17 November -the NUT's token gesture

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The NUT Executive decided in its wisdom that the best way of fighting the cuts wa delecates only Fortunately there are militants in the promote the Social Contract, was cleariy embarrassed to nav get teachers nowhere and have organised independently of the Executive. A case in sponsored Wal Westminster wandsworti and Eas! London Associations on 10 November to discuss and try to co-ordinate the 'unofficial' strike action being considered by many schools.

Once again the Communist showed their true colours. With the NUT bureacracy, in tne torm or ine inne Teachers Association leadership, they announced that as a punishment inev would nOT any ПОТЕ resolutions submitted to the ILTA Coun cil by these three Associations, because only thev 'are competent to call such meetings.

Despite this intimidation a number of schools decided to strike on Wednesday. nicene only wavio reDy victimisations which NUT Executive is pushing through t prevent teacners trom joining the rest ou the working class in effective action against the cuts Schools should organise local confer ences to ciscuss now best mew can Dulle a campaign against the cuts. . The NUT Executive have refused to break with the contrac rank-and-file to show them.

CAROLE REGAN (East London NUT).