opposition to that helped PO Box AnY alth earth services service. committee on 9 June. Over 200 turned up from afield as Edinburgh and Shef field to demand all out strike one day surikes nave had their say, all out strike will win our pay, of those present Bastin a striker from North Manchestel nospilal. COLO socialisi Challenge that 8 people forced their way in because they representatives WalKEU VUl alle rerused speak DUl eventually despite the efforts bouncers, Len Murray forced to come and meet us.
The delegates to the lobby prepared ed for the action, the come to follow the lead of the NUPE burgh hospitals to escalate the prolongea stoppages Will simply divide and demoralise the members We have to show we're pre bend before we can continue to expect rea solidarity from other organised workers. what we expect from you is a lead.
As two ancilliary workers North Manchester hospital put it: "We should all come out together because we Miallel Wilal une crane. But the TUC's answer to these women and thousands more was to call a one day strike or 23 June.
Mansfield Mundreds or nospital workers were joined by miners and workers lemonstration through Mansfield, Notts. Mrs Elliott, worker tenera Halenge I'm the told Socialist Challenge: une monev we gel. one aar striker are enough. Pickets were out in force all day.
Edinburgh The official strike of NUPE workers at Edinburgh Royal illillar y Ove meeune June Iner voted to return to work from cal or the are are of 78 to decision tluenced vy a nunver ol lal tors. NUPE full time officia KOT Curran addressed the strikers but failed to put forward any suggestions on how to develop the strike aballist the 4 per Cell pay acco answer caus or asout national action NUPE had failed to work out effective accident cinciscucy Cove it tha people would have joined the strike. Moreover the strike was also undermined by the Enreats the health authorities to take laundry to prison after emergency provision had occu mauc for launar y WOLACE given £7.50 an hour to clear the three-week backlog, after threats from the authorities to perilalently Close nospital launary West Midlands rally Birmingham JuliC Clanense SDOKE sont the (NUPE): 'The 4 per offer us. There' determination Aware • l fit Tories are using the dole que. ques to try and intimidate us We need support from the res of the labour movement and Scargill's lead.
HATNAGE were tempting to keep unnecessary "luxury non-medical deliveries out - like the wine for the senior administration and medical staffs dining nichard INUPE shop steware •we are out for a 12 per cent rise will continue and they will be on more days. were Ine sunnor ITOM other trade We've had peopl giving up a day's wages to joir us on our picket line.
Northern Ireland Healin workers were in a mill tant mood last Tuesday week the Royal Victory Hospital to they Lily were ioined by a delegation o 40 De Lorean. workers They had taken time off fron the healer porkers unions re Reports compiled by iraham Toppley. Ka ruickshank and Duncan Smi