IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Teachers salaries split

· Socialist Challenge No. 101, 21 June 1979 · p. 5 of the scan · 203 words

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Thatcher, the National Union of Teachers special salaries told last weekend. AS 200 teachers lobbied the National Union of Teachers special conterence secretary Fred Jarvis minutes explaining why the government's offer was being recommended for acceptance.

Little was said in favour of the offer of 9 per cent plus a f6 monthly supplement on account in advance of comparability more was said about why it was not possible to fight for more - that it possible government just elected on a strong mandate that the unions had accepted, fight.

Delegates salaries pointed Saturday, general spent was study. Rather 67,743.

& File fight Teachers other teaching and that the membership would not be prepared to opposing the deal out that Over 60. union associations had already rejected the offer, and that the Budget had lef no-one in any doubt that they needed more to defend living standards. move by the union president to take the vote by a show of hands only wa defeated, and in the division the deal accepted by • 188,226 votes to The organisers of the lobby, Rank Socialist Alliance, held fringe meeting attended by delegates. They are now discussing a joint left platform for the union elections

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