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Reference NumberP/BSL/A/2/1/86
Alternative Reference NumberP/BSL/7
LevelFile
TitleSocial Workers Dispute
Date(s)1978-1979
DescriptionDescription covers P/BSL/A/2/1/86 and P/BSL/A/2/1/95: this file is mainly copies of strike newsletters.

Papers relating to Social Workers Dispute, including threatened strike by social work staff (Report from Head of Personnel); Outline of Claim; Grading of social workers; 'Strike News' ( Coverage of various aspects of the dispute, including the activities of strike committees, published by NALGO); Payment of fees for post-entry training; "Strike section spreading" (page 2 in 'Community Care', 23rd August, 1978); "Nearly 700 social workers on strike" (The Times, 22nd August, 1978); Matters for consideration by Special Panel; Position of, and practical implications for, other local authorities; NALGO Branch Resolutions; Case for redesignaton of social work assistants as unqualified social workers; Social work staff: National assimilation; Outstanding work : Overtime rate for dealing with backlog; "Social Workers Strike: Concern" (page 2 in 'The Port', 28th March, 1979).

This file includes proposal to give named staff exemption to cross the picket line and related correspondence from LBTH NALGO. Also a case of named social worker's strike pay stopped, resulting in costly legal procedures.
Extent1 file
ClosedUntil01/01/2064
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