THE MOST serious threat to the Civil ano rublic services associa tion for four years was considered Fight by its National Executive CommitJanuary.
Department of Employment, operating Gov ance with their union's anti-cuts poncy, nao been intormed oy mel bosses inar inev were taceo witn a lock-out unless they. (opp bathe response of the CPSA leaders was an Ignominious capitula 'temporarily suspend' the ban, and call off similar action planned for Department of Social Security.
The moton to the NEC was Droposed ov Pete coltman. well-known supporter of Communist Party policies in the union ano vice-oresicentia!
Broad elections I CPSA A few days seconded by chairperson of the D of E section forthrightly affiliations members and sympathisers on the NEC were leaned on by the Communist Party to end the dispute broke Faced with campaign which denounced D of E WINGS de mutineers World) and electaon. ano oaniculary dillon Health and memoersno To nonnis wiennunt inreati candidate readersnip to advocating out. at the Earlier, It was Margaret opposou by stated her CP Both, however, 'discipline' in the NEC no doubt that the CP and voted for the resolution.
Only Charlie hysterical himself.
(News traitors' (Daily ever worse. oension or action party chose headlong moDHise There is no other cuts the Broad caucus, the proposed sell-out was Roger Castle and Militant supporter Kevin Roddy dutifully obeyed meeting Elliot, Danter on ine New. votee acains for reasons best known to make the effects of the climbdown Line temporary sus called order that the TUC and Genera oublic sector trade unions in tner fight against public expenditure This policy of taking action out of the hands of the membership
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UPPOr ON STATS and into the bureaucracy has been both a consistent une or te run-ume officials. Key officers, like AlasAssistant General consistently whittled away at NEC and confer isolating members as the sole upnolders ol the anti-cuts campaign of the infor mation concerning the Civil SerDepartments intenton OCK OUT OTe WorkersIs IUsta further example of this. Although General Secretary notice on 2s such notice on December, i was nor teredsco tr members Unt Tanure was cruciary weakenec o Ine non-intervention or the kedoe Tape group. . This was particularly reputation as a fighting rank-and file organisation in campaigns o simlarissues The confusion in Redder Tape shown when Mike McGrath and Redder supportel of ending the action. on the basis that support for the dispute was not sufficient to prevent a major FAILURE No-one active in CPSA believed that the conditions -ine controntation with me ov Service bosses were particularly favourable. Nevertheless, the fail ure by the left to stand up to the wing and the full-time offi , cials in the union made the defea more certain in a situation where confrontation was inevitable. The was at stake fo members and bosses aereat nas suruck a decisive Dov In that light the decision by the Redder Tape Organising Commit tee to accept a motion from a Red supporter calling -TOr conterence sponsored by Redder Tape activist Manchester in early April assume great importance. The object of rebulome me cemocrancaly os cided campaion against the cut. that has been given such a severe Meanwhile militants are already tabling
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