Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Upper St, London N1. Printed by Feb Edge Liho Lid (TU), Registered with the Post Office as a newspoper. Published by Kelgocrest Ltd. for Vice-President. East London NUT MAGGIE Thatcher's attempt to use moral blackmail to get as to call off our action has made a Hor leuchers STELE more determined to stick out for our pay claim.
Who are the Tories to tall about children's educational needs when they ure intent on cutting public speeding?
I don't think we are doing enough to win our claim - the selective strike action proposed our union leaders hopeless.
We need all-out national action involving membership.
Nor do I think a percentage rise is what's needed. An across the board sum would better soile our ranks — particularly as most women will otherwise lose out heavily because they ure on lower paid grades.
But we are not afraid of asking for active support from the rest of the movement, because inflation has cut our real wages juse like those of all other workers.
Len Murray has already had talks with the Tores, though we know that Thaicher only wants to talk us into giving up the hard wen right to picket and a closed shop.
Instead he should
organising support for those is those hard won rehts to defend living standards.
Tory governent, labour movement anity based on negotiating away our rights.
That's what I want to discuss at the Socialist Challenge trade achieve it.
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