COHSE

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Nurses Strike 1988 - Cartoon

Bangour Hospital Nurses on Strike April 1982

Jim Devine Branch Secretary at Banour Hospital, Scotland built up a formidable progressive COHSE branch at the Hospital, along with the Branch Chairman "Tam"

In 1980 the branch set up a well produced printed newsletter after purchasing a professional printing press "Bangour Free Press"

Jim later became a charismatic and energetic COHSE regional officer becoming the undisputed champion of NHS staff in Scotland and later still a Labour MP.

Bangour Hospital Closed in 1989

COHSE Bangour Hospital banner 1980

COHSE Bangour branch banner at Cheltenham GCHQ Demo 1988

110% Sign Up Rate - Worthing

Peter Atkinson Branch Secretary Unison/COHSE Worthing signing up 110% under Tories anti union plans to force union members to rejoin every 3 years (1997)

COHSE Staff circa 1964

COHSE Staff Circa 1964

COHSE General Secretary - David Williams

Maudsley Nurse on Strike 1988

COHSE General Secretary Election 1983

COHSE 1910-1970 - 60 years

Junior Doctors Strike of 1975

Junior Doctors Strike of 1975 organised mainly by the the independent,
Medical Practitioners Union (MPU)

Health Workers Almanac

Health Workers Almanac circa 1979 - excellent little bible for rank and file hospital stewards

Written by Hospital Worker supporters. that is those close to the SWP

COHSE - A Charter For Health 1988

Michael Meacher MP - RIP

Sad news that Michael Meacher MP has died

Michael was a COHSE and Unison sponsored MP for many years and was a force for progress in the dark years of the 1980's, Michael was also a great defender of our NHS.

He was a diligent MP and as I recall replied to every COHSE branch secretary who wrote to him about issues of concern -

Michael Meacher died 21st October 2015.