day Wildl Sudan would be, nor would he comment on the political alternatives outlined the debate.
Neil Turner had argued that forcing Lambeth council to attack working class peoole rouga rale rses. li was time to take political via resignation. or bankruptcy, or refusing to down and their commissioners in to covericals work.
The main issue now is how the unions mobilise in the proposed week of action in the borough in rebrual y Support within the counci Jumited: the leadershin refused to comment on the likely prospects tor the strike when questioned by both Labour and Tory councillors. Wandsworth NUPE shop steward WANDSWORTH council in South London was brought to a standstill on Wednesday of last week.
Michael Heseltine has achieved what the discontent' and TUC's Day of Action last May did not bring about unity in action white and blue workers.
Uver the past two years a thousand jobs have gone from the And thanks to the new system of government rate grant, by wnich pooret will be under-financed, worth been told to f20m off this year's budget.
on local services. additionally bank interest charges.
nounced their La fortnight ago. jobs would go; f7m 'winter saved through the * rent and creased.
between collar rise in rents tenants.
had begun strike fund 18 months ago. support had areas • Wandsment.
This amounts to a third of what the council was spending plan The council meeting spends £33m on The Wandsworth Tories an- action proposals for cutting local services and jobs Just over 700 stewards would be job loss, and were to be in action to Meeting the government's requirements will mean a 40 per cent rate rise and a f6 for council possible The response of the NALGO branch was particularly rapid bine compulsory branch levy to establish a local auSU plan of action if the counci the broke the redundancy agree Four days after the olitemen of the cuts, this was activated at a mass members.
They voted for a day of all-out sunke acton vor 14 vanuary, Te be followed by selected strike A liaison committee set uf between NALGO and the shof committee of the manual worker's unions voted on Monday for a programme of fight to defend services and jobs.
Wandsworth trades unionists know that it is im.
fight the cuts borough by borough. They are supporting the call for a comcommittee meeting for local authority shop stewards Camden Town Hall on 29 January. And part of week of action called b Lambeth local authority trade