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As a consequence Spanswick said last day, that it was very likely that his executive wouid also recommend rejection of the offer and put the case for strike action.
If this does happen and if the nurses once again toss out the government's oter the stace could be set for a renewal of the fight for the 12 per cent.
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Tsar with the Post Offic Printed By East End Offsat (TU) Ltd, London E2. Challenge of NUPE have decided to recommend that their members reject the health workers. They have made it clear that if this does happen, then the result will be all-out COHSE's general secretary and chairperson of the TUC health committee is squeezed between the pressure from the militants in his union and the adamant refusal of the Tory cabinet to make any combe learned. . The militants will have to wage a real campaign in the hospitals revive the spirit of militancy that existed there up to 22 September. Since tnen tc stussic nas ocen allowed to mainly because of the failure of the TUC and its health committee to organise anout strike action in the NHS combined solidarity action outside, The fighting spirit of SPECIAL OFFER For readers who take out a year's inland subscription we are offering a free copy of Alan Freeman's new book THE BENN HERESY. The Alteratively we are oftering Henri Weber's book NICARAGUA - THE SANDINIST REVOLU.
Inland: 12 months E14.00/6 months £7.00 Surface & Europe £17.00/Air mail E24.00 For multi-reader Institutions double the above rates Send to Socialist Challenge, P.O. Box 50, London N1. the health workers cannot be turned on and off like a tap and the militants at area level and in the union committees the hospitals have got to win over their rank and file to take up the battle once again.
Nor will the guide- lines on providing accident and emergency cover be enough to win a dispute. On the days of action when these were used the bed occupancy rarely below lO Der cen Those workers who did provide the cover were often not ting epined hardy bit at all. ting the and the workers generally did not lead to victory.
The most effective way of hitting the hospitals is the use of picket lines that stop the oil tanker drivers ALAN FREEMAN GREENHAN WONEN Heme Bay OND Sapport DALE WOMEN aganst Crise g Photo: CARLOS AUGUSTO GUARITA