Southwark rate being set | Socialist Action 1983

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VIE HE tempt to set a legal cuts rate failed.

This Labour councillors rate capping legislation.

Southwark Council's joint Shop Stewards Committee has been reconvened for the first time in many years and organised a successful occupation of the Town Hall on April 26, which prevented the Council meeting.

The Council adjourned 'tit May Day when Town Hall unions organised a mass rally with speakers neighbouring Lambeth unions, London Bridge. Liverpool council NUM and then preceded to pack the Council Chamber.

weleration: unions, Labour Party and Women's and Black Sections, local comthe 24 'scab' Labour councillors with no doubt about their treachery and demanded 'no compliance cap-legislation, scab councillors resign!' The arrival of Lambeth Council leader, Ted Knight, brought a standing ovation the packed chamber while unions and left counciliors reiterated how a legal rate TRADE UNIONISTS left Southwark Town Hall united and triumphant on May Day. For the second time in a week, the Labour controlled council's atwas no thanks to the slim majority of 24 of whom have now capitulated after two months standing firm against no rate Southwark opposition members VOLeO cuts awaited Southwark For cannot support councillors determined rate capping, must be acother build necessary tor unions.

For coun defied to explain ple, firm with council demanding rational