action taken Stockport teacners acainst oversize ciasses At a general meeting of three teacher unions it was suspend the sanctions which for une pastic weeks nave invoieo d ban on classes over so in orimar schools and a refusal to cover for absent colleagues in secondary schools.
The background to the decision ues in recent moves ov tne loca Tory Council which on 11 March agreed to accept a joint working party to examine the teachers At the joint union meeting the resolution to suspend sanctions carried substantial jority. largely to some highly dubious arguments about 'the need for teachers to show reason ano succestons mat Dy accepting arontration ine tores had 'made a move of some sigFor their part the Tories, after a year of stonewalling, lies and disTOrTIOnS. avour a necouate• settlement as a 'face saver. When confronted by other public sector workers that say LOOK reacners as reacners are a specia case Untortunately Tor unionists presents a real teachers and other public sector WOrKEIS.
The climbdown in Stockoort reveals the weakness of the NUT leadership's policy of taking on the employers one by one, a tactic
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