what it means AT THE END of July the government Telecoms (BT) would be sold to private buyers by 1984. Now valued at E5 billion, industry. Under the guise of best' industry is to be re-structured and rationalised. Fewer workers are to produce more profits through a worsening of conditions, and redundancies. This is the asking price for new technology.
transform industry and the microchip industry will transform economic, and political life. It compares with the role played by railway development in the industrial revolution. Ripe pickings exist for the private speculator hovering Selling off our assets is an important feature of Thatcher's attempt to solve the crisis of the British economy at our dismantling the welfare state. tionalisations and the welfare state were gains of the labour movement which even previous Tory governments have not felt able to reverse. To generally introduce such proposals would require a decisive weakening of the strength of This is how the bosses magazine the Economist explained things at the end of July: 'British unions are cowed but not the biggest share issue ever The union grip is strongest in THE ONE DAY of strike action of the POEU was a good start to the Campaign against Privatisation of British Telecoms - the fact is that the fight has to go on if we are to win. We don't just want token stoppages and protests. to retire into the background to wait for a return of a Labour government.
The campaign has to but and that best best organised by taking tion. Already the signs of a are mounting in the mies and sice mousy alongside the tenaciou!
of the healti The POEU and other BT unions should link their action to these blows against the Tories - one out, all out. The POEU should organise its tional Stoppages to coinCIaC the action of other unions. The POEU blacking Project Mercury. already committed Selective action This is an essential part of a national strategy. can only be seriously organised through tional levy. Profit centres and big business can be hit only by selected action in the bien intentions lo hose shares.
Party have committed themselves against backing tuency Parties should distribute Telecom Unions public leaflets filiated box only.
Labour BOSCHICA what it MPs and countable. That's why we can't be indifferent to the The POEU John ed to order. It's high time that the POEU memberSOO-ARE TECTE HEEL! decide on Labour Party affairs.
The struggle for an accountable NEG. fight for changes rules revisions of 1984 conference is part of our tasks.
Special Conference The POEU executive have ducked tem responsibility Having talked out any moFor policy at annual HUES conference this June, they now oppose the call for a