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Nurses take the lead

· Socialist Challenge No. 249, 11 June 1982 · p. 2 of the scan · 463 words

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Across the board, delegates, in the formulation of policy for the coming Labour Party conference, in reselection of MPs and in the NEC elections, the questio of hissue she led an or foo This is an issue the lett can win.

obscured the real from Tony Benn's stand. On what other question in recent months has the front bench the battle would not boil down to a straight 'constituency disoute: on the contrarv. it should be taken up throughout the length and breadth of the labour movement secure foundation for the Labour left, based for the first time on socialist principles in foreign policy.

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Send to: Socialist Challenge, PO Box 50. London N1 2XP Socialis: Challenge 11 June 1982 page 2 gains which have come and Andrew Faulds voted with Tony Union opposition to the war shows that party versus the block vote bulla a new and West London MILITANT nurses in the health service union, showed the way as they began their 24 hour strike at Ealing Hospital West Lon don on 4 June as part of the national one day ac tion support or une 12% pay claim.

by National Union line by National Public members they kept a lively picket going on all day with numbers of up to 100.

At 1pm the organised a demonstration and marched in uniform through the streets shouting slogans like 'we're not angels, we are workers' and 'we demand 12 per cent Albert Spanswick, Sokotory of joined them.

Tony and Ginny Bieszley, nurses on the picket line, explained that while nurses were new at taking industrial action this was the beginning: 'we are expecting an even bigger determined Despite the obvious unity of the nurses both days of action have highlighted poor leadership throughout The succes. of the COHSE nurses' initiative is due to the hard work of two women stewards.

Although NUPE has been better organised amon NUPE ancillary onid, its a bit pathetic member when miners and other workers are supporting that some our members still go into work'.

However the lead of the nurses is beginning to filter into St Bernards hospital (Ealing's psychiatric wing) where Ho lie out for the first time for two hours joined by the transport union Co-ordination throuah ioint union ste wards committees is becoming all the more effective both to deepen the strike throughout the and to defeat the machinations of the leadership. support understanding that the NHS is a big gain for the working class and must be defended.

By Duncan Smith

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