back to work, bar around 2½ per cent of them.
These would then be allowed eren week for three days. But not about a fixed wage increase. All they would be striking for was arbitralon on a yet unspecified MacGregor would roll OyCl the police could go back to nelping or people across the road. But believe it or not this is the plan of the NUT for winning our pay claim!
Now halt-term is over the token three-day strikes go on anolner Iwo weeks. All over the coun try this has caused frustration and anger among JUST IMAGINE if Arthur Scargill had called out the miners on a one-day strike, got overwhelming support for more action and then told them to get teachers who reckon they being nett back by their union leaders.
Unlike the miners the leaders are nol out to win. They've put their money arbitration. Their aim is to win the majority of the Burnham negotiating committee over. Kut even though the Labour metropolitan authorities are on our side, the Tory counties and the COver mels direct representatives have a majority.
Now the danger is that the NUT leaders will do what the NAS/UWT have done and call off the action in the cities controls - where teachers are most militant - and concentrate on the tough shires who against arbitration.
The Socialist Teachers Alliance is pressing for a stepping up of action and for conditions to be set on lo make sure there is no sell out. National This is a national struggle against governmen pay policy. Action must take place in CyCl alca before the end of term. The NUT must ally all the other public sector workers now taking action Ulbay.
The STA is suggesting 11X1 teachers join the NATHE on 21 June and then lobby the NUT cAccutIve meeting at 4.30 that day.
If need be we should take unofficial action to get the campaign rolling.
Cross Strathclyde, Sheffield and St Pancras are all targets for DOO. And Strathclyde have already staged a 24-hour stoppage in protest.
John Wotton Marylebone station explained how his depot was doubly threatened Marylebone is the first mainline station earmarked for closure Guards have been told they'll be transferred to Paddington where driver-only units are planned as well!.
Active support for the miners' makes stronger for all our coming battles. Guards responding to solidarity appeals. A mass picket of Shirebrook Notts, where some railworkers have not acted on union instructions, will be held Inis Wednesday, led by Jimmy Knapp and Ray Buckton.
The response to the miners' commitment to fight for ODS I OUE own industry, made this the most determined many delegates had ever attended.
ACTiON SOCiAList