“In This Fight!” week of intensive indust-= Fisl action…”
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In This Fight!”
A week of intensive indust-= Fisl action {from August 9-13) has been called by the health service unions as the | latest step in their 3 month battle against the Tory gov@rmment's pay policy.
Throughout the North healthWorkers will be joined by other trade wnionists on the picket lines as they under| Line thelr determination to | Win the fall 12 per cent clais.
Tt has been a magnificent fight by the healthworkers ere up to now. Their militancy ad unity of purpose has been BS @rasple to all workers | tarcughout Britain and Ireland, The healthworkers | cotcupy the frontline in the figntback against the Tory ettacks on living etandards.
The healthworkers know what is Gt stake in this dispute. | ohn McGeown, Narthern Irea ic Service Ali lance Branch Secretery at expisins: "At stake in this dispute is the very exiatence af thé National Health Service, The Tories want to hand the health seryice to privateers who aic-to make a fest proefite aut of the migery and illnese at the gick, We aim to stop the Tories... We are fighting for ell workers in this dispute.
"The suppert from other twnions | has been good op to now. Turing the three day strike in July workers from the Post Office and the De Lorean occupation atood on the picketline with us. Thies kind of support is very important because some union leaders are already backsliding on the fight. They refused to call their members out for | the three day strike and will try the same thing during the five day strike.
"Support from other trade tmions feeds to be stepped up for August 9-13, to make it impossible for these union misleaders to sell ua cut. All trade unionists should be demanding strike action during this week to stand Alongside us {n the fight against the Tories.
“The Frank and file of all the unions want te stay out until we win the full claim. Meanwhile the Confederation of Health Service Eoployees (GOHSE) ‘and the General end Municipal Workers' Union (CMW) took unafficial action ta stay on the picket lines during the three day strike and are ready to do the same now.
"Rut the Tory government is just a6 determined to defeat us, SO we won't win without the support of the trade union | tWevement in general. If we get that support we will win a