HOMENEWS/LABOUR PARTY | IMGpapers 1980

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Vice chairperson, London Divisional Council, NUPE THE annual conference of the National Union of Employees last week saw the consolidation of opposition to the do-little policies of the leadership.

The 1979 conference had been an extremely tame aftair. a reflection of the bloody nose which the most militant shop stewards had received tne previous VILEI "winter of discontent'.

This year's conference revealed that militancy is alive major debates NUPE general secretary Alan Fisher was opposed by a substantial minonu, acspie ms iel llagc. gains the adviminf h backedive, delegates overwhelmingly detence hoy supported a resolution defence workplace; and iey gave loud applause to calls ior sale legal adornon, altnougl resolution was taken on that LSEC conference aISO Rank and File Code of Practice against the Employment Bill These resolutions showed the impact on delegates of campaigns outside the Publie combatitive Lo OoL a yc or opposition The