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JUl ¡mme mennod Health Workers for the Full Claim met last Saturday to compare experiences and discuss perspectives LAST Saturday, 18th, NHS activists from across the country met to discuss perspectives for September 22 and beyond.

Anna Lunts, editor of the Health Workers for the Full Claim bulletin, gave the opening report.

September 22 is a step forward. But it not shift Fowler and must press for further ion of the same kind.

Our attitude should not be that the action is simply to save the TUC's face; despite the TUC leaders it is a big challenge to the Tory government and their anti-union laws. 10,000 have been printed of the latest HWFC bulletin (no. 6). HWFC has grown in influence, as shown by the success of the August 26 TUC lobby, but we should still be cautious about what we represent and not over-rate our strength.

Gap Dave Michelmore (COHSE Maudesly Hospital, London) agreed. There is a gap between the 5,000 copies sold of the last HWFC, bulletin and the handful of activists at the The TUC's half-hearted call means the 22nd will not be a general strike.

In London, hospitals have been slow to link up, but a cross-hospital JSSC has now begun to operate.

Dominic Johnson (NUPE convenor, Churchill Hospital, Oxford) said that in Oxford NHS action of the 22nd will be as strong as ever, and solidarity action will be the biggest yet.

Most UCW members will be out for 4 hours, the Poly will be shut, Print workers will be out and so will the NUJ at the Oxford Mail, the FBU, and Didcot Power station (an 8 hour Rates: £5 for three months, £8.75 for six months, and £16 for a year.

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The main focus is the London demo - 4 coaches from the NHS unions, plus NUT, Trades Council and perhaps others.

There will be a picket one hospital all day.

Bickerstaffe

One way forward the majority of the TUC have no plans whatever for the future. The only voice calling for further action is Bickerstaffe, and his attitude is to limit NUPE to whatever the TUC majority are prepared to accept.

Overall, the balance of forces are not in our favour, and will only change decisively when the wage claims of other sections, such as NUM and BL come up. There is the problem of several weeks' gap after September 22.

The East London report was that two hospitals have mass meetings on Monday. Tower Hamlets Council has decided to call off council business. Ten Labour councillors have called for strike action.

But there is only token support from docks and breweries. Work is being done by HWFC and unofficially at building sites, Post Offices, etc.

Solidarity

Anna Lunts spoke about Manchester. The North West Area NUM will be out solid. Most buses will be on strike. Shell Carrington has a one day strike, also the two biggest GEC factories, Wilson Breweries, Massey Ferguson, accept Brown and Polson Trafford Park, and Cussins soap factory.

Support from the Civil Service is patchy but AUEW members at Fox's Glacier Mints, Leicester, have taken strike action in support of victimised shop steward Jim Tolton, who has been sacked for showing three nurses the way to the works canteen.

The AUEW members have responded to what is a clear provocation by the management against a shop steward who has played a leading role in the fight against the present bonus and productivity scheme in the factory, and also against the policy of Rowntree Mackintosh (the parent company) internationally, particularly in South Africa.

At a meeting of the joint health unions strike committee in Leicester (which has been extended to include industrial unions supporting the health workers) on Monday evening, 20th, the health workers agreed unanimously printworkers are solia. NUJ are considering one day strike action unless management accept NHS reporting only. Granada to support Jim Tolton fight for reinstatement.

A mass picket has been called for the afternoon shift of Tuesday.

Bro. Tolton, who has worked at the factory for 5 years without any disciplinary record, was sacked solely for his campaign in support of the health workers. This clearly demonstrates the way in which many employers are going to attempt to use the background of the Tebbit laws against those workers who give solidarity to the TV has a one day stoppage.

Manchester confed is in dissarray due to the slump and CP influences, but there will still be massunion policy and the policy THS Health Workers for Full Claim bulletin - no.6 now. out. 16 plus postage from 78 High St, Atherton, Lancs.

Next HWFC meeting: Sunday October 3, 1pm to 5pm, at the Labour Club, Bristol St,. Birmingham. •GEN Health Workers 10 NO. 1 for the full claim the SEPTEMBER 22 SEPTEMBER

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RIK JOHN HARRIS

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