Opposition growing to picores or me non wine seader® ship of the National Union of cacners n s support tor anouner round of the Social Contract. The annual conference of the NUT this Easter will continue to see the leadership substitute sniping at backward local authorirather than tackling Labour Government's policies.
In the last two years teachers" living standards have fallen by 20 per cent. The Labour Government E1,390 billions in this time. CUL spending bureaucrats have already shown they can't be relied on. Militants at the conference must give the lead • getting support for national strike action in conjunction with other public sector workers for a united fightback.
The debate on wages conference will be similar to that on cuts. It will centre on the Executive's arguments for a new phase of the Social Contract. me are une eadersnio mat then pay claim proposals contain no whatsoever. teachers to leave it to them to Meanwhile mamy1oca union branches are calling for a break with the Social Contract, arguing that the orily way protect living standards is through wages being protected against inflation by automatic increases to keep pace with the rise in the cost of living.
faces from the cuts in public spending, but tnis is coupled witn an attack on the way education is being organised, WhaT taught. The Executive of the NUT nave suomittes a resouon tora debate at the conference which attenois co counter lese auacks. The NUT leadership's response is to argue that education would be fine if it were only left to the ¡cachers to sorril dil out Socialists must reject this élitist approach, ToRerner win any at tempt by the owners of industry to acune concanon naway wnca suits the bosses. A socialist stratcry tor cuucalon must oc Dascu on a campaign to involve the whole trade union movement in investigating the educational needs of the working class and its youth. This is TE So to the only way to create an education system in the interests of working people.
A resolution on racialism has also been voted fourth on agenda of the conference. resolution argues against immigration controls and campaign by the NUT in conjunction with other sectors of the trade growth of racism and fascism. Militants of the Socialisi Teachers Alliance will be giving attempts by the NUT Executive to acicie il ane mser a totaly naboy one in its place will also be fought One issue on which the left is seriously split is the proposal from InC DACCULIYCLO NUT from the Women's TUC.
The Socialist Workers Party members on the Executive supported the proposal. The NUT are trying to shelve any serious campaign for women's rights. And the SWP has helped the right, by refusing to fight those reactionaries who do not want a fight for rights on their hands.
The Socialist Teachers Alliance the NUT conference.
SWP-controled organisation has refused to SPRING 1977 operate Weekly supporters will continue Ther ment at tne conterence tora united left fight ane une boca ConracH Stechford this becomes more urgLondon NUT Conference LASE Delegate. Seachers Alliance have intor- Press: med CHeO have been approached by the Teachers Rank and File to dismeeting at ference.
for an active Socialist Teachers Alliance Public Meetings:
Fridav 8 Aoril. 8om. 'A Revien of Conference' movement Sant ene cue en tre Both meetings at Seaside Library, corner Firle Road. which forces isolated struggles to une wall As far as Stockport is cernen. while the teschers meeting reflected the frustrations and hostility towards Labour's cuts, it disu snowed that teachers willing to fiaht back. However ilusions in ne nationa esters are still strong and a way of shattering to all else, necessary.
Bxld Be Socialist Teachers Alliance. trade ine socialist reacners for national industrial opens ternative to the teachers unions bureaucracy. The task tor teacners in SocKoon. for those elsewhere, is to take up the fight for such action the next planned. The students are buildLine a camonstration tor nursoa! April when they formed lobby the meeting sources Committee of Avonmouth tion proofing schools Support has already mised from six other schools in une ocan over ouu barents were expected to tur up to a meeting last Monday Alliance will be meeting shorile rs Socialist ac" raDial crowing in Bristol's schools. withdraw