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done Bothing executive's what they settle voluntary HISEL HI IN PREPARATION for its pay claim, NUT leadership drew up a document last autumn which concluded that leachers needed increuses of between IN and 50 per cent to regain their 1975 pay levels. Yet the NUT — like the other teachers" organisations - B8: now demanded only 124 per cent. And they are likely to accept even less, writes KEN The employers have treated teachers' claim contempt. They offered u mere 7 per cent pius extra support on bigh salaries teachers objected once referred the matter ln compuisory arbutraThe NUT caught somerhat off gourd. It had membership for action was propelled Into taking it parily hecause of inter-bureaucratic rivalry with the National Association of Schoolmasters /Union of Women Teschers. which tries to cultivule a more militant" reputation.
The action which was hastil derided on was geared to the mildness of the claim and the Assumption that coulde't possibly win more thun 10 per cent, which is will undonhted for. Lunchtime and clivities are sapstop measures which fall short of refusal to toke over the classes of absent | London NI. teachers, and lead away from an allionce with stadents and purents.
The bureaucracy is afraid of launching a struggle which the Coversens and teachers give a boost to their militancy and crass roots organisation understunduble.
Union meetings have been very large und several associations have culled for strike action for BIE HE CHang KEN JONES is a delegate from Barking to the NUT conference.
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THE BIG topic of conversation in Liverpool pubs the convenor. CELC for a Minister for Merseyentire SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 23 March, 197B page B
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