IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Special teachers' conference

Socialist Challenge No. 100, 14 June 1979 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 331 words

The scan: sc-n100-jun-14-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

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LONDON WC1 SOCIAL 7um TILL 10pm Oranded be FIGHTIACK, JU Cancan Roas Lurden Kit group. ly Denny Fitzpatricl Paddington School NUT THIS SATURDAY sees a special NUT conference on salaries. Executive will be recommending an offer of 10, N per cent in two stages plus a promise of more to come trom the Clegs Commission — a loss in real wages of 25 percent even on the Executive's figures:

Thesudden acceptanceof an offer only murginally berter than that of the Labour government is due inclusion of a reference lo the Hough con Relativities in the Clege Commis sion briel.

Houghton, de lynch-pin of the NUT's argument, was in fact a policy which gave must to those who had most, entrenching differentials between reactiersOnly one member of the 47-strong Executive voted against the settlemeur - Dick North of the Rank and File The rest were so keen to avoid a Teal light when Labour was in office that they are now disarmed in front of the Tories.

The The anger and fristration of many thousands salaries sell-our highlights the need for an alternative.

That's why the Socialist Teachers Alliance and Rank and File, the two opposition groupings in the union, are presently discussing fighting for a new leadership in the next elections. to the Des Tierney and Mike Anderson add from Scotland:

The conference of the Scortish teachers union, alarasing signs that the Executive is prepared to reirear before the Tory offensive in education.

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page 6 of the scan

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HEALTH - NOT CUTS CONFERENCE

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