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,PO/AL /RIKE 

  

,A,F,T,] ,M,O,R,E ,?,A,N #b YE>S ( WILDCAT /RIKES ?R\<\T ! PO/AL S]VICE 9 ,BRITA91 ! PO/AL WORK]S UNION1 ! ,C,W,U1 WAS =C$ TO CALL A BALLOT = /RIKE ACTION4 ,9 #aiic !RE W]E #cb MAJOR WORK /OPPAGES-?IS DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! MANY ACTIONS ?AT LA/$ LESS ?AN A DAY- & 9 #aiid !RE W]E #f#e4 ,?IS NUMB] 9CREAS$ 9 #aiie TO #h#h4 ,?R\< ?IS GU]RILLA W>1 & C]TA9LY NOT DUE TO ! RESI/ANCE ( ! ,C,W,U1 ,ROYAL ,MAIL'S ATTEMPTS TO 9CREASE EXPLOITATION ?R\< EXTRA WORKLOADS1 SPE$UPS & JOB CUTS HAVE BE5 S]I\SLY *ECK$4 

,! ,C,W,U HAS CONSI/5TLY D5\NC$ ! UN(FICIAL ACTIONS4 ,N[ IT NE$S TO CALL A S]IES ( /RIKES UND] ! CONTROL ( ! UNION 9 ORD] TO 0LET (F /EAM04 ,9 ! SECOND PLACE IT WANTS TO USE ! /RIKE TO %[ ! BOSSES ?AT IT IS NE$$ TO POLICE ! PO/AL WORK]S4 ,AT ! ,C,W,U ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE 9 E>LY ,JUNE UNION LEAD]S & MANY DELEGATES SPOKE REPEAT$LY AB\T VOT+ 9 A ,LABOR GOV]NM5T4 ,! JO9T G5]AL SECRET>Y ,TONY ,Y\NG EMPHASIZ$ ?AT ! ,C,W,U MU/ KEEP 9 L9E ) ,LABOR & ?AT SOME ( ! LAWS PASS$ BY ! ,TORIES AGA9/ WORKPLACE MILITANCY MU/ BE RETA9$ UND] A ,LABOR GOV]NM5T4 ,HE WAS E*O$ BY HIS P>TN] AS G5]AL SECRET>Y1 ,ALAN ,JOHNSON4 ,A MOTION TO COMMIT ! UNION TO BACK+ ,LABOR'S PLAN = A COMMISSION ) ! BOSSES TO DECIDE A M9IMUM WAGE WAS C>RI$4 ,! ,LABOR %AD[ =EIGN SECRET>Y ,ROB9 ,COOK MADE AN APPE>ANCE AT CONF]5CE1 AS DID FELL[ %AD[ CAB9ET MEMB] ,M>G>ET ,BECKETT4 ,BO? ,BECKETT & ,COOK >E ! S(T COPS ( ,NEW ,LABOR4 ,!Y AIM TO PORTRAY !MSELVES AS ! REAL HE>T ( ,LABOR4 ,COOK IS BEG9N+ TO SPECIALIZE 9 !SE APPE>ANCES4 ,AT ! ,SCOTTI% ,T,U,C CONF]5CE 9 ,APRIL HE REAFFIRM$ ?AT ,LABOR'S L9KS ) ! UNIONS W]E UNBREAKABLE4 ,DESPITE :AT ! NATIONAL NEWSPAP]S SAY1 ,COOK IS NOT A LEAD] ( ! ,LEFT 7AS ! ,DAILY ,MAIL DESCRIB$ HIM7 BUT WORKS 9 T&EM ) ,BLAIR4 ,:IL/ ,BLAIR IS (F PLEAS+ ! ,C,B,I & NEWSPAP] TYCOONS1 ,COOK'S JOB IS TO KEEP ! UNIONS SWEET & MAKE SURE ?AT ,LABOR RETA9 ! UNION VOTE & UNION SUPPORT4 

