WORKERS from Camden Social Services are entering their 27th week of official strike action at the time we to to press. The result has een that there are statutory social work services being provided to yunerable people in the Labour-controlled borough The dispute arose on 22 May when social workers began limited industrial action over Camden's failure to implement a national agreement on regrad'The regrading agreement placed on social workers and social care workers by new legis lation. It was signed by Camden council in February 1990. But, unlike even their Tory counterparts in neighbouring London soroughs, Camden has refused to pay up. Prisoner of War War resister, Vic Williams, who was sentenced to 14 months in prison for refusing to fight the Gulf War, has been moved to a civilian prison. Please write to: Vic Williams, HMP Chelmsford, 200 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CN2 6LQ.
Back in May, staff were told to go home when they took limited action. This provocation resulted in indefinite all-out strike action.
Camden council has consistently refused to even talk to the strikers about the national agreement. It continues to save 50,000 a month through reneg ing. The Labour group's intransigence can only mean that the council have an interest in Pronging te sinke. In contrast the strikers want to return to work as soon as possible The strikers are asking for labour movement support. tact: Camden NALGO, Floor, Camden lown hall ExNWI. 071 278 4444. Cha ques should be made payable to Camden Social Services Support Fund'.
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