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Lobby demands action against nursery cutbacks

Socialist Press no. 166, 12 September 1979 · scan p. 10 · about 312 words

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remained an Isolate• struggie action, accupations ana ine because of the refusal of the opening of i the books of the NUPE and NUT bureaucrats to County Council and its profitcall striké action in support of eering private suppliers and The Brigadier also welcomed parent and trade union commithe assistance of the NALGO ttees will be clear and forceful.

Lobbyers outside Oxford Trades Council news that Oxfordshire's Tory County Council plans to close down all of its nursery provision, a lobby of angry parents and trade unionists had persuaded Oxford Trades Council to call an immediate demon stration against the cuts. the working class, Brigadier 36 hours after the leaked tion."

He is no doubt thinking of the determined campaign to save the South Oxford Nursery class which climaxed last spring in the 6 week occupation of the class by parents, teachers and trade unionists.

He knows full well that the öccupation received immense public support and only amarall on Veteran campaigner against the occupation.

vice chairman Alan Pearson who After being rapped over the the Oxfordshire ratepayers Grants axed Not content with closing 1;

grounds and holiday play Two secondary, 3 middl and ten primary schools als being the South Oxford Middi School-reprieved from closur occupation of its nursery clas A children's home and a old people's home will be close and all old people forced to p for home helps, whatever th reduced to snacks and fr All these cuts will invol masterminded the eviction of the occupiers.

This time NUPE, NUT and NALGO members have the memories of that campaign to assist them.

Union bureaucrats will, needless to say, again try every manoeuvre possible to evade a real fight, but there is no doubt that the demands of strike J el -bankers to the scrutiny of

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N OUR = GHT NEWES

AGAIN STOP THE CUTS

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 166, 12 September 1979