Would Milburn do the same? UNISON's Sodexho members at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary be victory today after achieving their objectives of ES an hour minimum, backdated, and a guaranteed phased return to HS terms and conditions o employment by no later than and public dis• April 2004.
Other mrior concessions include sick pay (3months full pay/ 3months half) improved shift allowance and an extra public holiday. having Members agreed to accept popular the offer after a day in which four offers: the fourth offer was accepted at a jubilant mass meeting, and the further strike action due to take place was suspended. Carolyn Leckie, UNISON Branch Secretary said, *This was a sweeping victory for Trade Union organisation. We first submitted the claim 20. We balloted 222 and now have 342 members, well over 90% density and many new but now invaluable activists.
"This was a David and Gollath battle hetween the lowest paid workers and a brutal multi-national who pulled out all the stops to defeat us. They failed. Frank Morgan, Sodexho Stewards Convenor, was COUC "We've been kept down, exploited and bullied for profit for too long. Now that we ve won, Sodexho will know they won't get away with it ever again.
Outlook approach the drums will beat louder against rag. At tac samc process has made it Clear that Bush cannot count on the same level of support cither as he himself had a year ago or his father had at the time of the Gulf War.
At home prominent Republicans and generals have publicly opposed going to war without further evidence that Saddam threatens US power directiy. Of course their concerns - for regional stability or for military reasons - are not the same as ours. But they weaken Bush.
Apart from Isracl, Bush can rely Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait Qatar, Iran and even Saudi Arabia are against him - as are both India and Pakistan. not worried one bit about the inno. cent people who will suffer if there Fancy are nowever concerned about there own positions of power. They know that widespread anger -.....
Pd yai e -probability eventually do the bidding of the US so wc neco to be pusaing tne more basic arguments against invasion o! Iriq, bevond these legalistic points, if we are to keep as many of these people as possible on board if are faced with.
For the time being, the culmination of the hard work that anti-war activists( across the country have WCCH owalu ove ace last few months is to have massive demonstration on September Io SHow ou so Carcacaua the majority are against the war. One key in the campaign is to briog O e Cr HiOs Billy Hayes, the Communication Workers Union General Secretary Wi e s tic anonsie tion. The CWU sending coaches from across Mick Rix from ASLEF has also been a high profile opponent of any attack on tradT he Stop the War coaliGon is Dackea Dy growof trade but we BISCH