The Scarborough Conference of the National and Local rumip following the decision of he CP to split earlier this year NAO was boticeably less organised and represented this year than in previous years.
future of NALGO and the left's stralegy for the next year or so, and drift. Only the members will suffer from this — victims of this of NALGO wasted if the colapse at Scar tive. borough is wot recognised. win a fieht back arninst th solationism of the COHSE len Conference. ers and their pital bowing and scraping. A call for full support to be given to joint shop sewards passed, in spite of Spanswick ravinas against che the other health service untons Delegates also vored lo sup- srike ort the demands of the Workin the Charter Campaign, while rejecting an anti-Benyon Ball What particularly upset the throughout the week in BlackDoo was the List signs of an organised opposition sell-outs and ouvres. Over 20 delegates. ITOG branches opposed to the Socia Contract and in favour of real action against the cuts attended a that me wick's angry denunciation a the mecting. They now plan to co-ordinate the apposition.
can Conference Wandsworth Teachers Association and a delegate to the national conference of the teachers' union, explains why so many militants who attended it feel even more determined to mount a real fight against the cuts and the Sociai Contract.
The cail for a teachers" Open Conference recleved the suppo Annual Conference. They were herrilled st the suge managemest condacted by the ExecuThey blocked every attempt by tbe membership to mount a real Social Contrac. Perhaps we car rain some confidence tron groundswell of opposition in the union that the Executive have to behave like the Mafia was given lop priority at the NUT confer ence called for a national cam That is the basis for the Open But to strengthen a call for anti-cuts action there are other areas that need to be tackled; in particular the fight to bind the Executive on class sine policy apl rules which prevent NUT Associations from taking action. A amendmens at the National Cobimpose a maximuer caar size of chica Tol 30 stodeots. This was only narendment opposing further restrictive rules on local Associations CAMPAIGN of the Open Conference means can tackle the crucial Issues that were side-atepped by the NUT leadership.
Anocher important thing that come out will be a well-coardinated Ralona which can take paicis to busid st grass roots level and not fall int the trap of taking short cuts or overestimating its progress ar any Orle giveo tint The campaign will natura. involve participation in the NU Cadersaio clections which comi up this year. Je is no use attackin present incumbents if we do ne LONGOUT to ther seriously, We will look a laugh ing stock if left candidates stand London during the last clections.
PLATFORM It will be vitally important to attract members from such areas as Oxford, Surrey, Stockport Tameside and Widham to thi conference. These are the so called 'bad' arcas where the NUT militant posture. What we have to do is build up communication of the country. We must ensure that these mulitants are given a public platform from which they can help in the launching of a national campaign.
Finaly. there is the Wola Tyndnle affair. In some respect tbe ideological battle is What has passed fi progressive educacion in man ancas has been nothing of th kind. It has been nothine mor than treody gimmickry which has enabled many carecrists to 'bet ter themselves at the exnense o other teachera, children and th real areas of progressive educa The Open Confereoce can b used to inunch a national counte ites and to give further exposure to the dirty tricks' campaign amanst the Todale teacher. Al chis makes a pretty tall order bur when one considers the SUL DITAIL