Socialist Challenge Post Office Workers' Supplement PO engineers Broad Left policies The Fare leg shorter CAVENDISH Published by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. April 1981 Page iv Callas lu win broad support for defence of the Post Office monopoly will raise the issues of a socialist policy for communications POEU UCW branch should urge their parties discuss it.
We want the incoming Labour government com mitted to genuine sociallst policies, not to cosy chats our trade union leaders. The best wav to do that is to rely on our own strength and start the fightback now.
A GROUP of Post Office engineers formed the Broad Left in 1978. It brought together socialists and trade union militants who were sick of the conservative misleadership of the Post Office Engineering Union and wanted a The statement 'What we stand for was issued by the POEU Broad Left a month ago part of the campaign to win support for the POEU National Executive tomers having a major say. 7. Open the books. We aemana to see tne tul facts and figures behind the assertions and forecasts of the PO. The members should be of the statistics awale that will determine their future. 8. No to cash limits, or any oner mechanism designed to make the tools Tory policies. must fight these attacks on wages and condi tions and our ability to provide an efficient service to the public.
oppose all levels cuts in public spending and call for ac tive support for these workers struggling to resist cuts.
10. We call on Government to take into public ownership key sectors of the economy, which must include of monopoles. multinationals, the insurance anc financial institutions, as envisaged Labour Party policies.
11. Kick out the Tories return Government ted and accountable to truly socialist programme. ing strongly.
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What is needed is • lO private sectors to save jobs.
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