Teachers: union unity the vital question | Socialist Action 1983

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carry on the fight.

On 18 January 1986 the NUT omne TUC-affiliated organisations, National Association Schoolmasters-Union Women Teachers (NAS-UWT) will both be holding special ferences to draw up the pay claim. Finai details will nave agreed inside the teachers' panel Burnham negotiation committee.

NUT Executive (personal capacity)

While the action looks set to run on until both claims are settled, there are major threats to the campaign's momentum posed in particular NAS-UWY manoeuv the leadership. GM COOKSON Under the Teachers Remuneration the secretary of education, Sir Joseph, can decide the composition OI Ine teacher: side of the nego, in the middle body. This year, The insisted on a count of members seeing that the NUT's membership had dropped below an overall majority — he gave con trol of the panel to the siher organisations. In the NAS-UWT wake o the have lined up with scat organisations like the Pro. fessional Association Teachers — the teachers Head UDIV Teachers Association.

They are calling for an 'interim' settlement, argu ing that the 34a e ceno cent restore decline in teachers pay over the last 10 years will take. place year the year after. The fac that many teachers, especially those on lower have made no less than six final offers, the overwhelming majority of teachers remain determined to scales, are not at all well paid Over 20 per cent carl less than the average manual young Wano Tencher with take-home pay of £84.26.

Many have to claim sup plementary benents rebates for rent and rates. teachers to toe the line While the NAS-UWT leadership is prepared 10 trade pay and condition the NUT has remained The latter's claim for ano na cale ca for all teachers has been key uniting factor.

However the execut!!! motion to the NUT specia conference is routinist and offers no perspe uves. The Socially Teachers Alliance will Ix arguing for inilialives i

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IT IS OVER a year since the National Union of Teachers submitted a teachers' pay claim due for settlement by 1 April 1985. Although the employers