,JOHNSON & ,Y\NG >E IMPORTANT ALLIES ( ,BLAIR4 ,!Y WILL ATTEMPT TO DEFUZE ! /RUGGLE & CALL (F ANY ACTION C>RI$ \T BY PO/AL WORK]S4 ,! ,LABOR LEAD]%IP IS PUTT+ MASSIVE PRESSURE ON ! ,C,W,U EXECUTIVE TO SABOTAGE ! /RIKE ACTION4 ,AT ! ,C,W,U CONF]5CE ,JOHNSON MADE REF]5CE ON A NUMB] ( OCCASIONS TO ! 0,BRITI% PUBLIC0 & 0PUBLIC OP9ION04 ,HE IS S]I\SLY WORRI$ BY ! MOOD ( MILITANCY AMONG PO/AL WORK]S4 ,ALREADY AN UN(FICIAL CONF]5CE ( #ae ACTIVI/S 9 ,M>* 9 ,LONDON HAS MET ) CONDEMNATION BY ! ,C,W,U4 ,9 A CONT9UATION ( ! WILDCATS1 #f WORK]S AT ,GATE%EAD ,TEAM ,VALLEY SORT+ (FICE WALK$ \T AFT] MANAGEM5T REFUS$ TO /ICK BY AN AGREEM5T ON OV]TIME & US+ TEMPOR>Y WORK]S A WEEK BE=E ! FIR/ (FICIAL /RIKE4 ,!Y DID ?IS )\T A BALLOT & W]E SOON JO9$ BY ANO!R #e WORK]S4 ,! BOSSES W5T TO ! C\RTS TO DECL>E ! /RIKE ILLEGAL & ! ,C,W,U D5\NC$ ! /RIKE4 #e WORK]S AT ,WILLESD5 WALK$ \T BRIEFLY ON ,JUNE #b OV] ! SAME ISSUES4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,JUNE1 PO/IES (FICIALLY /RUCK 9 ,WAKEFIELD & ,H>ROGATE OV] ! VICTIMIZATION ( A WORK] :O HAD REFUS$ TO C>RY \T BOSSES' 9/RUCTIONS4 

,OV] ! LA/ #a YE>S ! ,C,W,U HAS DIRECTLY COLLABORAT$ ) ,ROYAL ,MAIL BOSSES BY AGREE+ TO ,SUNDAY WORK+ & A CONT9U+ ]OSION ( WORK CONDITIONS = PO/AL WORK]S4 ,9DE$ ?ANKS TO ! ,C,W,U PRODUCTIVITY -- READ MORE EFFICI5T EXPLOITATION ( ! WORK=CE -- HAS 9CREAS$ BY MORE ?AN #f.04 ,DUR+ ! /RIKES1 CONT9U+ ,C,W,U SABOTAGE CONT9U$ :5 IT ISSU$ A CIRCUL> TELL+ PO/AL WORK]S NOT 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RIKE BALLOT TO CROSS PICKET L9ES4 ,?IS 9VOLV$ MA9LY P>T-TIME CASUALS1 AL?\< SOME FULL-TIME WORK]S SCABB$ AS WELL4 ,! ,C,W,U TOLD ?OSE PO/IES :O HAD BEGUN !IR %IFTS BE=E ! />T ( ! /RIKE AT MIDNI<T TO CONT9UE WORK+ TO ! 5D ( !IR %IFT4 ,! (FICIAL UNION /RIKE LEAFLET H&$ \T SAID ?AT ! PO/AL WORK]S 0DIDN'T WANT TO BE \T ON /RIKE06 

,:AT IS DIRECTLY AT /AKE IS ! REJECTION ( ! ,EMPLOYEE ,AG5DA PROPOS$ BY ! ,ROYAL ,MAIL BOSSES4 ,?IS PROPOSES ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,TEAM ,QUALITY ,MANAGEM5T :I* W\LD 9TRODUCE 'TEAM WORK+' ?R\< 'TEAM TALKS1 ACTION PLANS & P]SONAL DEVELOPM5T MODULES'4 ,TEAMS W\LD HAVE TO AGREE TO IMPROVE EFFICI5CY & P]=MANCE & COV] = O!R WORK]S (F SICK OR ON HOLIDAY4 ,LOCAL & NATIONAL AGREEM5TS W\LD BE SCRAPP$ SO ?AT WORK]S W\LD GET A CUT 9 PAY6 ,?IS DESPITE PR(ITS ?IS YE> = ,ROYAL ,MAIL ( ,G,B,P#eM & ! PRODUCTIVITY 9CREASES ALREADY M5TION$4 ,BUT N[ ! ,ROYAL ,MAIL HAS TO COMPETE ) NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL RIVALS1 :O ALREADY HAVE !SE ME?ODS ( WORK+4 

