DI MONDAY 25 February the National Union of reachers voted, with only three against, to comply with High Court injunction ducation Authority. Solihull took out an injunction to arce the NUT to rescind the call on its members not to arer for absent teachers, not to attend out-of-hours eetings and to refuse to undertake supervision of dhool meals.
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are balloted before action is undertaken. The executive's decision to comply inererore 1l cocals further strengthening of the government's anti-union legislation.
However their decision was not only to ballot teachers in Solihull, but in of further anticipallull legal action by other employers, to conduct a national ballot. This reDresents an important conSpecial free book offer!
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What urgently Conference of the union al quired special discuss the implications of the Solihull decision and to organise a coherent united response. The conference should also spell out a programme of real escalating action beyond the current three-day strikes, should plan the mobilisation the whole membership to meet he employers' challenge linked at all levels with a campaign to create united action by all public sector Wussels with claims pending Teachers Scotland as well as those in further education, are also fighting to restore the massive losses they have suffered over the last 10 years.
link-up between these and all the other loca government workers could crcale a campaign involving led by Lambeth and London Teachers' Associalons, salary on March Sir William Collins School, London All union activists should make every effort to attend.
This Wednesday's ILEA Cone cuce will discussing resolution similar the policy of London Bridge. calling for joint action and organisation in schools and colleges, together with a campaign to prepare for effective strike action.
Some icacners have already started action over pay. the next few days, ILEA teachers will be balloted. A strong response is expected comparable per cent ballots in favour ot action in other areas.
The fight on pay will set the scene for the fight on London, inli teachers Inner London, will be out on Democracy Day.
March, with those from the rate-capped from Brent and Sheilan.
The NUT must take firm steps to meet the pay challenge by joining with others Takeacon We must fight the incursions under rights represented by the Solihull decision not only for teachers demands, but on behalt ot their all trade unionists under attack from the Tory laws.
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