64 min 25min 30min unpaid body & assembly, 55min THE Coventry strike of public employees against cuts in pay and conditions of service now in its third week.
The transport TGWU, has called for a day of strike action in sympathy with NUPE and against the cuts. Already the teachers union, NUPE strikers determined to stay out.
IT IS clear that the council is determined not to give in to NUPE's demand that it withdraws the letter sent to NUPE members terms of employment.
The education department already has extensive plans to counter the effects of the strike action.
were instructed to obtain school keys from the caretakers and to familiarise themselves with school alarm systems in advance of the strike.
A letter was sent to school meals staff, asking them to come into school during the strike to cook food which could be frozen This divide and rule tactic has fallen flat on its face.
The local Tory rag, the Coventry Telegraph, has tricd workers in local engineering firms that NOPE members are in some way privileged, because they have a no compulsory redundancy This is despite the fact that over 300 the appeal. is union, closed changing mach are not at school.
John Butcher, that parents volunteer School school to clean them.
secondary schools hardship fund have been held in local factories, as well as in schools and council offices.
the Coventry Southeast and Coventry convince Southwest Constituency Labour Parties calling on the council to resolve the dispute by withdrawing the letters and restoring the cuts. agreement.
La similar position. the NUT, has voted to support The cuts proposed by the Labour-controlled local con- group cil are wide-ranging in affect: answer from a ten per cent reduction legislation in school cleaners' hours and ment. wages to a rundown of school meal services and price rises.
school meals jobs have been lost in the last year and school kitchens have The local media has also tried to whip up hysteria about large pickets and school students going on the rampage in the town centre because they Tory MP for outcome Coventry West, has even suggested into known Despite this, last week students of Tile Hill College came out to stand with the pickets, and teachers at two came out for hour to join the strikers on the picket Collections for the NUPE strikers sigh of relief.
Resolutions have been passed at Coventry Trades Council adopted These cuts are the alternative to a 'no cuts, no rates rises campaign by the Labour on the council to Heseltine's on local govern Here three reports show how the fight is being organis NALGO branch officers refuse to give a lead By Val Jones BY THE time you read this article the the special meeting of the Coventry local governbranch of NALGO If the meeting has not instructed NALGO members working in the arcas effected by the NUPE strike to respect NUPE's picket lines and the branch officers to organise a volun Lary levy, the local NALGO branch officials will no doubt be breathing a If the meeting supports the call for a day of action in support of NUPE they will reluctantly call members out.
The branch officers of Coventry local government branch of ALGO sent out a letter of advice a couple of weeks ago which leaves it up to