What may be the last real conference of NALGO, the local government workers' union, finds it facing threats to its very existence The most immediate threat is not koaney bickerstate, ene crown prince of Unison, the proposed merger with NUPE and COHSE, and his Kinnockite mafia. It is something even more sinister, a tory covernment elected to its fourth term in the context of a Europe-wide offensive against public service Provision The Tories are legislating to extena compuisosy competttive tendering (CCT) to whole new areas of white collar serTheir ultimate aim is to bling autorities', whose only role would be to award contracts to the private sector.
This would NALGO's membership. Whether they. o that far or not - the timeta! ›le for the firs! phase has already slipped -they will find willing ac complices in Labour local authorities.
Dented shield
Following Labour's election defeat, the Town Hall Kinnockites led by Margaret 'Lady London' Hodge have rapidly ditched the last vestiges of the 'Dented Shield' strategy ney naveenotau tus ner 'quality' ethos and are talking of pre-empting Tory legislation in a race to shed services to the private sector and launcha new ne/go nolgo LL OUT (220 w S'-ed OFFICIAL NO STRINGS! PICKET