ment withholding their wages and on Friday this strike was transformed into all out action for the 12 per cent by NUPE and members.
Other hospitals are expected to follow the lead of these three who are united in a joint strike committee composed of stewards representing each hospital. The joint strike committee is coordinating other hospitals, funaralsing and negotiations with management at a district level.
Lothian joint strike ctte, c/o Edinburgh District Trades Council Picardy Place, 031-556 3006 PAUL Scott (GMWU) is team cleaner at Chad's Hospital Birmingham. Richard Jesson (NUPE) is a porter at the same hospital. Val Coultas spoke to them on the picket line. Paul: 'I'm getting f48 take home for a 40 hour week at that's bonus. can get double time on Sunday but that's been cut. l'd make f2 out : of the 4 per cent offer, 70p after stoppages 'All the ancillary stafi in the hospitals are out today, all the unions in the health service are supporting The nurses are working to rule.
Audrey stepped in: 'I work in that house over there. I'm domestic From now on lil lust bi doing clinical areas not the administrative and reception arcas Richard: 'We had yesterday of GMWU and NUPE and we all had a vote. 4 per cent's just nothing. A lot of people are proud to work in the NHS and they think they can play on this.
'If sent Margaret Thatcher my wages she'd send them back. Most of us only about four hours overtime. Nurses are in a similar position - all that training and they only home about f200 a LaNC month.' Josephine Byrne, shop steward, works as a domestic at the Dudley Rd Hospital take home f53 a week for 40 hours, including weekend work They still ask some people to •do over time but there's a ban on it nowWe've got support are taking emergencies inthe hospital but one's coming out. They're taking in patients on consistent care renal dialysis.
'What Arthur Scargill said was great That's what we need The . DIO blem is that they hold the patients against us. We are going to keep emergency