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| To: ALL MEMBERS SOUTHERN
REGION From: DEAN MILLS MEMBERS UPDATE: October 2002 Negotiations are continuing tonight in London at the Connault Rooms Holborn and will go on late into tonight. I left at lunchtime today and the Employers, our EC and the negotiators from each side are still negotiating on the following: 1 Professional Pay RateThe negotiators on our side are Andy Gilchrist, Mike Fordham and Ruth Winters. The employers side are represented by their negotiators who are Charles Nolda, Phil White and Ted George. I have called a regional meeting of each Brigades Secretary and Chair from within the region. We will meet at 1pm On Sunday at Didcott Fire Station I must emphasise that the strike date planned for Wednesday 6th November is still very much on. Pickets leaders armbands will be on Branches by Monday morning for our campaign lines. Negotiations are positive and points on hourly rates and parity as well as who we should fairly be compared to have been discussed. Our ballot result shows the depth of feeling among members and what they believe is the fair rate. I sincerely hope we can avoid industrial action but remain convinced of our arguments for a fair rate of pay for all members of the fire service and for the need of a new, sustainable and fair pay formula both for today and for tomorrow. Dean Mills
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