,BEH9D ALL ( ?IS IS ! ,CONS]VATIVE ,GOV]NM5T :I* IS TALK+ AB\T SUSP5D+ ! ,ROYAL ,MAIL'S MONOPOLY ( MAIL DELIV]Y SO ?AT ! PRIVATE \TFITS CAN /RIKE-BREAK4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T ALSO WANTS TO H& ! DELIV]Y ( JUNK MAIL OV] TO PRIVATE COMPANIES OR SEP>ATE IT (F 9TO A ,PUBLIC ,LIMIT$ ,COMPANY )9 ! ,ROYAL ,MAIL4 ,?IS IS 9 L9E ) ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION PLAN = PRIVATIZATION ( ALL DIRECT MAIL ?R\<\T ! ,E,U4 ,?IS W\LD MEAN ! 5D ( NATIONAL FIR/ & SECOND CLASS /AMPS1 ) ZONE *>GES SO ?AT IT W\LD CO/ MORE TO DELIV] FROM ,LONDON TO ,WALES1 ,SCOTL& & ,NOR!RN ,IREL& & BETWE5 ! REGIONS ( ,5GL&4 

,PO/AL WORK]S WILL NOT ONLY HAVE TO FI<T ! ,ROYAL ,MAIL BOSSES1 !Y WILL HAVE TO FI<T ! ,GOV]NM5T & ALL ( ITS =CES1 AS WELL AS ! S*EMES ( ! ,E,U4 ,!Y WILL HAVE TO />T 9CREAS+ CONTACTS & CREAT+ COORD9ATIONS BETWE5 PO/AL WORK]S ON AN ,EUROPE-WIDE SCALE4 ,!Y WILL HAVE TO COMBAT ! PRIVATE COMPANIES4 ,LABOR HAS CONDEMN$ ANY ACTIONS & ?R\< ITS ALLIES 9 ! ,C,W,U WILL DO ITS UTMO/ TO DE/ROY PO/AL WORK]S MILITANT ACTION & ORGANIZATION4 ,! /RUGGLE ?AT ! PO/AL WORK]S >E FAC+ IS ONE ?AT MU/ GO AGA9/ ! UNION & ! ,/ATE4 ,!Y DES]VE TOTAL SUPPORT FROM ?R\<\T ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,TUBE ,WORK]S 

  

