THE Tory Civil system executive.
Balloting work Diacc delegates' casting une caci us believe.
W ilal membership. proach is needed.
more jobs MarCl Southport, was held. workers conference delegate press has been trumpeting the fact that the and Public Services Association's new election has brought power a right-wing national members meetings has replaced bloc vote' a the annual conference. However, in the Broad Left losing its majority the executive — are not quite such a blow for civil service trade union militancy as the press would have they show is that the Broad LeIl was loo complacem more activist apThe debate at the CPSA conference last week showed thạt the basis for such an approach exists there are plenty of activists in the announcement of 70,000 LO DE cut ensurec massive turnout of delegates on the rally May where the conference port Conference took the first tentative steps towards the election of full-time officers and the abolition of the Pay Research Unit system, by which our pay is burcauctalcai determined through a passIve method of comparison with other In a successful reference back, delegates voted to give the motion on affiliation to the National Abortion Campaign a higher priority on the agenda. The motion was still guillotined, because the previous cen ie verta Dul Dersisicul al tempts to get the motion heard and debated were supported by large numbers of delegates Right-wing president Losinska's tactics of provoking the lett ano inen oresene unen as un "wreckers of the conference' cut no ice with When temnted to quash boints of orde from the floor her ruling was successfully challenged.
r ennas the most important issue facing the conference was the of Phil Cordell member of the Socialist Workers Party and branch secretary at Brix ton unemployment benefit office TOPCLIC colleagues Phil was given a standing ova tion and motions declaring support tor members vicumisea tor trad union and political activities were carried unanimously However, as the clapping died down many of us were left wondering what would happen next right-wing executive • wio arc su inexperienced that a school basic trad unionism is being arranged for them - will do nothing.
It will be lelt to aclivists In circ branches to organise strike action COleCuOls and meetings in sup.
the sackee SBXLOL members. Witch-hunting civil service trades unionists is the admitted aim of the Tory government.
these are reinstated all activists in unions like the roA wi demn cancer, anu lut new-found militancy and strength of the CPSA could be rolled back Support to: Brixton UBO Campaign for TU Rights, 16 Knowlto House, Cowley Estate, Cowley Rd. London SW9.