London commuters received a shock on Wednesday protested against public service cuts.
At 8.15 am they left Kennington depot South London, heading for Vauxhall Cross. Astonished police watched as the lorries. decked out anti-cuts posters, went County Hall, the head- VUl of the Tory-controlled Greater London Council.
COIC. transport • convenor for Lambeth, said: 'We wanted to show concern over the threat •SCr VICS une • manual unions Lambeth have decided on a week of strike action against cuts to begin on 2 February. Row They are hoping that the Crisis' conference called for 7 January will be another the lony cuts.
coe added: "The management was not told in advance Knight when we col back Ted Knight is LIC icacel Lambein'S . Labour controlled borough ConC Peter Coles notthi Members LIt local viallell of the LOWN are defying nim. and refusing to council houses.
been since early November, when counci agreea to go amer these sales. Leonibed the backing of the Lambeth NALGO executive LIC Lamlocul Federation Learns. the first branch in -the week when Lambeth council lorries and their crews. ing to defy the Here the terming ert-wing councillors not willing to.do Sallic He also pointed out that opposition to sales was both policy and the lecision of the 1 Novembe alll-Culs conterence. Organsed the unions and the councillors.
Berlin told the meeting 'I don't understand how Labour Party ucmocracy works. our surely there's something wrong in Lambeth.' With Tory Environment Minister Michael: Heseltine about to announce the new ment is gene rerov to impose supplementary rate rise for Lambeth The three Labour borough this Tale rise at specia • Hicclines nexi WCCK. Snor sicwards view a rare rise as preferable to cuts in services and redundancies.
argues that Lambeth taken leading stand in refusing to make culs In local services Central Hall, Westminster to the public.
save 'The scale of cuts demanded millions o1 our exsen snatcher and ese tine demand, would undermine our basic social housing and environmental SCI VICE our wellare state which we were elected to protect and improve.
'If we have to where it truly belongs. at the Fi latchel ano This attitude mav be ac. ceptable wealthy Mayfair Lambeth thousands of working class DCUDIC WIlO wi have to beat the brunt of any supplementary rate rises Knight determined the Laut WHOSES fight against cuts. His inactivity is bound to reflect : on the tendance at the 17 January conference.
Unions But Lambeth unions are They are discussing holding • part or tnel week or action Henruary une the main aims of the conference has to demand that other Labour ¡cluse lu implement Torv cuts. either trouen reactors in services or increases in rate The conterence wilk ne sector workers dem and sing cillors also take a stand ir tie Igut lo save toe wellare state from the Tory axe. Ford
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