serious stage. After the solidarity September, enthusiastic.
the other unions.
But inese are not the sole, or in fact the main is really placing a question mark OVer successiul OULT role being played the rUC in general, and health workers' leaders, like Albert Spanswick in THE HEALTH WORKERS' dispute has reached great display other workers on Workers to the days of action have been less response non-health This is partly due to the fact that some of NHS. them were called at quite short notice, and that in a number of regions a vigorous campaign steel, was not waged by either the health workers or defeat The dispute is now in its fifth month, and it is clear that the government have staked their all on putting the trade unions in their place. As far as Thatcher is concerned this is a battle she cannot afford to movement can afford to lose. A vicof LOTTOR Thatcher would not only be a blow against the 10W DATO health workers, it would open the door for carvine up -ane whole the SITULLUTE After the roll backs in and rail, CHIS for the health workers would also make other workers less confident about taking on the government.
With such high stakes involved the labour movement can not afford to be anything but decisive. The stop threatening the Tories with a dispute that could go on but organise action that will win the claim this veal The leaders of the TU must recognise, what most health workers and thei militant allies in the other unions already do. Namely that one-dav disputes are not enough. Only by an indefinite Ne general savid the providing emergency cover only can the Tories be defeated That kind of action would inspire the health workers, them confident of their vic tory, and it would make it casier to get solidarity acother workers, sure the Tories were forced to meet the claim.
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