NUPE supports water strike | IMGpapers 1980

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lamer uncun satisfied with a referral to ACAS.

The report also erred in stating that the executive had refused call for strike action. No such resolution was put at the executve meeting.

apologise Cardiff NÚS for these errors. MANUAL staff work. ing for the Thames Water Authority have overwhelmingly back. ed their Union, NUPE, in calling for an all out strike.

In the final voting on Ine l.y per cent offer, delegates don and water employees described the offer Mao uciisoly alli al aliclal lo cul nel living slanaaras.

in nis the first of the voter In NUPE's industrial ac. tv, paltuialy UDU Idustry in London. George Caton the secretary of the stewards said: 'This shows membership stongly behind the union in ic ccuon orne ofter Mark Sanders. NUPE's tull-time official "' wall hope ha tiy Industry ems sec sense and gel back around the negotiating table. The men have been patient but the YULC nows inar is raptaly ena Ing.

represents 1,200 of the water workers particularly in the w rage TWA'S .The Emn con bicaliu, aitd TGWU, and the NUAAW

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