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Rod Marshall SIX months on, determined Hill. ingdon Hospital cleaners are still continuing their strike against contractors Pall Mall Services, part of a major conglomerate.
The strike began after workers refused to accent a 20 per cent pay cut. The strikers say that scabs are now paid three times more that what pall mal was prepared to pay to them Several thousands joined a February 17 demonstration called by UNISON. the strikers union, Hillingdon's Labour council have given strikers full run of Civic Centre facilities for food and fund-raising events. This support is really welcome - but will not be enough on its own. Solidarity is needed from other workers in the health services. by workers employed by Pall Mall and by other work at Hillingdon, Including a full one-day stoppage of the entire hospital. Extra pressure must be put on Pall Mall Services by picketing their premises and boycotting their hotels Such action can force the NHS Trust managing the hospical to cancel Pall Mall's contract.
Six months into the strike, the 56 workers have been repeatedly denled a branch meeting by union officers. At last month's UNISON women's conference officials used the absence of a formal branch meeting to prevent strikers from raising discussion about how UNISON could be supporting the strike. One striker, Kamla, explained: "People at the conference, lots of peoplain: it is the place to ask for support."
Last week, national UNISON offcials visited the picket line. Another striker, Lela, explained: "We think the UNISON leaders are stopping us haring a branch meeting because they are frightened of what we will do at it. We are going to pass a resolution calling for a national strike against Pall Mall, wage cuts and low pay. We are going to elect our delegates for the UNISON conferences, that is the health conference at gate conference in june. We will force them to gire in to us, just like we did over meking the strike official."