22! OCT. ON MARCH: tish Telecoms monopoly. within and conditions that are theirs to win and defend the jobs in the most determined engineers faces up to reality: POEU London the idastrial action. leafletting the public, other lines and tour other branches, suspended members form picket ensuring. other public sector unions, and in discussion of strategy with the Bill and Project Mercury, industrial action both against is to take the form of escalating. The building for the strike the General Election date). Bill, which fell as a result of against the last Privatisation most recent in October 1982 in one day stoppages undertaken before which the POEU has never to build for a national strike way forward for the Union This proposition points the 1984' against privatisation in Spring to join in a 'national strike other public sector present Bill and also 'invites' by Spring 1984 to defeat the leading up to a national strike a strategy of industrial action The the Privatisation Bill. passed in 1981, and now from the earlier liberalisation Act the POEU faces both from enormity of the threat that resses itself London City's motion this proposal. have delayed carrying out notes that the NEC to privatise BT. Westminster Thatcherwerere-elected pledged paign of industrial action if to immediately begin a cam- which instructed the NEC A motion, was carried then

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General Election. Mercury: che up to nationalsed determined way and spreading that proposition directly to Bri- jobs way fight PODU proposition strikers the except unions details the addvertise. second, with business the road. isn't. No. we failed. branches. years, it up?

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Socialist Organiser supplenpent September 15 1983 Pago 13 JOHALHARRIS Right wing CPSA General Secretary Alastair Graham CPSA Broad to stop the