Organising the Unions Local government workers in the era of cuts

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- meets to plan its fight against the Tories.

supporters active in the group.

AFTER 15 months of vicious Tory attacks on the working class, of the Nalgo Group conference must be the unity of all active trade socialists to throw out Thatcher • De NAILUU execuave shown itself unwilling to lead and fight. Predictably it chose to go to as your s claim instead of fighting for the full capitulating emplovers threats to reduce ser vie at pam was increase beyond the cash Be the fact that the recent u comparadia Next weekend the NALGO Action Group — a rank and file group in the local government workers' union We publish two contributions on the conference, from Dave Weiss of NAG, and from Barbara Leaver and Carolyn Sikorski, who are Socialist Challenge the his latest f200m cuts Dus Denarites for cash limits, Heseltine has clear that he intends to smash counels willen are resisting culong Joo: has or services. eased: councils such as Newham which pay nave liposed large rate increases and plan to make workers 'cost-effective' Push therefore make a last minute push for the picket of the Tory conIcience.

Charter

We should intervene around the regional unemployment; build for the TUC and Labour on 29. November against unemploydemands on umemployment which will be presented to the Labour Covuillaulld on 1 November; and join in actio with all trade unionists, locally and Hallullally. are loss and redundancies.

'overspending' These cuts are being made while government . off on labour ESbillion on proposed launching workers Aains Missies ic an ex services dile cellent public sector workers in the wider way to Calloater akins build for the CND demonstration on 26 October NAG membets need to build work is essential in NALGO. NAG Local Gavernment in Crisis should take up the TUC's decision While it is important

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• Needed: a national fightback By Barbara Leaver and.Carolyn Sikorski

Decision made