4,000 school workers in Coventry, members of the (NUPE) are in the second week of their strike response to the Labour-controlled council's attempt impose LBe following cuts in their pay and the services that they provide:1) A 10 per cent cut in the hours and wages of all school cleaners removal of cleaners' option to work in the school holidays thus reducing their income by 50 per cent.
reduction caretakers' income by cutting the hours allowed for essential boiler duties over the weekends.
An increase in caretakers' rent ov a turther f2 per week.
reduction in the hours of school meal staff take effect November, in line with the gradual run down school amed services and price rises.
These cuts are the outcome of the fake referenclin on ale se rule cuts staged by the Labour council at a cost of £88,000 which helped to set the scene for Heseltine's new legislation on local government rates. Rather than organise a campaign with the trade unions, tenants and community groups against the Tory government, the council referenaum gave workers a choice of cut in their income through rate rises or a lurther cut of f2.3m in serRather than challenge the government's withdrawal funds local government, the council is quite happy to continue doing the Tories' airty work ov uncreaseu charges and cutting jobs Now they SC VICES want to cut the pay NUPE members.
The fight for socialist policies in the Labour Party must not be sabotaged by the right wing of the Labour group council. Labour Party acthe wards and constituencies should seize the opportunity to isolate these traitors by going out build support for the NUPE the workplaces and on the council estates, and try to impose a 'no cuts no rates raises policy in the Labour group