By expelled Labour Thirty one Lambeth pay section workers have been on allThis is the culmination of a 30 month-long gradings dispute.
Five white officers were regraded to a higher scale than the thirty one predominantly black workers who do the same job. The council leadership and management have refused to negotiate. Their solution is to propose that the white officers be downgraded!
Whilst refusing to entertain NALGO'S demand for talks, the council leadership called in the Greater London Employers ASSOCHO (GLEA) hoping to impose their judgement. However, the offered full settlement of the claim as a legitimate option for the council to adopt.
This was the only proposal which could have settled this the GLEA for they rejected this unfavourable -for them - option. he director of finance hasn't even sent his promised letter of apology to he thirty one, who he accept: save been 'unfairly treated Now Chief Executive HerOuseley has found employment as boss of the Commissior Racial Equality (CRE) whilst overseeins insatutonal racism Within Lambeth council.
The stake is sold and the workers will now argue for an escalation of achion across the Council Meanwhile the Borough faces £25 million in cuts but the Council leadership prefers to face down this strike rather than ally with the workers in their inevitable struggle against cuts.
Messages quests for speakers should be sent Lambeth NALGO 62 Acre Lane, Brixton SW2.