are scabbing on the strike by driving ambulances' the better Brother Elliott (who is not a shop steward as reported, but who are was speaking in capacity) has asked us to make it clear that he was in fact referring to the police's action in fitting out and using their own Black Marias as makeshift ambulances.
We would like to apologise for this mistake.
Camden a personal Secretary and labour branch, Camder local tour council, strike action.
support and wnetner to Student Union, Essex, Colcollections.
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ceeded membership nating NUPE general MY BRANCH, representing authority workers Camden, has sent a resolution a week's strike without waiting for the sanction of the joint shop stewards committee.
To build for all-out action, should urge all sections willing to come out to do so, and demand support from the committee The sooner a strike committee can be directly elected the better.
Newcastle THE ACTION of caretakers in Newestle and Sunderland has shut 160 schools, while the strike by incinerator workers in Tyne and Wear has meant the indefinite suspension of refuse Petrol pump attendants at Newcastle council depots are out, which has put paid to road by gritting, and every hospital in the North-east is on emergency NUPE militants have sueextencing the of the local authority inter-union co-ordicommittee to lay representatives, and this body will now link up with the health co-ordinating committee.
the By Vanessa Wiseman and Betty Hunter THIS YEAR's Inner London Teachers' Association elections in the NUT are oft to dramatic start with the Labour and Communist Party candi dates threatening the far lef with legal action.
They took exception to a leaflet issued by the Socialist Teachers Alliance which pointed to the failure of the previous leadership to effectively defend teachers' jobs in the face of the cuts demanded their employers, Inner London Education Authority.
The alliance has two candidates, for the vice-president and treasurer posts (Wiseman and Hunter, respec tively). It is supporting a Rank and File candidate, Amanda Lean, for the association's general secretary position.
There is a joint platform, advancing policies on women salaries and pension as well as conditions in the This unity on the far left in election campaign is a significant step towards fighting for an alternative to the present leadership.
The voting deadline is 9 February. We urge all teachers in the London area to give u their votes to help build for s real fight against the ILEA's policies of school closures and larger class sizes.
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