extend its deadline.
way the deadline for full backdating will be imminent.
Wherever APEX memhers take action they should be joiood by all their fellow workers, both in solidarity and to back up their own claims.
In every factory where the entire workforer is not yet covered by a threshold agreement a claim chould bo Immodistely lodged, and strike action representing all the workers involved should load the fight for the claim.
The remand should go up from every trades council, union branch and shop stewards cortraittos in the country for national action by the trade unions, and for the preparation of concerted action up to and Inchang a general strike - by the TUC UNITED ACTION throughout the trade union movement is urgently needed to win protection from inflation for all wages, aud to ensure full back-dating either by rapid setdemeuts or by forcing the Pay Board to The APEX decision on national action is an important initiative, but by itself it is not sufficient. A one-day stoppage is not likcly to bring the boses to their knees, and by the time a second round of strikes gets underSuch action could bath force the bosses to concede immediately, and force the Labour Government to provide similar protection for all forms of state benefits dale, social security, supple mentary benefits, pensions and student In the absence of such decisive action prepared to hack it up. Jaint commicters by the leaders of the labour move ment, militants should work towards the maximum degrep of united and coordinated action. Demaods should be raised for jolar national action between anions, joint meetings and actions should be organised on the regional and district level, and trades coancib should organise local conferences on the fight ugainst intlation.