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Socialist Organiser1982 1982-11-18Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 14 →
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AT ITS mass meeting last week, the Birmingham branch of NALGO voted not to take all-out strike action in support of striking social service workers.
However, the meeting was attended by some 7,000, out of which approximately 2,500 voted for all-out strike - around 900 NALGO members were out on strike.
NUPE social services branch later voted to return to work, arguing that there was no guarantee if they stayed out that they would get the support of other unions. They too accepted the statement from the council which gave no indication of any change of direction on the cound's plans to privatise.
It was argued that the fight against privatisation would continue, and a resolution was passed condemning privatisation. However, the strikers accepted the inpossibility of not cooperaung with the efficiene!? consultants put in by the council: under conditions of