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Gordon Morgan The dispute over the pay levels of Medical Secretaries looks set to widen with other Scottish NHS Trusts staff considering joining the dispute. In the North Glasgow NHS Trust, there are 300 medical secretaries out of 12,000 staff in the Trust. Over the years the skill requirements of their job has increased but not their pay and they are engaged in an increasingly bitter regarding dispute. October I-5 saw yet another weck of all out strike action. There are picket lines at all the 4 main hospitals in the trust. The mood of the secretaries is high yet they are being starved of funds to continue the disco-ordination pute The Scottish Executive knows that is they lose this dispute they will be forced to of the Scotland. This would expose the executive's current NHS strategy of claiming to provide new resources whilst cutting some areas to develop others. It will also highight the limI major pub- ited room for manouevre of would in itself the Scottish Parlament in toward greater terms of setting needs based budgets. For this reason pressure has been brought to bear more impor- on the Trust not to concede the secretaries' claim. possible is Similarty the UNISON Scottish full timestaff are beholden to New Labour and are actively undermining the dispute, The secretares are fighting the employer, the Scottish Executive and their The workers need funds to prevent being starved back. The effects of the dispute are beginning to bite and the Trust is beginning to realise that Medical Secretaries are essencial is operations and treatment are to continue safety and the Trust is not to be open to daims over medical accidents.
Caroline Leckie, Secretary of North Glasgow Hospital's branch of UNISON believes that management will be forced to concede in the near future provided the dispute In order to bring the dispute to a head, all out indefinite strike is being considered. A victory would boost confidence not just in the NHS but throughout the public sector. Funds are vital yet only a small number of UNISON branches Enter Unions have donated A public appeal for donations from Trade Unionists across the UK has been launched. Please raise this at your union branch and rush donations to Kathy Maclean, Treasurer. UNISON North Glasgow Hospitals Branch, Cuthbertson Buildings GRI, Castle St. Glasgow, G1 OSF