Left teachers double vote in union elections

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the in the same election over two years ago.

John Murphy topped the poll with 14,366 first preler woes. Whoush Murph had the support of the Communise Party. chief architect of the union's SUEDULE Contract.

SUCCESS ¿ nolane sHones in the campaigns of Narth called for their supporters to ence voter to the other lett which marked a healthy break from the sectarian in-fighting which has dogged the left in the NUT over the past ycars. Members of the Socialist THE left in the National Union of Teachers obtained a credible vote in the recent election for union's Vice-Presidents. National executive member Dick North of Rank and File Teacher obtained 3,728 votes. Socialist Teachers Alliance candidate Dave Whiteley received 2,179. Together they received 12 per cent of the votes cast, twice the percentage left wing candidate Dave Picton received and BERNARO REGAN Teachers Alliance are hoping this co-operation will be maintained executive. For the two seats in Inner London, for instance. both North Regan of the STA have been nominated by associations. Tet despite this obvious suppurt for Regan. Rank and File are proposing to put up a socond candidate of their own PROSPER Rank and Fie are following a similar policy in London's Extra Metropolitan Area. They BIC candidates for the four places there, while three candidates have 30 far tontinated. indicated that they are willing to discuss this withdraw candidates it brocasary. far refused such discussions.

An opportunity STER TOT between now and mid-January underway. The Teachers Alliance will be using that time to try Rank and File of the need for united fightback in the NUT. for next year's the national and Bernard SİN local fielding STA been The STA have clash. and to Rank and File have so to rectify still CHESTS Socialist to perseade УЧАСНИА TED KNIGHT, at Saturday's FBU solder/ty rally THE TREACHERY and betrayal of the TUC were condemned at a call in support of the POL strike in Norib London on Saturday. Bot Heown, chimperson of the local T П. say wehave got toachept 10 pe They weren 1 speaking must any of us marching codas", he tole crowd. shamefulact. It'sa black day forth rade unica movement that will b remembered for years to come.

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