* organised a specific meeting for teachers on 11 June to discuss what steps should be taken throughout NUT to mobilise massive teacher action;
* initiated a lobby of NUT and ILTA at 5 pm on 15 June at Hamilton House (NUT Head Office);
* fought to organise action on 16 June to coincide with the workers' lobby of the special TUC Congress.
The Action Committee has correctly seen the need to take the campaign into the NUT. Ever since the beginning of the occupations, the NUT Executive has been thoroughly embarrassed by the militancy achieved by students in relation to the prospect of teacher unemployment next year.
A petition backed by the London Action Committee is currently circulating in the schools urging support for the right of all unemployed qualified teachers to full trade union rights from the NUT; for the NUT Executive and ILTA to implement a campaign on class size so that no class 1s over 30, or in reception classes over 25; that the NUT Executive extend nocover action to all areas across Britain. Such a set of demands can be used by teachers to campaign in the schools for action by the Executive.
OUTFLANK Education (the first English college to occupy), with a view to giving Students and teachers challenge ILEA's cutback of 500 teachers from its payroll at this picket on 2 June ment Photo: JOHN STURROCK (Report) In college after college, a new layer of women militants have taken up the challenge unrown down to tem ov me govern The reality of women's oppression has been starkly reflected in the fight that has been waged by mature students in the colledes or education. born-avery nillannexe Mile End (where only nine out of 53 students nave been ottered a jodi and Macne McMillan College have organised 24-hour occupations. in the latter, where the cou students are all mothers, they have pointed out the difficulty in mothers securing employment because of the problem. of hump. ing their families around the country in search of a vacant post.
At Froebel College in South West Lon don, speakers from the NUT and Greater London Council NALGO introduced a meeting organised by the Working Women's Charter. The speakers argued for action which dealt with the oppressive link bet ween women at home and at school in terms or demanos for nurseries anc creches, employment security, full maternity and paternity leave, and the sweeping awav or all barriers which cut ort women from the right to employment.
Garnett College in London specificall called a day of action on 8 June around the issues of women's discrimination. These students have understood that fighting women's oppression is integral to the cam paign against unemployment and cuts and should be placed at its centre.
Teachers without jobs!
Unemployment rising!
Wages buying less each day!
WHAT ARE THE TUC DOING ABOUT IT?
Hear ERICA BARNETT, delegate from NALGO to the special TUC Congress on 16 June, give an exclusive report on the discussions.
Also speaking: DES TIERNEY, student teacher from Moray House in Scotland-the first college to occupy.
WEDS 16 JUNE, 5.00 p.m.
ST. STEPHENS TAVERN A special Red Weekly meeting xxxxxxx...
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