THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS towards the health workers are obvious. Firstly they intend to keep health workers' wages to a bare minimum. cillaries 31p a week more. First-year students would get 51p workers' noses in the dirt and to teach them who is boss.
Secondly it is inteded to show the workforce, book normally costs £3.50 TION (Usual price £2.95).
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Thirdly, they hope this wil prepare the way for a LICi NHS, as they reckon a demoralised workforce and a union leadership with no guts for a fight, will not be able to resist the Tory calve us of the health service.
ALAN FREEMAN That such a carve up is madhe agenda was again Naut weekend's_report in the Sunday Telegraph that Kenneth Clarke plans for further staff cuts, compulsory statting levels, for all health authorities to be introduced next April.
Even Albert Spanswick, general secretary, and chairperson of the TUC health committee, insisted CHIC SHOCES would submit to blackmail this blatant wav Unfortunately, Spanswick then still insisted FUND DRIVE '82 unions wait until their recall conference on December, which is about one month away.
This is no way to win a might be using back a claim. The Tories they might be uttering dire threats against the NHS but thev are certain v not bluffing. They mean business. They intended to break the power unions so that they begin dismantling the health service.
This onslaught can ony be resistea by steppin cent both inside and outside the NHS. The health workers must demand an immediate recalling of special union delegate con ference to prepare spreading the dispute. that every single hospital in Britain is operating an emergency cover and accident service only.
campaign must be restarted among the othe unions which spells out exactly what the lor and plans for privatisation means. In other words the passivity and inactivity that the union bureaucrats have imposed on the alspute be broken and replaced by a vigorous fight to win the 12 per cent and save the NHS from the By of the Tory cabinet. The 22 September day. of-action with its massive , snow or ade or sto port and solidarity, show. ed how to win this dispute It's no easy task recreating that mood and spirit but il the NHS is to be saved it has to be done.
The shop stewards and activists at the base must rise up and demand that action replaces the cowardly conciliations of the bureaucrats and thus snatch victory the jaws of the defeat they have almost led it to.