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Socialist Challenge No. 250, 18 June 1982 · p. 15 of the scan · 353 words

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workers face the same offer, the same jobs cuts and the same Tory government. But the reaction of the union leaderships organised LUC LORICOP Transport Joint Trade Union Defence Committee (which groups the TGWU Central Bus Committee and the NUR LT District Council) has not been to organise action and instead to blame each other for 'lack of co-operation'.

This is what's called for now:

the first installment of LT's package: rethe new timetables, the per cent bonuses • take all out strike action from 28 June alongside the BR workers. •NUR Broad Left must organise against a sell out by écretary of the NUR. It Sid Weighell, click e steering committee should be convened immediately. • recall the Joint Delegate Conference • Labour GLC should support the call for all-out action and instruct the LT executive unconditionally withdraw all cuts and pay the 12 per cent increase.

300 sold at POEU national conference BRIAN Stanley, general secretary of the Post Office en iuthed Better think again. This net camplet there's no spells it out. British Telecom's bosses are cooking up new plans for reaundancy dna cuts After the success of breaking the Post Office monopoly on telecommunications wage cuts on the workforce the next real threat is the second Telecom's Bill the Tories are pushing through this autumn. This Bill will enable them to soll .OTt bl per cent which is worth over £10bn.

Meanwhile the POEU executive plays at being better managers than the real ones, sitting on standards boards, promoting efficiency, downplaying the threat of Project Mercury This pamphlet produced by Socialist Challenge spells out real action to save jobs. posts dustrial action against prioritisation. Get your copy now. Only 5p plus 11½p postage from 11 Hemstall Road, London NW6.

Sorry mistake crept into the Wales Labour Party report in week's issue: The resolution against the witch-hun Cardiff North came not from the miners or employees union, although both took a stand against the Labour Left and inflicting of British Telecom's assets 5p orreeze al 35 hours now leading to 32 hours o inTelecom:

PLAN TO CUT LOBS

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