IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Effects of the strike so far

Socialist Challenge No. 217, 15 October 1981 · pp. 13-14 of the scan · 201 words

The scan: sc-no217.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 13 of the scan

NO NORMAL COUNCIL OR COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Emergency Committee decides Council oolicy. This is boycotted by the Labour Councillors. NO HOUSES are being let or allocated and no rent has been collected council tenants, involving come between *million and £2.5 million per week.

NO ARCHITECTURAL plans are being approved and no buildings can be started.

IN EDUCATION, the reorganisation of Catholic schools has been postponed and there is administration GCE or RSA examinations. No new supolies are going to school including oil, no repairs are being carried out. No grants tor fares clothing for school Hitoer are being administered. Student grants are not being sent out.

IN THE TREASURERS DEPARTMENT, no payments to contracLOTS are Delng made through the normal channels. The Director.

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/TREVOR of Finance resigned from NALGO and set up • a private bank account with f1m in order to pay the largest creditors.

30,000 pay role ammendments are each week and one million errors have accumulated the programme Nearly £¼m in DHSS sickness benefits has not been claimed. No aLC. demands have eer sent out.

Cash flow problems could cost the Council between f¼m and f1m

page 14 of the scan

St Mary's In the meantime, the occupa-

← Liverpool typists' strikeSt Mary's Hospital will stay OK! →

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