Birmingham Community Conference A WORKING CONFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND USERS Sat 19 November 10.30 - 4.30 Union Club, 723 Pershore Road, Selly Park Birmingham. Entry ยง5/81/50p. Details (0121) 451 2555. Unite to defend the public sector!
That's the message of the Birmingham Community Conference on 19 November, which has attracted widespread sponsorship from trade unions, Labour Parties and health and community groups.
It will consider a statement demanding an increase in public spending and set up a local campaigning body to call for a public demonstration.
The Tories are set on savaging the welfare state in the Autumn budget no matter how low their popuiarity sinks. Benefits, jobs and services are all in the firing line.
They can only get away with it because of the lack of resistance from the labour movement.
It is vital to coordinate the various campaigns and unite them with the labour movement on a local basis - to unite the providers and users of services in dynamic campaigns of rallies, demonstrations and industrial action.
This is what we're trying to do in Birmingham.
If we can turn the declarations of support achieved so far into active support then we'll have gone a long way to building a part of a national campaign to put an end to these incessant attacks, and maybe the government as well.
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No.71, 3 November 1994, Page 5