Kenneth Baker's Education Bill.
The basis tor these suspensions is supposedly because Wah unofficial and broke union the NUT leadership fearful of the growth of the left in the union, has panicked.
The executive has been unable to force teachers to do voluntary duties in Inner London, and unable to force teachers to cover for The effect of the ILTA strike call can be noted in the trem. ner London Teachers On London Teachers 13 January, showing that as far as they are concern. ed ILTA still leads On the surface, this ICSDOLISC officers of the bs the national remarkable for its short-sightedness. Thay aren't prepared to action against Baker's Bill, they have attempted to paralyse those do wish to fight.
Why have they acted in this way? the answer can be understood by looking at the advances for teachers during long salaries campaign. _Coventry highlighted, and the Not tingham agreement conunal the NUT leadership were preparing sacrifice this struggle now for the future possible return of a Labour government. THE OFFICERS and delegates of the Inner London Teachers Association (ILTA), the London branch of the NUT, have been suspended. Over 80 members of ILTA council have received letters following their vote to call for strike action on 13 January against However, there another underlying trend. The salaries dispute and the fight around conditions developed a stronger in minicar by the particular Socialist Teachers Alliance With the onslaught of Baker, only the left ecol because the bureaucracy were prepared to fight.
The NUT national executive has argued against strike action, saying the! want parental support anc be win over members of the House of Lords. But a precondition paign against baKer 1 be the reinstatement of IL Of course teachers want parental support. We the salaries Woll dispute. But in order to gain an alliance with their noble lords the NUT leadership has attempted to break up any alliances teachers can make through action, by gaining support elsewhere in the working class defeat Baker, ILTA must be reinstalea and a serious committment Worked must be out. The immediate task for the NUT membership supported by the labour movement, is to make these suspensions back fire.
What you can do:
Pass a resolution in any movement body calling for re instatement of ILTA • Lobby the hearing of the national disciplinary panel olai fon House, Hamilton don Place WC1. LONDON • Write to the officers of the NUI (Hamilton House) demanding reinstatement of Il TA.
• Send messages of su ort to the ILTA Defen Campaign, Devenay Road, London E15 4AZ