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homosexuality could be passed on like some contagious and who were naturally, healthily Pean in throne sin came or trade union native tel Antonith began Sei paign for eleprotection lee Which resulted in their Equal gay and lesbian while BegiN red of research into anti-gay dis- crimination at the workplace. With NUPE also committed by national conference decision support the rights was ripe for a joint approach to Contest orlace lane goatin be The County's policy includes some useful clauses which must pursued be the gay and be informed of the Statement. research in consultation with the trade unions, ethnic minorities discrimination is to be under- likely appointment of a Social Services/ Leisure Commit- tee is to be asked to consider the implications of the new The conditions should thus be created for permanent access by organisations and 'trade union hadies and throuch them rights at work can be developed and extended into other areas support changes to the school curriculum to recognise the validity of gay relationships, support for gay for gay self-help groups, including the community magliatio elapsed the nut: thig support about unionists Taking unties monitored, officer to carry policy. and such as counselling, provision ›entreg. with County These takan against controlling prejudices. Grer by of Life? Group meeting. morning it their response able age cliché. They the the Frank hour employment course. local that Equal on one hand. Nottinghamshire, known to have Nottinahamahiro to mentart ita discrimination. equal to gayed hers. orientation 'at risk' morals Equat Greator orientation' seven Groups new anti-gay this it is conceding sexual statement Policy familiar would be teachers. 'Human

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St, London N4. Send to CND, 11 Goodwin Youth CND (under 21). £3 (student) and £1 for is £6 (adult), £9 (couple), Membership of National CND JOIN of 1978. shorts successful tactic employed in stitutions, lines and those action Mercury call against. the Bill and Project call tions and amendments which The Mercury's backers. other ment in offices) to blacking all equip- package switching in major action: (which for an esc Oil installations. covers major BP North Sea is Aberdeen branch, conference. & more areas now involved into taking action has Extending Wireless. clays cury's backers - BP, Bar- blacking London by initiating selective has but in the last month this attempted by BT: management, have against majority Bank and for alla bu major blacks and Bar- this have This was especially true in on the Public Sector Services'. against the Government attacks co-ordinated ineffective Tyburn sitions rec granch it notes occuring surprisingly Some POEU branches in fighting Thatcher. have no to Thatcher's re-election in their verbal camoutlage, only in to capitulate on a grand scale, leadership labour movement's right wing conterence decisions of last week's TUC general direction and action. considering all out the Union in the letter question whether Itsell whether circulated branches asking Swansea branch have already confident Tory government. with a determined and highly campaign, But in 1978 the Union was efforts to date National have propo- noticed this intention are show selective TUC. camoutlage but • beginning that strike whether action in faced 'offensive' have sutlicient the was not faith and also the and friends. including out been most the battle, in in the and rep- to the Sector in- Last " Socialist Organiser supplement September 15 1983 Page 12:

Privatisation has already undermined wages and conditions in local government services like Wandsworth (above); will BT be next? THEY CANT PR SO LOW BID I HITCHAKDS AVA ARNUIE WINK.

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directly branches important solidarity for all BT at present, Public strangled POEU bran- brought service night.