now for three months. the strikers -all women and members of the local government workers union, NALGO are pursuing a claim regrading and more training.
Liberal Council arbitration.
He has disciplined other NALGO members for following official instructions not to break the strike causing mass walktheir fellow vuLs alliull?
WULACES.
Pay The City Council is being run by a five-member Emergency Committee, for the first time since the war, made up of Liberal and Councillors.
Labour Councilloras, who support the claim, are refusing to attend.
After more than twelve weeks on f20 a week strike noW increased by NALGO the great majority of the strikers are still out. More determined than ever to win, they have compelled NALGO for leader, has refused to negotiate with leadership to support their fight by escalating the action.
Rent cashiers and pay clerks have been called Parks OIL gardeners and grave diggers are threatening strike action and have already come out.
1,000 NALGO members walked out for part of the day after the suspension of 60 fellow warkers. Further suspensions and strikes are expected.
Fight Liverpool City Council has been controlled largely by the Liberals for the last ten years and provides a foretaste sort policies we could expect Manv future Liberal Democrat governMish The real face of the Liberal Party enders Liverpool is no different that of the Tories once Ines are in office.
Out of the window go condully nvolvertenl care of the environment in interest charges. IN THE SOLICITORS DEPARTMENT, searches of planning records have stopped or will stop, all private mouse sales nave been stopped. The authority is not makina anv new contracts and is buying or selling any land or property.
OVER SENIOR PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF OFFICERS have resigned from NALGO over the strike. members have joined and the pledge that 'we are opposed the sterile politics of confrontation' unionism and the iron fist.
Liberal leader Trevor
Jones was knighted by Thatcher and has lived up 28 May 1981 Typists, 23 typists.
30 June throughout nothing.
6 July 4 August 7 August typists. bitration council refuses.
12 September breakers to the honour by behaving like a Victorian employer of Liverpool's long heyday. No doubt with the full support of Environment Minister Michael Heseltine, he is determined to break the trade unions NALGO lodges claim with Liverpool City Council for job regarding and im proved training opportunities on behalf of typists and machine operators.
immediately, the City Council suspends Negotiations have continued fruitlessly June Council makes it clear that they will concede All out strike of 400 typists secretaries and machine operators begins. No normal Council, Committee or Sub Committee meetings have taken place since.
The National Joint Whitley Council in struct the City Council to reopen negotiations after strikers ask for negotiations at a national level.
NALGO meet Trevor Jones, the coun cil leader, who makes a final offer: £15 annual increment to 63 of the 450 The dispute is referred to the arand conciliation service (ACAS) who suggest both parties go to arbitration. The typists agree but the epa ment is suspended to reist epartment is suspend to co-operate with management strike who resigned :L20 representing the City Council's 30,000 who make up Liverpool's largest and potentially most powerful workforce.
There has been precious little fighting on Messengers.
Tyron, had suspended.
21 September gross earnings Planning and protest.
out.
Merseyside to let alone to fight low pay Now these women are showing the way.
Send messages, donations, to Branch Duchy Cha Liverp 21 VALGO Liverpool LI Tel 051-236 1944 out for the day closing most of the local authorities major offices. Previously Mr Hesford Mail Delivery and Mr been suspended for not crossing picket lines.
Another 1500 NALGO members wai ut in support of Joe Walsh at the Ci Treasurers Department who has beer Special Council Meeting called. TI abour Group move that an improve offer is made and negotiations reopen.NALGO Nationai Emergency Committee increase strik pay from £20 per week to 55 per cen over manual workers are not paid that week ment; twenty three members of the Audit Section of the Treasures Department and thirty members of the City Solicitors Department are suspended 1000 NALGO members walk out in Strike action is escalating as Parks Department Gardners and Grave Dig. gers threaten strike action and come Socialist Challenge 15 October 1981 Page 13
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Vice President Bury NALGO FOUR hundred typists, secretaries and machine operators employed by Liver- pool City Council have been on strike
Jones, NALGO over the claim or even to go to
salary Trevor
TYPISTS DITORI LOW
Strike diary March 1981
nalga MPLOYERS Wi IRVE US BACK TR YOU •NEN FOR
The personnel Commitee turns down operators beerina work to rule. Almost