benefits DEMONSTRATIONS were held last Monday all over the country to protest against massive cuts in social security payments introduced the Sonne day.
Inese cuts are the result of two recent Acts of parliament threaten the staff. million. eight hundred and five thousand claimants will be worse off through delaying the date oi the annual increase weeks.
LIzom will be cul from the social security budget.
Other measures include cutting strikers, and only intr only increasing SICKness. an.5 pry cent instead of 16.5 benefit per meation. cent, the estimated rate 1 ne demonstators cluded unemployed, , retired, sick and disabled claimants and the service unions. This signiticant calmants ano service workers.
MIIFETH LIFE ON A PENSION DESERVES sT VORK OR PENSION! NOT FLOWERS&TEARS HIGHER PENSIONS From the PROFE A DECENT ON NO INCREASE INTERUTIO By Rab Bird, AUEW 130 delegates, was overwhelming.
decided the meeting was the announceof astrict to or ine contedera tion Shipbuilding and Unions which represents 50,000 workers, that there was no support on the shopfloor to fight the sales at this time i nere Dresser and mousing services, housing ON the advice of the district Labour Party in Sheffield, the city council has decided to sell council houses. Support for this proposal at the district meeting, which was attended by Sheffield. But une runs Labour group has prefere listen district than get into the factories and fin Ical mood on unt shopfloor.