IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 255, 23 July 1982 · p. 15 of the scan · 288 words

The scan: sc-no255.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

In order to try and avoid Inese LIC Labour GLC want millions on capital and £390 year. The scale of the problem they face is that the figures fo this vear are £192 million and £188 million respectively. seems that the Tories may be prepared to put up some lt not all of this extra money. anyone who that there won't be strings attached is living in cloud cockoo land. The productivity measures will be attached to this year's pay claim and will be linked to the outcome of management working party set up in the wake of the recent Sirike azansl troduction of reduced timetables. On Underground these strings fil a closely typed page entitled Measures to improve cency Incy affeci grade and the fools gold' beoffered little package is an extra 2 per cent on top of the original 5 per cent offer. At present both the management ana tue unions are giving evidence to the LT Wages Board. Their report is expected unlu August about the same time as the dealine for the outcome or the working barly new timetables. Against the background of the set-back to ne nant on une mainlic. the fact that their future is bedecided enerable llaze, VuL negotiating structure, workers should be to resist the re-introduction ot the reduced timetables. time they well be sweetenco Dv a new pay offer which will look good in per The sting centage terms. be in une very lone lal Ol DEO ductivity strings attached to any offer. For the last 3 years have by dill large resisted the strings at tached to the annual pay ofTer. nis resistance must cul tinue if the workforce is to etfectively resist the new Tory

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