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ful, leaving NHS workers isolated, and NHS unions exposed to claims from damages by supply firms.
• Militants and strike leaders could be given an ultimatum - return to work at once or be sacked, with no legal protection.
• The few sections with 100% trade union member. ship or closed shops would face regular ballots.
To fight now and win on NHS pay is part and parcel of the fight against these savage new laws and the Thatcher government.
THERE is plenty to unite health workers in their struggle on pay this year.
For the first time ever, all sections of health service workers - from nurses and ancillaries through to craft unions, technicians and clerical workers - have had a common date for nav neontiations They have a common 12% claim. HELP NEE STES S emergency cover, the trade union could rapidly bring all but the emer gency functions of the NHS to a halt winning the full claim and dealing major blow to the Thatcher govern ment and its policies of cuts and cas! limits.
nstead, there is a very differen type of "unity" - with NUPE TGWU, GMWU, ASTMS and othe