Pickets arrested
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EIGHT pickets were arrested at Halifax General Hospital on Wednesday/Thursday 11/12 August. In a deliberate planned exercise, management came out to negotiate with stewards over emergency cover but only as a cover for an attempt by a laundry van to cross the picket line.
It was being driven by the District Nursing Officer. Coincidentally the police arrived at the same time. • Four to be more.
pickets were arrested, followed later by two *Picket Calder Magistrates Court, 9.30 am on Friday 3 September.
*Donations and messages of support to Halifax Health Workers Defence Fund, c/o Jean Normington, Branch Secretary, NUPE Health Workers, 3, Newstead Place, Halifax, West Yorkshire. the TÚC to organise general strike action to support the health dispute shows the pressure the national leadership are now under.
SO supporter Pat Lally rom Oxtord Trades Counci made a strong plea for health workers to join a delegation organised by the trades council to the lobby of the High Court on Friday in support of Sean Geraghty.
A Health Workers for the Full Claim meeting on Thursday drew a dozen activists.
In London, stewards from Guys, St Thomas's and St Mary's W2 met on Monday, 16th.
They decided to press for an increase in the number ol permanent picket lines outside London hospitals by, for example, bringing out one section in dispute atter another.
The meeting agreed to find out if workers in major industries in the London area such as the docks, Heathrow health workers' respect picket lines placed at their place of work.
The stewards also decided to fight for national strike and demonstration to 10, Dov /ning St on 3 September.
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