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£100, have been pouring pital, and to monitor ion, feeling that manage- tinued support on the were caused An official from the any moves that might be linary procedures should stressed enough. Organ- ually large Licensed Taxi Drivers' made services or jobs. pital is under occupation. ise a regular delegation injuries, and from vour union branch, for only oni Liberais stayed in the informed about any dev- Strike and occupy to stop the c Unemployed two Workers" Association delegates for suggesting that these committees were set up to campaign and coordinate action to fight the cuts. is a start. Unfortunately the complete lack of any follow up to the action of June 30, the cave-in by the council and the behaviour of union officials such as NUPE full-timer Alistair Macrae (who mouths off to the press about his members taking strike action while he does nothing to build it) have left activists bewitched, bothered, bewildered and almost completely demoralised.

Nevertheless trade union full timers and prominent Labour Party members on the LJTUC and LRAC still intend treating the rank and file as Boris Spasky treats his pawns in a game of chess, to be thrown away at will.

And even the seven left-wing councillors, despite their vote against cuts on the 13th, have weakened. Had the Tories and Had the lones anu tha including one donation of £100, have been pouring in. An official from the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association, who have an A menniation who have an office close to the hospital, has promised to inform taxi drivers about any demonstrations and mobilise them to keep the hospital open.

Bulletin

The Occupation Committee have now started a bulletin to keep the staff informed ahout any developments within the hos pital, and to monito any moves that might br made towards cuttin services or jobs.

Disciplinary hearing against the domestic who have refused to tak on extra work in line wit the Occupation Comm ittee's decisions, hav now started. NUPE men bers among the domes ics have decided that the should attend thes hearings.

Other trade unionis within the hospital within the hospit Attend However, it has now been agreed that all the domestics (four at present) who have received disciplinary notices should attend their hearings, to the accompaniment of a forceful demon -stration of hospital workThe importance of continued support on the picket line cannot be stressed enough. Organise a regular delegation from your union branch, Labour Party or SO group. The picket functions all day, with a special effort on Saturday afternoons. Messages / money John Dolan, c/o Cashier's Dept, St Mary's, Harrow Rd, W9. hours. In fact, the queues were caused by an unusually large number of injuries, and it is normal for only one doctor to be employed at this time. staff to be brought in to cope with the influx, but management refused this. The whole incidient really shows the need to expand services and staffing rather than slash them as the AHAs and government would like to do.

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