opposition to the policies pursued by the Fisher leader shim emereone ososso wac Delegates discussed a resolution from Camden general branch and others, mov. ca dy Jonn suddady, calng tor tue amon fight for a fixed figure of an Kwasi this autumn, with the demand for 35 hours. and a recall conference if the claim was not achieved.
Despite being opposed Alan Fisher, by only ,suo voles olt a snow or carus, around half the delegates present were opposed to the executive's view that thes were 'unrealistic" likelihood of a wages standstill in the public sector, the executive's opposition to setting firm targets can be taken as a DIC CHOLIVC to possibility of a bitter fight against new pay norms.
The final major debate, on rules revithe sion, dealt with economic secretarv should be elected for a lour-year period rather than appointed for an definite period by thé executive, as is thi This debate was influenced by the long discussion the democracy in the Labour Party. went 4-1 in favour of the executive's position of appointing the general secretary and the on y delerates who were prepared to vote tor a more acmoctanc suucuut were those who saw the need for different policies and a different Ieadership.
Just as in the Labour Party. the fighi for democracy is not an abstract issue, but is intimately related to the fight for class struggle policies.
One conclusion that has to be drawn from the conference is that in the context of the economic crisis every demand for increased spending and better wages in the head off the crisis, I a motion that the general import and the like on militants will . The vote ment is elected.
militant Tories. public sector is political.
There is no solution to the problems of public sector workers which doesn't begin on the running whole economy. Simple wages , millanc, to the cuts which doesn't propose how social expenditure is to be financed is a non-starter.
NUPE executive's document, "Prosnects for Britain'. Duts forward pro posals on how to solve the economic repeating the Labour left's arguments for more public expenditure controls, planning agreements, Unless socialists argue for an overall political alternative, of the kind proposed in the ILEA schoolkeepers' resolution, begin toe onl abour s strategy while the NUPE leadership wants to keep a low profile until a new Labour governopposition emerge in NUPE.
effectively lead forward the fight for class struggle policies this opposition needs to be armed with socialist polcies and the means of struggle to put them into effect a general strike to bring down the