Merseyside TUSC

ple pay for the crisis caused by the bankers and the bosses.
● Reject increases in council tax, rent and service charges to compensate for government cuts.
● Defend the national collective bargaining arrangements for council workers.
● Vote against the privatisation of council jobs and services, or the transfer of council services to ‘social enterprises’ or ‘arms-length’ management organisations, which are first steps to privatisation.
● Oppose racism and fascism and stand up for equality for all.
● Use all the legal powers available to councils, including powers to refer local NHS decisions, initiate referenda and organise public commissions and consultations, to oppose both the cuts and government polices which centrally impose the transfer of public services to private bodies.
● Campaign for the introduction of a Living Wage above and beyond the minimum wage for all council employees and those working for council contractors.
● When faced with government cuts to council funding, councils should refuse to implement the cuts. We will support councils which in the first instance use their reserves and prudential borrowing powers to avoid passing them on – while arguing that the best way to mobilise the mass campaign that is necessary to defeat the cuts is to set a budget that meets the needs of the local community and demands that the government makes up the shortfall.
● Support action against climate change and for a future where sustainability comes before profit. This page published & promoted by Roy Farrar 17 Church Avenue, L9 4SG