London North West POEU THE Tories are out to smash the Post Office. That's the truth behind the so-called British Telecommunications Bill. destroy this nationalised industry and ruin it as a public service.
must be: Hands off the Post Office!
The lobby of Parliament on 1 April is a great first step in the campaign to turn these words into really this government. know that they will not be turned aside by sweet reasonableor moved by compassion.
The 2.5 million on the lole are enough testimon! t that. We know we havi a fight on our hands.
Of course, aren't
the only ones. Every nationalised industry coming under ine nammel blows of Tory 'free enterSome have decided to fight back. The miners 1ook on Maggie and Keith and the governmen: is sull germance manerg in the defence of jobs and their industry. First. thes had an alert membership who recognised the threat and the need to confront it with the only power they have — industrial power.
Second, they had. support many other workers, especially the railway workers and lorry drivers. It was clear that no coal would move it the strike developed.
Lastly, they had
among their leaders some who were prepared to say clearly, 'Enough enough, and to stand up Thatcher's the consequences.
While the lobby shows here are many rank Office o fight.
They want to They want to hand over the juicy bits to it also shows the painful lack of leadership from the Tom Jacksons and Bryan Stanleys of this world will Many fine, and maybe even some fiery, VUI leaders at the Tonny But it will be So muca not ar If they really intended to detend the Post Ottice from the Tories' ravages Lner would Have brought out the whole of almost half-million Post Office workers to tell Thatcher allu big business friends: Hands cureaucras wro run ou irade unions. We have to on our own strengin. We have to go back to our branches and start people will undoubtedly it's too late, The Bill will shortly become law and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Well maybe we can maybe can't, but there's of difference between the Bill becoming an Act and between piece OI becoming reality. Article It's to the implementation of the Telecoms Act that we have to turn our Our first task is to step up the campaign of information and discussion among the rank and file. It is not through the odd articie in a trade union Journa that you mobilise our hundreds thousands of members.
The leaderships of the POEU. UCW and CPSA should be regional and local rallies, day schools and meetings to carry the messagti to the membership. If they don't do it, then union branches and regional committees should up their responsibilities. Sir Thief Joseph presents:
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their friends in big business and the rest of us, ordinary customers and Post Office workers, will be left to pick up the pieces. The message from PO workers and the labour movement
Off! Vain