,A NUMB] ( ONE-DAY /RIKES HAS TAK5 PLACE OV] ?IS SUMM] ON ! ,LONDON ,UND]GR\ND />T+ \T ) TRA9 DRIV]S :O >E MEMB]S ( ! RAIL UNION ,A,S,L,E,F4 ,!RE IS SIMM]+ DISCONT5T AMONG ,TUBE WORK]S & ! UNION HAS ATTEMPT$ TO HEAD (F /RIKE ACTION BY CALL+ A NUMB] ( BALLOTS OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 :I* W]E !N CANCEL$4 ,LA/ YE> A MASSIVE /RIKE VOTE WAS IGNOR$ & A DIRTY DEAL /IT*$ UP BETWE5 ,A,S,L,E,F & ! BOSSES4 ,?IS PLOY HAS EXASP]AT$ ,TUBE WORK]S4 ,= ! SAME REASONS AS ! ,C,W,U1 TO HEAD (F PRESSURE FROM WORK]S & TO %[ ?AT ,A,S,L,E,F HAS SOME CL\T & IS WOR? ! EMPLOY]S' :ILE NEGOTIAT+ )1 ,A,S,L,E,F HAS N[ CALL$ A NUMB] ( ACTIONS = A R$UCTION 9 ! WORK+ WEEK4 ,! ,TUBE BOSSES >E ATTEMPT+ TO R5EGE ON A ONE H\R R$UCTION AGRE$ LA/ YE>4 ,MEAN:ILE ! O!R RAIL UNION ON ! TUBE1 ! ,R,M,T1 HAS-SURPRISE1 SURPRISE6 FAIL$ TO CALL \T TRA9 DRIV] MEMB]S AT ! SAME TIME AS ! ,A,S,L,E,F ACTIONS4 ,UND] PRESSURE FROM WORK]S1 A COMB9$ /RIKE HAS TAK5 PLACE AS WE GO TO PRESS4 ,! ,R,M,T HAS BE5 EQUIVOCAL TO SAY ! LEA/ 9 :E!R IT WILL 9/RUCT ITS MEMB]S TO CROSS ,A,S,L,E,F PICKET L9ES4 ,! MESSAGE GIV5 BY ASSI/ANT G5]AL SECRET>Y ,BOB ,CR[ & EXECUTIVE C\NCIL MEMB] ,PAT ,SIKORSKI 7,BO? MEMB]S ( ,SC>GILL'S ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY1 & ! LATT] A CLOSET ,TROT1 MEMB] ( ! ,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL ,SUPPORT]S ,CAUCUS1 OP]AT+ 9SIDE ! ,S,L,P AS ,SC>GILL'S HEAVIES7 WAS AMBIVAL5T ON ?IS QUE/ION :5 !Y ADDRESS$ ,R,M,T MEMB]S 9 ! FIR/ WEEK ( ,JUNE4 ,BO? ,R,M,T & ,A,S,L,E,F HAVE CONT9UALLY SABOTAG$ /RIKE BALLOTS1 & COLLABORAT$ 9 9TRODUC+ ! BOSSES PLANS = GETT+ ! TUBE READY = PRIVATIZATION :I* !Y BEGAN 9TRODUC+ 9 #a#i#i#a4 ,BO? ,CR[ & ,SIKORSKI HAVE ACT$ AS SABOTEURS ( MILITANT ACTION 9 ! PA/4 ,9 ! LATE #hS !Y W]E ACTIVE ON ! ,%EPH]D ,PIE RANK & FILE COMMITTEE :I* ATTEMPT$ TO =CE UN(FICIAL ACTIONS 9TO A TRADE UNION /RAITJACKET4 ,!Y !N BECAME IMPORTANT ,R,M,T (FICIALS1 & AS SU* HELP$ 9 ! SABOTAGE ( ! #aiib /RIKE 7,IT'S NO SURPRISE ?AT !Y >E P>T ( ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,S,L,P-?IS P>TY REPRES5TS ! 9T]E/S ( ! 0LEFT0 UNION BUREAUCRATS74 ,TUBE WORK]S HAVE TO IGNORE ALL UNION AFFILIATIONS1 & COME TOGE!R 9 COORD9ATIONS1 GO+ \T TO MAKE CONTACT & GET SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY ACTION FROM O!R WORK]S1 9 P>TICUL> O!R ,LONDON TRANSPORT WORK]S LIKE ! BUS WORK]S & ,B,R WORK]S1 :O >E AS MU* UND] ATTACK AS !Y >E4 ,BUS DRIV]S ?R\<\T ,LONDON HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 /RIKE ACTIONS OV] ! LA/ YE>1 ! MO/ REC5T BE+ #c DAYS ( /RIKES 9 ,S\? ,EA/ ,LONDON1 9 ! ,PLUM/EAD1 ,CAT=D & ,BROMLEY G>AGES BOSS$ BY ,SELK5T4 ,! ?IRD /RIKE WAS BOL/]$ BY #f MA9T5ANCE & CLEAN+ /AFF />T+ A WORK TO RULE4 ,H[EV]1 ! UNION ! ,T,G,W,U1 QUICKLY MOV$ TO DEFUZE ! ACTION ?R\< A BALLOT4 ,! /RIKES W]E AGA9/ CONDITIONS & PAY = NEW />T]S ) #dh H\RS A WEEK BEH9D ! :EEL1 NO SICK PAY1 ,G,B,P.0 AN H\R1 #ac H\R SPREADOV]S1 & NO BONUSES LIKE SPREADOV] PAYM5TS4 ,! UNION (FICIALS SAID ?AT NEW />T]S W]E NO CONC]N ( ! WORK]S & !Y %\LD ONLY ?9K AB\T !IR [N PAY PACKET4 ,NEW DRIV]S KNEW :AT !Y W]E ACCEPT+6 ,SO NO ! ,T,G,W,U HAS SABOTAG$ ! ACTIONS & GIV5 A ?UMBS-UP TO A TWO-TI] SY/EM1 :I* WILL PIT WORK] AGA9/ WORK]4 ,! ,UNION DIVIDES US WORK]S6 ,WE MU/ ORGANIZE \TSIDE & AGA9/ IT6 

