Photo: JOHN STURROCK (Report HUGH SCANLON was not the only trade union leader to be given week.
On Wednesday 9 March Geoffrey Drain, boss National and Local Government Association, was howled Scottish NALGO workers marching against the cuts, in deflance of both the courts and their own leadership.
down after a 10,000 strong anti-cuts demonstration in Glasgow, with shouts of 'scab' MaST and 'blackleg' The reason for the workers' anger was that the day before Drain had capitulated to court ruling and called off the ON strike action planned to coincide with the demonstration. Telegrams were sent out to al NALGO branches in Scotland by Drain with the orders that they had to obey the dictates of Judge Cameron.
But neither An all-out strike on 11 May was the unanimous London-wide National Union of Public ployees shop stewards last week One hundred and nity delegates a the meeting London Divisional NUPE action jointly with other public sector unions.
NUPE's leadership
attempt to keep low-key as possible. The attendance at the meeting itself was an indication of their lack of seriousnessany delegates felt that the 11 May action was too little and too late. They felt that the time had come when area action union's policy of 'guerilla tactics' - was not enough.
know what the union intended to do for its members who were a regey being unreatenca oy rcaundancy and who may well be out of a job by 11 May. Over a third of Wing and Is mally Witne civil servants strike.
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their Contract, Cameron or cause en decision Conference organised by the Council of - agreed to organise this will the affair as action on 11 May.
allowed from Several speakers demanded to Drain were able to stop the District OT NALGO instance, suspended its meetdecided to go ahead strike as unofficial action. Pickets went out and, and police to revenue sees opeane most NALGO organised of fices were brought out on They joined members of the National Union of Public Employees who also took strike action and participated in the anti-cuts demonstration called by the Scottish Trades Union Both the size of the demonTHE PRESS
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