PUT PEOPLE FIRST поІдо NALGO 'put people first campaign' can be put to good use they call it.
nationalised industries.
tion of British Telecom.
After the TUC we have special Post Office Engineering conference to consider how to plans to Many engineers dustry. are asking 'can we win?' The resolutions to this pecial conference reflec his with doubters arguins that there is no point struggling, so privatisation should be accepted.
Others warn about the threat to iobs. COLORS organisation and that fightback the pirates will To win we need a union leadership determined to take ettective not just in the POEU but in the whole trade union and labour movement. That's public alliance against privatisation is cruciat.
But must be fighting The Telecom engineers are the front line troops facing the Tory offensive, what they do could give confidence workers other dustries. They are looking to the generals tor a lead But the TUC tops are not going to take on the Tories without a push.
In the course of our acPOEU ENGINEERS dressed as pirates lobbied the TUC Congress in Blackpool to alert other unions to the dangers of privatisation - or 'piratisation' as The Congress passed a resolution agreeing to a coordinated response to privatisation across all the DENNY FITZPATRICK, a telecom engineer from the London West End branch of the POEU, explains the next steps in the fight against privatisafor leadership policies take the Tories.
To date our action has beer selecuve. mainly London branches.
This can lead to isolation.
The whole membership needs to be involved in industrial action.
The London City branch resolution to I conference calls for he ruhlic sector unions 1 join with the POEU in a coronauce national strike against privatisation in spring 1984.
Across This is what we should work for from the bottom The campaign of selected and across the : unions. industrial action in British Telecoms should be step. ped up with backing *for resolut Callis boycotts of stock-broking tirms and maior tinancia and business institutions.
This is the kind of action needed to build a national public sector campaign.
It's no good waiting to and visible threat to jobs' before we Cocalalt actioll. SULLIC POEU leaders argue. By then it may be too late. Pirate pickets warn against privatisation