,FIRE ,FI<T]S 

  

,LIKE ! PO/ & ! TUBE & BUSSES1 ! FIRE BRIGADES HAVE HAD A HI/ORY ( MILITANT ACTION OV] ! LA/ #b YE>S4 ,ON ,M]SEYSIDE1 FIREFI<T]S ?REAT5$ TO /RIKE 9 E>LY ,JUNE :5 A WORK] WAS ?REAT5$ ) ! SACK = REFUS+ TO ATT5D A C\RSE1 :I* WAS US$ AS A PRETEXT TO *ANGE %IFTS BY ! FIRE BOSSES AT ,CROXTE?4 ,! BOSSES W]E =C$ TO BACK D[N ,9 ,D]BY%IRE #h FIREFI<T]S /RUCK TWICE = #i H\RS AGA9/ CUTS PLANN$ BY ! ,LABOR C\NCIL4 ,! ,C\NCIL RESPOND$ BY TRY+ TO GET AN 9JUNCTION \T UND] ! ANTI-UNION LAWS BR\<T 9 BY ! ,CONS]VATIVES4 ,?IS FAIL$1 & ! ,C\NCIL 5D$ UP ) A BILL = ,G,B,P#d1 CO/S PAID \T ( C\NCIL TAX6 ,N[ ! ,C\NCIL IS US+ ,>MY ,GRE5 ,GODDESSES & ,R,A,F RESCUE VEHICLES AS WE GO TO PRESS4 ,TONY ,B5N1 SO CALL$ ,LEFT ,LABOR ,M,P = ! >EA1 HAS >GU$ AGA9/ ! /RIKE ACTION1 :I* HE SAID W\LD DAMAGE WORK]S & ! ,C\NCIL4 ,! ,C\NCIL HOPES ?AT FIREFI<T]S FROM NEI<BOR+ REGIONS WILL SCAB4 ,MAN*E/] & ,NOTT+HAM%IRE FIREFI<T]S MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y W\LD REFUSE TO DO ?IS4 

,9 ,ESSEX ! FIREFI<T]S UNION ! ,F,B,U SABOTAG$ /RIKE ACTION AFT] A MASSIVE VOTE 9 FAVOR AGA9/ CUTS IMPOS$ BY ! C\NCIL4 ,! ,F,B,U ACCEPT$ CUTS ( ,G,B,P#g1 AFT] ! ,C\NCIL REVIS$ ITS ORIG9AL CUTS PACKAGE ( ,G,B,P#a4#c MILLION4 ,! /RIKES W]E TO CO9CIDE ) ! ,JUNE #a ACTIONS ( ! ,D]BY%IRE WORK]S4 ,AGA9 ! ,F,B,U HAS OKAY$ WAGE CUTS1 /ATION CLOSURES1 SPE$-UPS1 P>T-TIME WORK+ REPLAC+ FULL-TIME WORK+4 ,AGA9 ! MESSAGE IS CLE>-FIREFI<T]S MU/ ORGANIZE \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! UNIONS1 AGA9/ ! ,>M$ =CES /RIKE BREAK]S & ! ,TORY & ,LABOR C5TRAL & LOCAL AU?ORITIES4 

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