for Teachers THE RECENT settlements for teachers — both on pay and conditions - are a sell-out pure and simple. After 18 months of struggle through one form or the NUT executive has caved in. It has agreed to a new pay structure which is deliberately constructed to appear fair' but in fact denies a large proportion of teachers any significant pay increases — only the worst paid of teachers and of course the top headteachers will gain. The executive, also voted 26-7 for the interim agreement on conditions, which among other things has accepted that teachers will again cover for their absent colleagues — in practice positive image of gays. agreeing ime deaf ine NUT CACCULIVE. provided they can make the deal stick are setting up a framework which will make all these questions the more difficult.
Throughout the teachers dispute the influence of bleachers Alliance (STA) grew: The STA has existed for years as a current inside the NUT. It remains at thi stage as the leadership of those forces the union who wish to reject the deal. But opposition is wider than the STA. The Broad which dominates the executive is under real pressure. Some against. The right of the union's members to vote on the deal through a Who can UT special conference is thus vital.
Hand in hand with campaigning for a special conterence must be the fight to hold the line o cover. In practice this means absolute no-cove in a large number of secon dry schools and 'first-day' cover primary special schools.
The opposition is becoming clearer. Already Divisions Associa LICS 70,000 teachers have voted to re ject the deal - the poten tial is greater. The LAPAC conference of 27 September was well attended has the capability to organise opposition to the sell-out.
Whereas there is every hope of rejecting package that nobody ad mits to Wantin Kenneth notable Baker has come up with a cash offer in return for stringent control of teachers via appraisal et This may well in some cases mean more money but will mean far wors working conditions (compulsory parents' evenings, cover étc.). A great danger the NUT leadership calling for ac non to acrena ineir agree ment against the govern. ment's attemot to impos their own. Neither are in the interests of teachers or education in general.