On Saturday, 2 July an oper conference takes place Birmingham for members of the National Teachers. Its parpose is to develop the fight-back against education cuts.
to the cuts by members of the NUT is Hunter, President of Wands worth NUT, traces this resis in Union of only cut [2.9million!
As It meets, the resistance Oxford growing. Betty education to fight, Teachers in 35 Oxford schools Thei Seven comititted to compulsory All this the leadership of the action CONC and is But this limited and late res cuts. While in action.
over 30 in secondary school puh, 1, 75pm on 30 June.
This limit is somewhar of a writs on teachers who refuse to laxc classes over 35. But the nicians, extent of the NUT 'victory" is that insead of cutting E3 million Trom cducation the counci wil Such a 'what is a victory in Birmingham must be tought in Approach flows frons t Eusal of the NUT leadership ( wage a national campaign on the cuts, and even on a local basis the union is relutant It has thus been left to the 1aken a teachers on the ground in London to organise rheir awn action strike action in their area on 5 July over cuts and meeting planned for 30 Jube hopes to extend this support But the overiding need is for a national campaign and the open conference on 2 July provides the oportunity for launching it. The type of class size action raking place in Oxfordshire peeds to be played and encaran facies and education facilities In short it means opposing the cuts locally and narionally, and national strike *The planning meeting for London strike action on 5 Jub takes place at the Ear! Russell St. Paneras Rd, NWI di London NUT members going travel by the coach lerwine from Kings Cross ar 7,30am. E2.50 che bebief that a few words in th are more effective than ata activity by the working clas.
TGWU Y UCATT
EVEN MORE unprincipled is the increasing rivalcy in the industry between the Union of Construc and the Transport and General Workers" Union The right wing in both unions are more than happy to find someone to fight instead of the emplovers, but king Street has down and has beet the side of responsible for a great deal of bitternes between trade unionists.
members of the CP in the building industry have refused to take part in this sickening oportunism and have DIRECT LABOUR DEPARTMENTS DUE TO the cut-back in Goyernment spending, together with the Tory victories in local govdirect labour departments are coming under attack. With the lack of work, the private sector is Union.
Conferences
Our extended Grunwick coverage this week meant that some features were beld over.
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In next week's paper: - * Santiago Carrillo: On the Soviet
* Surplus Value: On the Roman Catholic Church. • Open Forum: Big Flame critique of Trotskyism. * Reports on TGWU and NUM