Students from all over the country will be meeting in Liverpool this Saturday to discuss the next steps cuts. The meeting has been called by Merseyside Area Students Association (MASA). Sylvia Renilson, Regterered with the Poar Ofice ar a newspeper, Pulithed by Relgocrest I.dd far Red Weekty, 97 Cafedanin Rond, Lonior N.J. (01-837 6954) conference is necessary:
We'ne calling for a national meeting of local coordinsting committees, colleges of education, and universities and polytechnics Liat have occuplod, bocause the Executive of the National Union af Students has not mobilised for this campaign.
'Clear policy was laid down at the Manchester national delegate conference on 5 June: but the Executive spilt the campaign by ignoring these decisions and in practice continuing to use the kind of 'special case" arguments for student leichtrs which we hive reiecten. We are, however, asking the Executive to send representaties.
"At the conference we want to discuss the rule of the NUS Execative, particularly after the Manchester conlcrence: the policy we need now; the role of the AT HO CIHE CC aIL PaCECuu not we should set up a national coOra natInE ComTSttes "We will also have discussion mote: generally on the future of the campaign, and abso an some specific concerna Not Ieast we want to raise the whole question oe me pos-hon or wonin sudencs. ne cause sa few tend to register as unemplayed, That's a vital part of the camSUMMER Some idea of where tbe camprign should he going now has been glen by semons alrcamy takeo un lne aerscy suue area. One week hefore the Monchester conterenee they had alseacy organised a mesting of ail collepes in the North West area and adoptes a policy very dinsilai to the socoedu motion si Manchester!
Printed by Prestagate Lid, Reading, Berkshire Lesders from the occupations on Merevide were down in torce at the 16 June lobby of the TUC Anne Barker, TENdERT DI L.r. MOLE LONCEE SHO deputy chairpensos of MASA, told us: of their pians for the campaign:
"We're continuing the occupation In C.F. Mott over the summer as a Tocus for the whole arca. The decision was unanimous and went through the general meetings of eight coleges in the AINL. NO COVER "We're also deepening our campaign in the trade unions Resolutions are guing round, we've spoken to the Trades Council, and in Knowsley we have got a lsison commitree with the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Schoolmasters Knowsiey is one of the NUT's designated arcas for official action on class size - they re refusing to take any ciesses over 35 and operating no covet for leachers absent EEE TICTE CUSEI TALOC UUSS Added Chris Hatton, president of TNCIDDO COTECAAIL AA SCEOT elect of MASA. "The NUT natior-lly won't back the samse action in Liverpool. men tbeugh Liverpoal NUT has passad a cesciutiun supporting oo cover. One uf the main tasks at the 26 June cunterence. apart from discussing how conndinating L B Mm HueHINDSCH studerts, will be wurking out how we the NUT to implement its policy en C1295 S5e.
A Stop the Cuts Commitice has alsn just boen set up in Knowsley onder the Bapetus oo be secupadons. Kepresen tives from the local government workers"
Union of Pablic Employees atlended to their branches are likely to be fully delegated.
Martin Downie, vice-president for external alfaits at Chist Collepe, exTW S1A0nI T000TT WE MOU CONE preparing for a one-day conference on the cuts on 28 June, called by the local NUT:
"any interested party" aas passed by Liverpool NUT - and we'se Interested!
the cuts en education spending al the moment, but what we hope to establist from the NUT conserence is a property organised action commitloc like the one in Knowsley is a national delegate conference at che heginning of September to plan action for the autumn term. But it's preparation thal counts. We need clear mandates and 1 common policy coming from the ooandinating committees - and chat is what I hope will cons out of the conferenco on 26 June."
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