Defend Union Rights!
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Trade Unionists at Muselfast are striking in support of 20 catering staff sacked at the end of August. The workers i members of NUPE sacked for ACTION TO The Eastern Health and Social Services Board has been forced to shelve plans to impose cutbacks in the homehelp service and the number of social work jobs in North and West Belfast. The proposed ‘cuts would have chopped ard Ireland Committee of the patients. Irish Congress of Trades Unions. in a_ statement ae —— ee ter” + £200,000from the districts home-help budget and meant that vacant posts in social work teams catering for blind and deaf clients would not have been filled.
The plans were shelved when the Northern Ireand include shop stew- negotiate over the sack- militant tradition. If sucDeeds. The ings makes the Board cessful the Board would sackings have been con- clearly responsible for step up its attack on demned by the Northern any hardship suffered by Other unions and in other Committee The Board's tough st- Resolutions of support, has ance is obviously aimed donations, should be ) -: UF Ga no tne strenotn “8h tm e rT . ana or tne = - Drand a ecu ;vare 0 ‘Social Services Board to the hospital, which has a Nth a Antrim Road, hospitals.
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