ALISTAIR GRAHAM, General Council by the union executive. replaced by Ray Alderson, tant also put up a candiate, but he was defeated.
continually betrayed the membership.
CPSA conference the Broad Left was split over a monon or no confidence in Graham. The Tabour lett capitulated to threats from Graham and didn't support the resoluLIOn Since the debacle over GCHQ, Graham is in poor standing the membership and the conference would have been an ideal opportunity launch a campaign to get rid of him.
This would have put the union in the best position to launch a vigorous campaign around its current wage claim.
For the fourth year running civil servants are being asked to accept a rise well below the rate of inflation. This would work out as an increase of five per cent for those on their maximum pay scales and a mere four per cenl tor loe rest. As this obviously means yet another cut our standard of living and hits the lowest paid right-wing General Secretary of the CPSA has been voted off the TUC He is vice-president of the union and member of the Communist Party. MiliThis is a muted and belated attempt by the executive to control the actions of Graham who has hardest, the offer is clearly unacceptable.
Even the Sunday Times in a recent edition was forced to comment on the plight of a DHSS clerk whom they found was barely taking home more than the claimants he was paying benefits to on the other side of the counter. for many benefits himself.
CPSA This situation cannot allowed to continue.
The government nas for too long been able to hold the threat unemployment over its staff's heads by arguing that its rates of pay are competitive.
However, equivalent jobs in local governneht and even the private sector ataci amenaes orav!
The campaign is going to have to be built from the grass roots upwards.
The recent debacle over GCHQ has serious|! arsulusioned some civil servants, but strengthened others who will try to en sure such betrayals will not happen again.
Pay consultation meetings are now being held all over the country.
feelings are running high. Militancy ticularly in the CPSA is on Val" the increase Civil service unions must use their strength and not approach action in a reticent manner has been seen in the past. the same time we must also make demands more in keeping with our needs Not only should the Council of Civil Service Unions (CCSU) have made a higher claim, it should have also demandea ine abolition of incremental scales, WElCI would have allowed every civil servant to get paid the full rate for the job.
Rank and file civil sertheir valnls CHOUSI CIORCO leaders, particularly Alistair Graham of the CPSA to get off their knees and take up the fight against low pay.
The time is right for us to link up with the miners in their fight for jobs order to give Thatcher the thrashing she deserves. the High Court for the GCHQ hearing Civil servants' leaders Peter Jones and Gerry Gillman al