Roisin bombing in Osnabruck, Germany. THE NATIONAL conference of the Communication Workers Union took place in the third week of May and passed a number of impor. tant resolutions.
Crucial among them was a call for the scrapping of Labour's "Party into Power' proposals -becoming the first union conference to pass a policy of outright opposition.
Another significant victory concerned the right of union delegations to the TUC and Labour Party Conference to decide policy on isrecuperation, and that her prospects for recovering her health are not good if this does not happen.
As we go to press, it is expected, though, that the appeal will be lost and that Roisin and Lionnir will remain in Holloway for some time.
The German authorities clearly oppose bail for Roisin on the grounds that they "strongly suspect" her and that they cannot assess her health or the risk that she might flee (as if she is in a condition to do so!)
The campaign for bail for Roisin McAliskey continues. Write to: His Excellency, The Ambassador, Dr Jurgen Oesterhelt, Embassy of the Federal Republic, 23 Belgrave Square, London SWIX 9AT, Fax: 0171 824 1435 sues where the CWU conference has-made no decision.
This should mean that the union's executive will not be able to impose policy and the union's delegates will be accountable only to its conterence The Telecom section of the conference expressed militant opposition to two key initiatives being made by BT in respect of the workforce.
The company is dividing its operations into "trading units" and is also proposing a new grading structure. Activists fear these proposals will lead to performance-related pay and a worsening of terms and conditions.
Another motion expressed solidarity with the 31 sacked Critchley Labels workers, and a mass demonstration is to be held at the company premises on June 25.
Recent executive elections also saw important victories for the left on the Telecom side.
Ex-General Secretary Alan Johnson may well be rather relieved he is now a Labour MP - sadly he is likely to have a more comfortable time in the Parliamentary Labour Party.