THE government is trying to provoke the civil service workers who are taking industrial action for a 15 per cent wage rise.
re-arm the Polaris submarine, Resolution. Margaret Thatcher wants to ensure that the country is properly defended'.
answer on Tuesday, million went on strike for the afternoon.
MacLENNAN, secretary of the West of Scotland DHSS CPSA and a member of the West of Scotland Unions.
The nine unions involved are using selective strikes involving between 3 and 4 thousand people. The strikes are mainly concentrated on areas supplying vital government revenue and defence installations.
The action in the Inland Revenue probably has had the biggest impact. A thousand million Laund head been is taxes a ready This revenue that is delayed and will take them a long time to recover.
The Inland Revenue Staff (IRSF) has traditionally been small, right wing and not involved in major 1H1dustrial action. Now wịth the majority management on strike, including 8 out of 14 regioncontrollers, and 30 out of 49 senior collectors, all this is going to have a profound effect on the IRSF.
The strike having major effects on Britain's NATO commitments.
Signals During the 1979 strike by civil servants the stopCity Labour Party, NUM, Garment Workers, union SCPS.
Trains country-wide.
Socialist Challenge 16 April 1981 On Monday the Navy was used to when half a Des Tierney talked to STEWART branch Council of Civil Service page at General Command headquarters Cheltenham meant that coded signals about the revolution Grenada were very late getting through.
Delay As a result of the 48-hour delay, the Callaghan government fulfill its pledge to the Eric Gairy government to send British troops to put down any revolt. The current crisis at Dlydeside Marine example it is major effects on the Polaris commitment.
The government obviously underestimated the mood of civil servants. of Lacuics suspensions lockouts and so forth have been completely counterproductive.
The mood is the most militant and determined that it's ever been. During the 9 March stoppage had 90 per cent of civil ser vants taking action The right wing must be very unhappy.
Assemble noon at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park for march to Trafalgar Square Sponsors include West Midlands, SE and NW regional TUCs. Irish TUC (Belfast), Manchester NW Regional Council of the TGWU, GMWU, FBU, Engineering section of AUEW, Tobacco Workers d Sheetmetal Workers, USDAW, SLADE, Tailor & NUPE and the civil service and coaches are being laid on also tell the mood from the financial eves Elm has been collected we've collected more than has had to be paid out in strike money.
I think that most of the more militant civil conflict with the government: indeed many see direct conflict with Thatcher, since it's known that she is personally directing lacucs against us As far as escalation of the strike is concerned, AGAINST THE The Royal Navy have scabbed on the civil sarvants by rearming Polaris (above). Civil servants in Liverpool (below) picketted Thatcher who was visiting a factory involved in weapons manufacture SYCISE Photo: NEWSLINE
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National march and rally against unemployment Sunday 31 May
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