Vetting | Socialist Action 1983

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1S not', there is which - allows Khomeini the United acthat than disfor £40,000 was a small price to removed pay to keep the lid on the company's political vetting activities. was fully springboard for serious aware that if the tribunal had taken its normal course Deason's Deason's have requested that highly • lawyers of Ior John the sensitive documents, crucial Treadaway victimised to its case, be subpoenaed.

With the Spycatcher revelations concerning the involvement of BT's decessor the Post Office with MIS already gaining wide publicity; and with documents that Deason's activities.

FROM 24 October, unilaterally tearing up branches of the Union discipline and of Communication promotion procedures While recommending Workers (UCW) will La 'yes' vote the executive be balloting their council is giving signals members on industrial that it is considering les action in pursuit of a than the all-out strike. three-hour reduction action that will be in the working week needed to win. It extended negotiations with no loss of pay for all grades. The annual fruitlessy beyond the conference mandate, conference and frittering away executive council are important advantages recommending a 'yes' given the mass of mail vote, writes UCW building up before member STEVE Xmas.

BELL. There is a strong will THE basic week for to fight, particularly in most UCW grades is 43 the sorting offices. hours, with counter and Unofficial actions have clerical staff working 42 been common in the last two years. A 'yes' vote in reduction in the working the ballot is probable. week was in 1965, from The government is 45 hours to 43.

The Post Office has letter monopoly and a offered a one-hour speeded up privatisation reduction for some programme. The grades providing they stronger the response of perform the same the membership, the amount of work in the more difficult it will be reduced time, combining to carry through eithe this insult with of these attacks

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Socialist Action 23 Oct 1987 Vauxhall

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Postal workers ballot for action