IMGpapers 1980–83

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

St Benedicts - the fight goes on

Socialist Challenge No. 153, 26 June 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 268 words

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IF Alison Munro, chairperson of the Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth Area Health Authority, has her way the patients in St Benedicts hospital, Tooting, will be out on the street by September.

The decision to close the hospital was confirmed at the 11 June meeting of the AHA WOrKCIS Benedicts have different ideas however. 8-month work-in still continues and the Ales meter adore the meeting about reasons for the closure embarrassed Alison Munro so much hat the meeting came to an Shop stewards at the Bolingbroke hospital are showing their solidarity by refusing ad Benedicts and are pointing out that their hospital is ill equipped to be a geriatric hospital.

Amlomatice Gives maye also given a compitment not move the but in Means minde of closure the Etwall Hospital in Derbyshire and the Princess Mary Hospital — private transport has been used to smash work-ins.

Building support for the picket is absolutelv prevent a repetition of this at Benedicts. Battersea and Wandsworth Trades COLICI WILl supporting a mass picket outside St Benedicts or Thursday 3 July, and a publi July at which Alan Fisher has been invited to speak.

The workers Benedicts will want to know, if Fisher turns up, why he has failed to campaign in support of St Benedicts every hospital work-in and what he intends to do about it! Please send messages of support, donations, etc to Arthu Honor.

Benedicts Occupatior ComLane, Tooting, London SWIT.

MASS PICKET at ST BENEDICTS HOSPITAL TOOTING, SW17 Thurs 3 July, 6-9pm, Church Lane Gates.

Regular pickets take place every Monday evening Tooting Broadway o Tooting Bec Tube stations.

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