R & F respond to teachers' unity appeal

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The London Seals Teach o he London Socialis Alliance in response to the in tiative taken by the STA for a united left slate of candidates in the National Union of Teachers • position which was overwhelmingly adopted by the Oper Conference held eurlier month.

The post referred o la thi tter is for the General Secretar the 15,000-sLt0Ng London Teachers Association. representing all NUT members in Inner London Education Authority Area.

Dear Comrades, London Rani and File haw decided to srand only one cund date in the forthcoming ILTA instead of the LATED This will he Rosembers for the post of Secre candidates standing against ench osher, Despile the fact that there ure deep differences berween our organisations which and vore candidates standine for a position. you will reciprocate in this. Yours fraternally, Inner Richard cos, Chairperson, London Rank and A spokesperson for the Socialist Tenchers Alliance snid: "We wal come Rank and File's reply to our suggestion of a uniled left response int elections. We don't think that the difference belween our two ochChanie anisations are so preclude a common platform. vinced that this is preciscly whar Indeed, we que con the vast majority teachers want. We shall therefore be replying to RaF suggesting that we should go beyond make non-aggression pact which they Impossible, propose, the left farces in she union in a joiot campaign.

We hope * This Monday the appeal oj Williams Tyndale School, sacker Jor gole on strike, pos namen do wine rice and Earlier down by the AnthorRy, A decinion on the orher twe tenchers — naw almost ceriain to coming NUT next week, An energency meeting of the areat as to Tradaie Defence Computies e being held on 21 Til: at 7,30pm Prince Albert, Wharfdale Road Landan NI.

of sell-wing the and attempt to unite all to change the rules."

five teachers ar sent to the Execulive Couneil of Arthur Hill, secretary of th branch, considers that Chellenge is against the members interests. commenting on mc paper s cul cisms of the branch leadership he says: "You don't join a club of the Dun he said.

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21 July 1977

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te hope this will make ir possible for there not to be left