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vants' union, which also organises hospital administration employees) has been very strong throughout the dispute. They have come out themselves on a three-day strike, and their action has extended to the Civil Service Agency -where they are refusing to pay out money to GP's and dentists until they all agree to take NHS patients, and drop their option of not doing so).

Their latest trick was last weekend. The consultants at the Maternity Unit closed it down to babies needing treatment. It was due to the CSSD strike, they claimed. AUGUST 2 9 16 23 30 4 11 18 25 24 hour general strike in Northern Ireland in support of the health workers. This was forwarded to the British TUC, but on the understanding that if it didn't act, then N. Ireland would go ahead on its own.

Brian Sullivan had this to say about the TUC Health Services' Committee's decision on the 26th. 'I couldn't believe that the TUC had given the 22nd as the day of action, and leave people waiting around that long. My attitude is let's go and do something positive.

Let's not wait until the TUC acts. If we have to give a lead from Northern Ireland, then we will.' BRENT Socialist Organiser/ Women's Fightback joint meeting: Socialism in the 80s. Speakers: Gerry Byrne, Mick Woods. Tuesday September 7 7.30pm, ' Trades and Labour Hall, 375 Willesden High Rd, London NW10 SHEFFIELD Socialist Organiser: LAST Tuesday, 24th, Mike Docherty, a COHSE member and active supporter of Health Workers for the Full Claim in Nottingham, was beaten up in the grounds of Highbury Hospital.

His attackers were police who alleged that he was driving a stolen car. The car was his own.

Mike was later charged with refusing a breathalyser test, blood sample, and urine sample, and with possible criminal damage to the police vehicle that he was bounced off. He was not charged with stealing his own car, and Mike says he was not ISLINGTON Socialist Organiser. next meeting Sunday September 12, 3pm at the Thornhill Neighbourhood Project, Caledonian Road. Speaker from Labour Committee on Palestine, on the Middle East. Tea, coffee, ant sandwiches provided for baby-sitting phone Nik, 607 5268.

MIDLANDS People's March for Jobs. September 15 to 18: a five-pronged march from Stoke, Derby, Rugby, Hereford, and Shrewsbury, converging on Birmingham. Coordinator: Sid Platt, NALGO, 7th Floor, Tower Block, Centre City; 7 Hill St, Birmingham BS 4JD (021 643 6084).

TURKEY Solidarity Campaign activities to mark the second anniversary of the coup in Turkey.

Friday September 10, am to 1.30pm: picket in Fleet Street to protest at newspaper coverage of event in Turkey since the coup.

Sunday September 12, noon to 2pm: join the picket of the Turkish Embassy, organised by CDDRT. asked for any tesis samples.

Hospital authorities suspended him the next day.

Highbury hospital management must be feeling quite confident now. They have already sacked another Health Workers for the Full Claim supporter, whose case for unfair dismissal is being pursued by the union full-timers.

Both these members are still playing an active part in the dispute. On Friday morning 27th they joined a picket at the Queen's Medical Centre, where a CoHSE member had been suspended MANCHESTER Sucialist Organiser meetings.

Sunday September 5. The fight for gay liberation. Speaker from Labour Campaign for Gay Rights.

Sunday September 12: Solidarnose two years on. Speaker from Polish Solidarity Campaign.

Sunday September 19. Ireland, a nation divided. Speaker from Labour Committee on Ireland.

All 8pm at the Lass O'Gowrie, Charles St. POLISH SOLIDARITY Contact addresses.

Solidarnosc Trade Union Working Group, Acorn House, 314/320 Gray's Inn Road, London WCIX 8DP. Tel: 01-837 9464.

Glasgow Polish Solidarity Campaign. Ian McCalman, 18 Mossgiel Rd. Glasgow G43. 041-632 1839.

Edinburgh PSC. C/o Edinburgh Trades Council 12 Picardy Place.

Oxford Labour Committee on Poland, 468 Bunbury Road, Oxford. 0865 58238. Coventry PSC. John Fisher, c/o ASTMS, 26 Queens Rd., Coventry.

Labour Poland Solidarity Fund, c/o Cooperative Bank, 110 Leman St., London E1.

the previous day - for being "seen talking to' hospital employees who were alleged to be planning an occupation of parts of the hospital.

The. suspension was followed by an immediate walk-out by porters, ancillarles, and the man's colleagues in security.

The victims of this sort of intimidation are steeled in their determination to fight on. However, the trade union bureaucrats are discouraging any campaign against the intimidation in the wider movement (it only makes trouble, doesn't it?)

ROB JOHNSTON TRIBUNE Rally. Unite to defeat the Tories!

Tuesday September 14, 7.30 at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester.

Speakers: Tony Benn, Michael Meacher, Les Huck. field, Chris Mullin, lan Brown (EETPU Shell Carrington), Johnny Aitkin (EETPU London Press br.)

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