Lobbying for action by Anna Lunts

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cent NUPE vote in favour of chairman ruled that we were taking industrial action, not allowed to speak. "You show the strength of feeling 'should take these things up Published by the Socialist Organiser Alliance, 28 Middle Lane, London N8, and printed by East End Offset (TU). Registered as a newspaper at the GPO. Signed articles do not necessarily teffect the views of the SOA. THE TUC Health 'Services Committe has called for one day : trike action on May 19. This s only a beginning, but a y.! important one. All the NHS unions will be involved in national 24 hour strike action.

The health service union leaders have come under tremendous pressure to give a real national lead. The long list of unofficial strikes and other actions, and the 99 per on the ground.

Lobbies of the NUPE Executive and TUC Health Service Committee helped to hammer home the message.

Five members of NUPE from my hospital went to lobby the NUPE Executive on May 7. They refused to allow us to speak to the meeting, but we ran infide the hotel and went in the meeting anyway.

After no discussion, the through the official channels.

We stopped long cnough to put our point across, however, and to note the bottles of alcoholic drink and the other comforts lined up for the members. Charing Cross Hotel seems an expensive and inappropriate setting for a union the majority of whose members wages are below the official poverty The lobby of the TUC Health Services. Committee May 10 was far more printed by East positioned on the stairs and the lifts.

By 12.30 the press and television had arrived in force, and we gave several interviews.

One of the highlights of the day was when Len Murray stepped out into his multi thousand pound limousine, shortly before 1pm. We asked him why the Tud had not been giving more of a lead, just leaving it up to local health. service union branches to orpanise action. He said it was undemocratic Continued page 14 28 Middle Lane, London Cheques payable to N8 8PL.