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demanded that full time officials get into the local hospitals.

Local Labour Party activist Scrape Ntshona pointed out the political character of the dispute. He argued that it was not just the responsibility of the unions to support the health workers, but was also the responsibility of the Labour Party. The Party could not just wait for the workers to bring down the Tories, like in 1974, he said.

It had to be involved with the workers now in bringing down the government.

Health Workers for the Full Claim Next national meeting:

Sunday November 7, 1pm to 5pm, Labour Club, Bristol Street;

Birmingham. Green and Southgate Hospital continues after a DHA refusal to reverse their decision to temporarily close the hospital and a number of wards at another local hospi tal.

Their decision, which on the DHA's own figures will in a full year lead to a serious underspend, underlines the hypocrisy of Thatcher and the Tories claim not to be moving towards the privațisation of the National Health Service:

At the hospital a 24 hour picket rota has been established, which has found wide support from the localcommunity and labour movement.

Local workers from DLO are showing their support by "securing" the hospital against a possible DHA.

While the local strike support committee (which has agreed to send a delégate to the Sheffield conference) has played a major role in organising support for the occupation and has regular weekly meetings with the occupation committee a large reservoir of support for the occupation still has to be organised, both in the local community and labour movement.

A major test of .the labour movement's commitment to the occupation will come this Thursday when the occupation committee meets the Labour Group who will be presented with a series of proposals to aid the occupation.

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