Revolt in CPSA
Socialist Organiser1984 1984-04-12Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 16 →
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By THE right wing leaders of the Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) have been moaning to the press about the number of motions to the union's Conference next month which criticise or censure their actions over the past year.
At a press conference on Monday 9th, general secretary Alistair Graham reiterated his 'healthy scepticism' as to whether conference resolutions really reflect the views of the membership. (In other words, when the censure motions are carried, he can pretend that they don't represent anything).
The simple facts of the matter are that Graham, Losinska and their acolytes on the Executive Committee face some 300 critical motions for the following reasons * ignoring previous conference policy to hold a special pay conference to determine the 1984 claim * ignoring policy which prevents the introduction of YTS schemes, * Graham's attempts to usurp the independence of the journal 'Red Tape' * Graham's scabby role NGA dispute;
Offering the notorious 'no disruption' clause in the GCHQ affair (90 motions on this topic alone).
The unprecedented number of such motions reveals the deep and growing anger felt by the membership at the antics of the right wing, and especially the arrogance of the general secretary, who sees himself as 'above' conference.
Alistair Graham thinks he is the leading avatar of the 'new realism' in the TUC. cut CPSA conference mar well give the nose of this pompous gnat a good rub in the dust.
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Socialist Organiser no.174 April 11 1984 Page 15 Industriall